Passive House Doors

Exterior doors airtight superinsulated exterior doors prevent air leakage and heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

Passive house doors.

We are under construction of a near passive house and are using a combination of intus triple pane glass doors for the entry to the screen room and out to the patio. One example is the flexibility of adjustment. Export list to phpp format. Conventional doors provide modest levels of insulation but passive house doors can insulate almost as well as the wall of a conventional home.

Our door was also included in the 16th nebraska house documented in the book recreating the american home. All klearwall passive house windows are certified by the passive house institute germany and are suitable for all types of passive house and non passive house buildings. We ve got the energy efficient doggy door on order for our mud room. They have four hinges and three locking points.

And fiberglass doors for the front and mud room doors. Passive house doors high performance doors made in portland or high performance doors built by hammer hand combine our firm s 25 year tradition of woodworking with the building science knowledge gained through national leadership in passive house construction. All groke door configurations meet european air leakage class 4 with the exception of double in swing doors which meet class 3 criteria still within the passive house performance requirements. There is no such thing as a passive house door so to say but rather doors that offer the airtightness and insulation levels necessary.

There were several nesea pro tours that went through that home. In general passive house construction elements tend to have a similar range of features and importantly are. Groke entry doors u factor range from 257 all the way down to an impressive 13 making them ideal for use as a passive house door. Picture window type component name manufacturer country material u w efficiency class climate zones.

Some clients build a house as passive but don t actually pay the extra needed to actually certify it. Beijing milan window energy saving building materials co ltd. We want zero thresholds for accessibility. This is the same for doors.

The passive house standard is performance based for the entire building not a checklist of components to purchase. Our doors have been incorporated into several passive house builds. Vendors thank you for your contribution doors of distinction thanks to tim eian. Picture window type component name.

Cool temperate sliding door. Passive house doors offer excellent value because of their combination of high quality longevity superior thermal performance security and aesthetics garth hood thoughtful dwellings advanced engineering and design go into passive house doors. A door can be made to a passive standard but not certified and that means you have more choice and design leeway. This is only an issue if the house itself is being certified as passive house.