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What are the actual benefits of a 'passive house'?

Lisa Miles
On my lunchtime walk around town I pass by a construction site on a local residential street where an old house has been demolished and a couple of ‘passive houses’ are being built on the patch of land. 


I don’t know an awful lot about passive houses but I’m wondering if they are really worth the £699,995 price tag that’s being asked for them? 


They’re basically a three bedroom bungalow with two bedrooms in the roof space (dormers and skylight as windows) and one bedroom downstairs with an open plan kitchen/diner/lounge. A standard three bedroom house in the town goes for anywhere around £300 to £400k.


Can you really justify the extra £300k+ price tag for a passive house’? 

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    Thanks for your explanation David Learmonth‍. That's really helpful. ?


    I for one though quite like having open windows which I'm guessing is a bit no no for a passivhaus!  Even in the winter I can't sleep unless the window is open a touch. I went on holiday to Dubai a few years ago and the worst thing about it was having to sleep in an air conditioned hotel room and not having any windows open. Not only did the noise of the unit keep me awake most of the night but I woke up feeling very dehydrated. ? As you can imagine, if you turn the air conditioning off, you soon heat up quite a bit!
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    Thanks for your explanation David Learmonth‍. That's really helpful. ?


    I for one though quite like having open windows which I'm guessing is a bit no no for a passivhaus!  Even in the winter I can't sleep unless the window is open a touch. I went on holiday to Dubai a few years ago and the worst thing about it was having to sleep in an air conditioned hotel room and not having any windows open. Not only did the noise of the unit keep me awake most of the night but I woke up feeling very dehydrated. ? As you can imagine, if you turn the air conditioning off, you soon heat up quite a bit!
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