Youtube: Passive House Explained in 90 seconds

Who built the first passive house?

• Dr Feist (Physicist)

• Dr Doolittle (Veterinarian)

• David Attenborough (Naturalist)

• Barbara Schteele (Teacher)

What year was the first passive house built?

• 1971

• 1981

• 1991

• 2001

What needs to be in the walls of a passive house to ensure heat is not lost through the walls?

• rats

• insulation

• wood

• concrete

What do we call the concrete slab that stores heat in a passive house?

• kinetic energy storage

• a heat sink

• a cold resevoir

• a thermal mass

When is the sun highest in the sky?

• summer

• autumn

• winter

• spring

In New Zealand a passive solar house, should have the majority of the large windows facing which direction?

• West

• South

• North

• East

A passive house should have no _________________.

• ventilation

• insulation

• concrete floors

• air leaks

The windows in a passive house should be...

• triple glazed

• single glazed

• opaque

• tinted

An HRV system provides ___________________ for the passive house.

• damp air

• fresh air

• clean water

• insulation

A passive house can use up to ________ less energy than a normal house

• 90%

• 10%

• 1%

• 100%