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Demand Controlled Ventilation & Homegrown mass timber build systems (Futurebuild 2022) - Vince House & Matt Stevenson - BS077

Building Sustainability Podcast

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The Advantages of Passive Houses

We've done quite a lot of passive houses Where or net zero energy buildings in London, Enzeb. The differences we found between those was about a pound difference In consumption per month So actually Two pounds now Probably two pounds nowYeah, but then again, when you start looking at the capital costs When you startLooking at maintenance, filters need replacing And that could quickly offset any savings that you might get on the energy so it's a really interesting thing. But cleverly, because we have these nylon sensors that can open and close according to the humidity You've got back control to help minimize drafts Because that's another big thing Although in Europe, we refer to drafts as ventilation In the UK,

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