Whistler's Austria Passive House

A video of the new Whistler's first Passive House, built and showcased for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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• Whistler
• 2010 Winter Olympics
• Austria Passive House

[zibibo04]

It's such a good axample of international collabortion in sustainability

[PolyurethanesMedia]

Great video and beautiful house! Did the house use polyurethane to improve its insulation? You should check out our passive house project in Brussels, Belgium!

[electrodacus]

I think there is not enough thermal mass for a passive house.

An properly insulated ICF building will have been more appropriate for this also more durable.

But I guess initial cost was a factor and long there reliability was not.

The only thing that looks properly done is the insulation for the foundation.

The most ICF producers in Canada have the 2.5" rigid insulation on both sides and that actually exceed the minimum requirements :) should be at lest 8" of rigid insulation on the outside.

[jingerfinger]

These things are so tight, no contrail fallout is likely to get in.

[DackIsBack]

It's not sustainable if you have to rebuild it every few decades because it's falling to pieces...

[DackIsBack]

This SHIT isn't going to last 20 years...

Sustainable my arse...