30 years: The world's first Passive House

30 years: The world's first Passive House

Passive House is celebrating its 30th birthday this year! Starting as an experiment, great credit can be given to this pioneering project by Professor Wolfgang Feist: at a time when only very few people thought about climate protection, it paved the way for energy efficiency in buildings.

Today, the Passive House Standard has been implemented throughout the world and shines particularly brightly in beacon projects globally. More reasons for celebrating: the 25th anniversary of the Passive House Institute and the jubilee edition of the International Passive House Conference. 

In the video shared below, Professor Wolfgang Feist talks about the first Passive House in Darmstadt, Germany. In this short presentation, the founder of the Passive House Institute talks about the process of building this pilot project and how the building performs after 30 years of use. 

For more information, click here for the official Press Release from iPHA.