The Ice Box Challenge

The Melbourne’s Queen Victoria market is the site where the current Passive House Standard for low-energy buildings is being put to the test. The event is called “The Ice Box Challenge”. The idea is to take two 720kg blocks of ice and put them into two different structures. One that was built by the Passive House Standard and other that was built by the Australian Building Code.

The ice is going to be inside the structures for 12 days to see how long it is going to last…(click on Source link to read more)

While a Passive House is more than just a Passive Solar designed house the increasing interest in house design that reduces energy consumption underlines the importance of getting the design right in the beginning. My passion is to help you with the Passive Solar design aspects and, in consultation with a Passive House consultant, we can take you to the ultimate ‘passive’ outcome.