节能省钱“被动房”(2/2)

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概述：自德国设计出“被动式节能房”后，现在全世界都在修建此类房屋。到底什么是“被动式节能房”，有哪些好处，我们一起去看看~~
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Peabody Architects
Washington, DC
Arlington
Virginia
Roger Lin
Eric
Roger Lin of Southern Exposure Homes
Fahrenheit
David Peabody
North Africa
Darmstadt
Germany
5-8%
Passive House Institute US
翻译：wintervest
校对：Season111
组长：澈底
答疑：常小猫Peabody Architects says it is building the first passive home in the Washington, DC, area. But it will not be the last. In Arlington, Virginia, Roger Lin and his brother Eric are also building one. Roger Lin of Southern Exposure Homes explains that windows are sealed against leaks and have three layers of glass.

"And these are triple-paned."
The windows are airtight. On a cold winter day, the temperature inside the unfinished home is a comfortable 12 degrees, or 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

David Peabody says you can find passive homes all over the world.
"North Africa, for example, has a passive house community designing for very hot dry climates and that's a whole other area of exploration for passive house."

The first passive design was an apartment building in Darmstadt, Germany. Two physicists helped develop it about 20 years ago.

Passive houses use some specialized materials. These include precast concrete panels and insulation. They also need to have special air treatment systems. Supporters say they cost only about 5-8% more than traditional homes. But they use 10% of the energy for heating and cooling.

But Passive House Institute US says even greater savings can be reached with additions like solar water heating systems. They might call that an active passive house.皮博迪建筑师团队称其正在华盛顿特区建设首个被动房，但这并非最后一个，在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿，罗杰•林和他的兄弟艾里克也在进行建设。隶属于南耀家园的罗杰•林解释称窗户都已密封，而且用了三层的玻璃。

“这些窗户都是三窗格的”
窗户都是密封的，在寒冷的冬季，这个尚未竣工的屋子的室内温度也能达到舒适的12摄氏度，折合50华氏度。
大卫•皮博迪称人们将可以在世界各地看到这种被动房。
“比如在北非，已经有人在为非常干热的气候设计被动房社区，这可以说是被动房在其它方面的全新探索。”
第一份被动房的设计方案诞生于20年前，其内容是为德国的达姆施塔特地区设计一幢公寓楼，两名物理学家参与了设计工作。
被动房使用了一些特殊材料，比如预制的水泥板和绝缘材料，还有特殊的空气处理系统。支持者们宣称，与传统房屋相比，建造费用只多出5-8%，但是用于加热和制冷的能源消耗仅为普通房屋的10%。

但是美国被动房屋研究院称，利用其它诸如太阳能水加热系统之类的一些装置能达到更好的节约效果，他们可能称其为积极式的被动房。