January 26th, 2012
So, another Enova Conference went by with interesting and not so interesting presentations. But most of them interesting and full of energy and hope that finally the things are moving into the right direction here in “the oil nation”. Anyway the starting movie, linked above shows a lot of optimism, and that´s always good!:) And [...]
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January 21st, 2012
A Passive House like no others:) The house is part of a new series of houses developed by DAC architecture at the Passive House standard. The house are going to be prefabricated, using sustainable materials. Details will come soon, and also the other 3 houses developed as part of the project. For more detaisl please [...]
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August 21st, 2011
On May 27th 2011, arch Daniel C. Tabacaru, our certified Passive House Architect, had a lecture for the Bergen Kommune, Buildings Department. The Lecture was a result of an invitation from Bergen Kommune for a consulting services regarding the Passive House standard for new and refurbished buildings in Bergen area. The professional environment allowed an in depth analysis of the [...]
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June 17th, 2011
It was an interesting day with different type of professionals attending the maine national conference on Passive House. It was interesting because there were invited both parties the supporters and the deniers/ skeptical. But in the end the conclusions was unanimous: the Passive House is a good concept, that works without any problems in Norway, [...]
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June 15th, 2011
Passive House Conference I Oslo
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May 20th, 2011
Bellow there is an interview published in BA about the extra costs for a Passive House in Norway and the subsequent support from ENOVA. Read the whole article here
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April 24th, 2011
There are a lot of people that have something to say about Passive Houses. But not all of them knowing what a Passive House is. The result of this is the spread of a new type of folklore: The Passive House Myths:) The Norwegian Housing Bank (Husbanken) made a short movie (in Norwegian though) about [...]
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April 23rd, 2011
As part of the Open lectures and Debates on Sustainability, arch. Harald N. Røstvik invited arch. Daniel C. Tabacaru to give a lecture about the hot topic of Passive Houses. The lecture will continue with an open debate about the subject and pros and cons in the Norwegian and European context. The lecture will take [...]
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January 24th, 2011
Last week there was an article republished by BT from Aftenposten (19 jan 2011) that got me to the keyboard. There are quite a few errors in the above mentioned article, from the journalistic point of view and mainly from the building knowledge point of view. I will not focus on the journalistic mistakes, as it is [...]
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October 30th, 2010
New Finance House inBergen, SparebankVest Headquarters
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October 7th, 2010
Today, the thirdPassive House Conference for theNordic countries has started in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a very good opportunity to discuss and identify the best solutions for the PH concept in the nordic climate and context. I will keep u updated as the event unfolds. Just as a comment, more and more buildings are done [...]
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July 31st, 2010
A Passive House is using up to 85% less energy than a traditional house. And that is not by huge investments, but by means of doing the proper design, the proper details and proper building process. Everything is within our reach. Now. DAC architecture, through architect Daniel C. Tabacaru, who has the Certification as a [...]
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