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Quality assured! For building certification, planning execution is checked carefully and comprehensively. Other documentation relating to the construction such as the airtightness test complete the quality assurance process. A certificate is only issued if the exactly defined criteria have been met without exception. |
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Advantages for the owner
- Certainty that the agreed-upon energy standard will actually be achieved
- Increase in property value through independent quality assessment
- Certified Passive House verification using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) can also be submitted for various subsidy programmes.
Advantages for the designer
- Prevention of errors due to thorough external checking of planning prior to the start of construction
- Recognition as a Certified Passive House Designer is possible by submitting a certified building
Crosswalks | Passive House and other Certifications
- Passive House and other Energy Certification Standards
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Building criteria
Building criteria in other languages
Process
Consulting
Energy standards | Criteria
Building Certification Guide
Building certifiers
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| Next Courses |
PHPP Expert
Passive House Designer / Consultant
Construction Verifier
Site Supervisor
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e-learning
| Events |
iPHA Webinar "Project Spotlight: A Brutalist Passive House icon: Hotel Marcel, Connecticut" | September 2, 2025
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Passive House Open Days |
7 - 9 November 2025
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24 - 25 April 2026, Essen, Germany
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| Component Database |
Passive House
Component Database
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| Projects |
| New developments |
designPH
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NEW: PHPP 10 (2021)
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Seals for Certified Passive House Components
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Passive House Classes,
Classic, Plus, Premium
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EnerPHit -
PHI certification for retrofits
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Wall plaque
for certified Passive Houses
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| Press releases |
| Research & Literature |
Passive Houses for different climate zones
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Retrofits with Passive House components -
EnerPHit Planner Handbook
(in German)
Passive House Retail Stores now out
Overview of contents
(in German)