Amores Perfeitos- Cascais

Ongoing Passive House Construcion House in Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal

Since the first moment, by client determination, it is intended to build a house that meets not only the highest standards of energy efficiency, but also to guarantee a high energy performance by obtaining the Passive House certification

Passive House Challenge

Passive House is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time. Passive House is more than just a low-energy building.

Building Services

Building Envelope

About Passive House

Passive Houses allow for space heating and cooling related energy savings of up to 90% compared with typical building stock and over 75% compared to average new builds.

Passive Houses make efficient use of the sun, internal heat sources and heat recovery, rendering conventional heating systems unnecessary throughout even the coldest of winters.

Low primary energy demand and CO2 emissions related to the total energy delivered into the building from active supply systems.

A ventilation system imperceptibly supplies constant fresh air, making for superior air quality without unpleasant draughts.