PHPP Illustrated

Passivhaus is a leading low energy building standard. An important tool for designing Passivhaus buildings is the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP). This book is an essential guide to the PHPP, and sets out clear and easy-to-follow steps for inputting and understanding a building in PHPP.

Fully revised and updated for PHPP10, this new edition provides essential updates on the latest version of the Planning Package – an essential read for any architects, designers and students wanting to utilise the PHPP as a design tool.

A short, pragmatic guide ideal for the time-poor
A very visual, easy-to-use guide, allowing you to quickly get to grips with PHPP
Designed for both practitioners and students – you don’t need prior experience of low-energy or Passive House design

Author Biography

Sarah Sandison Lewis is Research and Policy Director at the UK Passivhaus Trust and is a certified Passivhaus Consultant. She was awarded Sustainability and Environmental Woman of the Year at the European Women in Construction and Engineering Awards in 2018. She published the first edition of PHPP Illustrated in 2013, and the second edition in 2017, and was for some years a Director at bere:architects.

Sarah also delivers a module on RIBA Academy’s Passivhaus Series.