On 8 and 9 November 2009, Vitoria hosted the 4th Passivhaus Conference of Spain. A note on that gathering and what it represents for high-efficiency construction.
The 4th Passivhaus Conference of Spain was held in Vitoria on 8 and 9 November 2009. The event brought together the professionals and companies that, at the time, were beginning to introduce the Passivhaus standard into the Spanish building market.
The Passivhaus conferences are the annual meeting point where the sector shares the experience accumulated around high-efficiency construction. For a company such as PAPIK Group, dedicated to building homes to Passivhaus criteria with its own Eskimohaus system, following these gatherings is part of the work of keeping technical knowledge current.
The Passivhaus standard rests on demanding construction principles: continuous thermal insulation, the absence of thermal bridges, airtightness of the building envelope and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. The result is a home with a very low energy demand and a stable indoor comfort throughout the year. At PAPIK Group these criteria are not an add-on, but the foundation on which every house is designed.
To explore how we apply these principles, you can visit our Passivhaus construction page or our work in energy retrofit of the existing building stock.
The great shifts in how we build do not arrive in a single day, but through gatherings where knowledge is shared and consolidated.