Post #3393917
2026-06-24 20:59 UTC
@drajt@fosstodon.org @girlonthenet@mastodon.social
Ah neat! Thanks for sharing that. I wasn't aware that Passive House was a specific term. I'm all for seeing more of these, but I let go of hope for living in one. As it is, the "new" house I'm in is only 60 years old instead of 140.
I imagine careful design is necessary with such airtightness, considering potential for CO2 buildup.
(It's also seems there's some leeway in the passive vs active terminology that added to my confusion. "Passive" can still use >0 energy.)
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@drajt@fosstodon.org 2026-06-24 21:23
@gnate@ohai.social @girlonthenet@mastodon.social I'd love to have a passive house, but our first house was about 70 years old and our current house is over 200 years old. We've done what we can but it's never going to be enough, given what we started with.