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  1. Passive House Institute US, Chicago, IL, USA

    Katrin Klingenberg

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  1. Katrin Klingenberg
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  1. Ramtech Ltd., Larkspur, California, USA

    Robert A. Meyers

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  1. Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Vivian Loftness

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The Passive House Institute United States (PHIUS) is a nonprofit certifying, training, and research firm working to further the implementation of passive building standards in North America and globally. www.passivehouse.us.

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Klingenberg, K. (2018). Passive House (Passivhaus). In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_351-3

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