The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) is an MS Excel-based energy balance and efficiency design tool for highly energy-efficient buildings and retrofits. It provides all relevant calculations and verifications clearly and simply. With PHPP version 10, several new functions are released in addition to feature extensions.

 

 

 

Planning Passive House buildings and NZEBs – made easy with the PHPP

The tried and tested Passive House Planning Package provides reliable results for the following:

• Heating demand per year [kWh/(m²a)] and maximum heating load [W/m²]
• Cooling demand per year [kWh/(m²a)]
• Summer comfort in case of passive cooling: frequency of overheating [%]
• Demand for Primary Energy Renewable (PER) per year and Primary Energy demand (PE) of all energy services in the entire building [kWh/(m²a)]
• Assessment of the annual renewable energy gains [kWh/(m²ground a)]

 

 

The advantages of the Passive House Planning Package

• Energy balance calculation in the common Excel format
• Easy and direct data input, in a flexible way where required
• Validated result accuracy
• Continually being further developed
• Verification for Passive House buildings and EnerPHit retrofits
• Detailed manual with tips for energy efficiency
• Interface for import/export of data from/into other programmes
• Can be combined with the 3D tool designPH (plugin for SketchUP)

 

 

What to expect after purchasing this software

We will send you an email with a link that allows you to download the PHPP 10 software. As this is a manual process by the Smart Plus Academy team, please allow up to 48 hours during working days for us to create this link and email.

You will get instant access to this course to help you navigate the Passive House world. We will keep updating this course with valuable links and freely available material. We will also guide you to the available courses, helping you learn the software.

 

 

System requirements and license form

The PHPP is provided as an MS Excel workbook in xlsx / xlsm format. System requirements are Microsoft Windows XP (or higher) and Microsoft Excel 2007 (or higher).

The PHPP works from Excel for Mac 2011 (or higher) on Macintosh.

As far as the authors are aware, the PHPP can also be used with the current versions of OpenOffice or LibreOffice. However, depending on the platforms used and their programming, the functionality of the calculation tool or the implemented macros may be restricted.

 

PHPP is only issued as a single-user license, including an extensive manual. With the purchase of this license, the user receives a registration number. Only through this registration do users get access to the download of the PHPP, the online flipbook of the manual and to updates of the calculation tool, component and climate data.

The license of the PHPP has to be used at registration for the Passive House Designer/Consultant exam.

 

Compatibility with other tools

designPH2

 

Scope of delivery

PHPP software + online manual

 

More information on our website:

https://passivehouse.com/04_phpp/04_phpp.htm

https://passiv.de/downloads/04_phpp10_new_features.pdf

 

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