Discover A2M’s new thematic booklet about the cost of passive and sustainable architecture.
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« Certain people claim that building to the passive standard costs 2.4, 10 or even 20% more than conventional buildings.
They are right! Because the passive standard involves thicker insulation, better airtightness and a ventilation system and all this obviously costs more.
Nevertheless, an increasing number of
passive buildings are achieving similar, or even lower, overall costs compared to benchmark prices, leading some people to declare that building to the passive standard is cheaper than building
conventionally. And they are also right!
However, if everybody is right, where does the truth lie? »
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Find out right now here: http://www.a2m.be/practices/cost/
