E-Book

You will find research within story-telling answers for…

… The updated meanings of “Triple Green” and “Tropical Passive Houses” as the globally acknowledged intellectual backbones of this ebook.

 … How despite declarations and commitments during the Copenhagen (2009) and Paris (2015) agreements, the journey of an uprising carbon footprint continued almost linearly at least until the unexpected Corona crisis 2020.

… 1971-2018 – A true tropical story about “glocal” (=global plus local) warming exemplified by the meteorology of one tropical country.

… How the civilisation’s most CO2-saving modern building based on the entirety of passive technology makes it to the tropics, and which obstacles are to be expected.

… How a practical implementation of the 7 to 8 passive and active modules of a residential tropical Passive House can assist the strife to initiate real green-er tropical buildings.

… Why and how elements of passive building design alone cannot work and due to outside climatic interferences typically can’t be tested properly in a patchwork style, but only in the entirety of its 7 to 8 tropical modules represented here?

… Why should passive technology as a whole as initiated by the International Passive House Institute NOT stop at the border of the subtropical towards the tropical belt? (That would mean leaving more than 800,000,000 people out of coverage for the passive building approach as one).

… How do the basics of a carbon-footprint reducing concept of tropical thermal comfort look like? How is the impact of CO2 widely underrated by green tropical certification bandings … whereas by research at the same time it is already implicitly adapted?

… Why we need and how we are capable to create a whole new  sustainable understanding of smarted tropical thermal comfort which is only tied to its upper temperature limit, and not longer to a certain range? Alongside, a redefinition of still comfortable humidity and velocity is deemed necessary.

… How some readers can consider and think of making a business out of the knowledge gained throughout the book by practising the Blue Ocean strategy for the Passive House approach?

66 pages | 79 €

Extended version with material especially relevant for developers, owners and occupants living in tropical Malaysia.

Altogether inclusive of the passages of chapter 1  mentioned above 71 pages | 84€

This chapter is primarily dedicated for researchers and students who want to set up their own studies comparing different heat prevention methods. Our target is to meet always almost exactly the tropical residential thermal comfort level. You will find answers for…

• … How we created real life “living lab” mock-up tropical buildings to test Triple Green in the entirety of 7-8 modules of 3 tropical passive against 1 conventional building.
• … What kind of detailed methods we chose during our 5 years study 2014-2019. And what we recommend to repeat if you would like to embark on your own studies, plus what you could avoid.
• … How to propose a research framework to factor in the weather in different types, and recalculate validated data for one whole year.
• … Why Tropical Passive Houses tested in their entirety perform during certain weather periods, and why during others they do not.
• … How we can set up a “secret” formula to calculate what a tropical “cool” passive green building can do compared to a non-green building.

In this chapter we also provide a platform for all tropical researchers via LinkedIn or blog to come up with their own ideas for joint future publications, where you can participate with your own findings and ideas.

The book does not belong to us or anyone, we can consider it belongs to planet Earth. So if you find any necessary amendments, we are open to adopt changes.

59 pages | 70€

In the heart of the work, not only developers, architects and building engineers, but amateurs will find answers on tropical walls:                                     

• … the difference between thermal mass and lightweight materials in terms of heat resistance during typical hot and cool weather episodes.
• … why lightweight fibre in a real Tropical Passive Home appears to be “better” (more heat rejecting) than cement walls. Fibre in a hybrid integrated in layers is so far the best to make Tropical Triple Green happen.
• … why the best insulation material for exterior and interior walls alike is still natural fibre.
• … how green fibre wall material can be securely protected against fire, mould and influx of animals.

As this chapter is the first on findings, it is also the most comprising one in terms of the testings replicated in the book.

45 pages | 53€

You will find answers on what happens “from above…”

• … lessons from architects of the past: why research can tell that an insulating ceiling plus a ventilated attic are more important heat protectors than an insulated roof.
• … if you have a low rise, which unshaded roof angle is the best to choose from with the least interference of the sun’s scorching heat transmission.
• … what you should consider if you build a low rise to save tremendously with the roof and how you invest best into the insulated ceiling.

41 pages | 49€

This chapter is dedicated to the most vulnerable and expensive element of modern housing: the windows panes plus frames and doors comparing the heat effect of different (green and “red”) windows -totally passive and real without the help of air conditioners.

36 pages | 43€

…the mistake and fallacy to assume theoretical input values of glazing as green building standard and even part of certification tools. Conversely, we will propose to look at output IST (inner surface temperatures).

…why even solar protection windows could NOT occur as one of the 7-8 heatshields of the Passive House approach to protect effectively against the tropical radiation.

… why any high WWR (windows-walls-ratio) chosen by the planner is very critical both in uncertified and certified buildings alike- We will ask what alternative is available at hand, and point to the research in the following chapter 4.1.3.1.

• … how traditional shading concepts blended together with smart technology can excel and make a huge difference to what is believed mainstream and no longer part of the common green tropical standards.
• … what we can learn from ancient tropical architects, car and construction site shadings for tropical residential buildings.
• … witness the necessary product development of smart upward shadings especially for residential high rises.
• … how to find the market supply gap of existing shading systems and the near future to enhance business opportunities.

34 pages | 39€

… what floors and ceilings have in common in retaining the heat. 

10 pages | 12€

• Why it is only the second best solution to use common architectural values as heat transmission performance indices for green building standards and certification tools.
• … the beauty of calculating the so-called “secret formula” for a green and energy efficient passive house’s cooling load.

about 10 pages

• why the ultimate target point of thermal comfort in an airtight passive building is a dependent variable of all inner surface temperatures (ISTs).
• why and how it is still necessary to get fresh air.

about 20 pages

Professionals and laymen, namely everybody who is concerned with air conditioners will find answers for…

• … what is an AIREA and why these new species of ventilated rooms play a significant role for cooling in a carbon-free or reduced passive tropical building.
• … to enable lower carbon household emissions, how to reconcile natural plus mechanical ventilation with air conditioners.
• … how to create synergies between conventional split units of air conditioners and smart green technology… and maybe including inverters, too..
• … why to dehumidify as the 8^th module of PH is still not necessarily the target of a tropical residential comfortable building – unless you would like to live in complete airtightness plus air conditioners.
• … how to find the market supply gap of existing dehumidification systems, those under research and those in the pipeline to enhance business opportunities by a more environment-loyal concept.
• … why cross ventilation is a stark driver not only to appeal to passive house standards as a whole, but as complementary to the usage of many tropical households.
• … why it is not sufficient to attract occupants with cosy thermal comfort, omitting indoor air quality (IAQ).
• … the importance to stay alert how you can measure IAQ in your own homes (and offices).

90 pages | 107€

This is the summary of our research which shows you how economic it is to venture into tropical passive green buildings.

You will find answers for…

• .… for the sustainability of the built environment, why is does not make sense to thrive on double green alone, but we need to include the UN’s idea of Triple Green: “sustainable buildings which are affordable, perform with 80% less carbon and pay off reasonably”.
• …. how passive sustainable buildings that a) contribute to reduce global warming in one’s own walls while b) keeping the interior microcosm cosy and healthy also c) pay off for the owner or occupant?
• …. how long will it then approximately take until the higher CAPEX of the tropical passive residential standard building is weighed out by their comparatively lower OPEX?
• …. What calculation scheme can I use for finding out whether green is more viable than investing into a tropical “red” building
• …. How to reconcile and come up with a link between the existing green building certification tools and Triple Green?
• …. Knowing this last part of the e-book, whether buildings’ shareholders are able and willing to wait for the point in time called ROI (return of investment). IS A QUESTION YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER BETTER…

18 pages | 21€