The school is executed as a passive-house, thus becoming one of the largest passive-house buildings in Sweden and probably the largest passive-house school built in the country.

学校作为被动建筑，成为瑞典最大的被动建筑之一，并有可能成为最大的。

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It aims to be the first home in the nation's capital to earn certification from the Passive House Institute, a private Illinois-based group that has the toughest U.S. standards for energy efficiency.

他们致力于使这些房屋成为首都第一所被无源之家协会认证的房屋。该协会是伊利诺伊州的一个私立组织，有着最为严格的美国能效标准。

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In contrast to a conventional building, a passive house is enclosed in an airtight envelope.

相对于传统的建筑被动式住宅被包裹在一个密封的壳层中。

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Older houses also can also be renovated to meet passive-house standards, but such renovations are rare because of the extra-thick walls and high technological requirements that certified passive houses demand.

WSJ: German Project Aims to Save Energy

Building new passive houses and renovating existing buildings to passive-house standards are tiny steps in Germany's daunting challenge to cut energy consumption as it seeks to replace nuclear power with renewable energy.

WSJ: German Project Aims to Save Energy

Small scale housing development - The Passive House Terrace, Milton Leys, Inverness (HLM Architects), and Kingcase Housing, Observer Court, Prestwick (ARPL Architects).

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