Passive House Conference points to the future of construction and retrofitting

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Energy-efficient and cost-effective: this is how the future of construction and retrofitting will look in the future, as demonstrated at the International Passive House Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Using examples of completed projects, experts from all over the world revealed the potential of intelligent architecture…

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