Below is a series of downloads, mainly tools which we are happy to share for use with the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP). The PHPP is a software developed by the Passivhaus Institite and we have added some tools to increase its ability to communicate clearly and also to facilitate Australian requirements. Most Tools are 'Coming Soon'.
Please download by filling in the form with your name and e-mail, after which a download link will be sent to you. Some Tools are free, some a paid. Instead of sharing tools via e-mail, please ask your contacts to download from this site (as you have done).
If you have received one of these tools in another way, please consider purchasing through here. If you would like to contribute to the development of more tools for the PHPP, please consider contributing the value you have received from these tools.
Tools in the pipeline include a Solar PV assessor, Cooling Unit Calculator and Variant Summary Graph amongst others. We use these tools to generate our own reports for clients and hope you can use them too!
With all these tools, it is understood that you have modelled a building with your own experience and Building Physics Australia does not take any responsibility for poor modelling or design decisions. The tools are created to pull data from your own model for which you are responsible.
Below is a contribution form in case you would like to contribute financially to the development of these tools with the believe they are useful and have been and will be helpful to you. Much thanks!
Below is a template which reformats climate and energy balance graphs, adding more information to the climate graph and providing an energy balance graph with only the two important numbers with other details shown in the graph legend.
Please fill out the form with your name and e-mail and a link will be e-mailed to you.
Free-Running mode for PHPP. This graph shows what percentage of the year a Passivhaus building runs between 20 and 25 degrees celcius when no heating and cooling is used. It uses grround temperatures as a climate balance.
Please fill out the form with your name and e-mail and a link will be e-mailed to you.
We've received great reviews of this graph, whereby it makes the performance of the building understandable graphically. It is used to show a ratio of orientation of the form factor, walls and windows and also communicate the effectiveness of shading on the windows.
Please fill out the form with your name and e-mail and a link will be e-mailed to you.
