Session · Energy modeling and tools · Designers and consultants

Dealing with Heat Waves: Can We Use the PHPP to Size Cooling Equipment?

Oliver Style, Praxis Resilient Buildings · May 31, 2023 · PHN Presents

Oliver Style on sizing cooling equipment with the PHPP, compared with multi-zone dynamic simulation, using a certified Passive House home in a warm climate as the worked example.

Key points

• Why sizing cooling equipment correctly matters as heat waves increase.
• Using the PHPP to size cooling equipment.
• How PHPP results compare with multi-zone dynamic simulation.

Topics: Summer comfort