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It was 25 years ago (1979-1983) that the first Minimum Energy (ME) houses were devised. In 1982-’83 184 houses were built in the Netherlands with government assistance... Lecture by Jon Kristinsson. (pdf 590KB).

Kristinsson, Jon, 2007. Experience with the highly Energy-Efficient Building in the netherlands since 1982 - The long and interesting road from innovation to realisation. Passive House Conference, Bergenz, 13-14 April 2007. (Lecture slides 47MB pps).
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The home page of Jon Kristinsson in Dutch.
Fig 2:  Non-centrally heated house. Insulated on all sides, heat is kept inside. Extra heating with hot air by means of a double fume-extracting pipe in the central shaft.


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