Kohltech has windows and doors that have achieved the rigorous certification standard of the Passive House Institute US. Below is an outline of the Passive House standard followed by the Kohltech products and options available to meet the standard.  A Passive House is essentially a super-insulated house that exceeds most existing standards relating to energy usage. There are only 13 Manufacturers in North America and only 2 in Canada that have window products certified for this program. Kohltech is currently only one of 2 manufacturers in Canada to have certified door products.

Kohltech Passive House windows and doors will ship with a Passive House Institute US Certification label as shown in the sections below.

 

Kohltech Certified Windows & Options

Below is a list of Kohltech’s Passive House Certified window lines and the options available. Please visit your nearest dealer for more information.

Window Types

Casement Awning Narrow Picture Wide Picture Tilt & Turn Double Hung

Window Series

Supreme

Mullion

Non-Reinforced Mullions with a span of 60″ or below and the interval between spans is to be no more than 38″.

Glass Options

Triple Energlas Plus Argon Triple Energlas Plus Argon LSG

Options

Installation Brick ties are required
Brickmoulds and Nailing Fin No restrictions on brickmould or nailing fin
Jamb Extension No restrictions on jamb extension
Grilles Available on Casement & Double Hung

Passive House (PHIUS) Certification Labels

Windows
Supreme Casement 2020 HSG Supreme Casement 2020 LSG
Supreme Casement 2020 Wide Picture HSG Supreme Casement 2020 Wide Picture LSG
Supreme Casement 2020 Narrow Picture HSG Supreme Casement 2020 Narrow Picture LSG
Supreme 2020 Awning HSG Supreme 2020 Awning LSG
Supreme Tilt & Turn HSG Supreme Tilt & Turn LSG
Supreme Tilt & Turn Picture HSG Supreme Tilt & Turn Picture LSG
Supreme Double Hung HSG Supreme Double Hung LSG

Kohltech Certified Doors & Options

Below is a list of Kohltech’s Passive House Certified cellular PVC doors and the options available. Please visit your nearest dealer for more information.

Products Available

Inswing & Outswing Single Door Inswing & Outswing Transom
Direct Glazed Sidelite Inswing & Outswing Fixed Sidelite

Slab & Frame Types

Steel Slabs & Cellular PVC Frame Only

Mullion

No mulling available at this time. Transoms and Sidelites need to be framed separately.

Glass Options

Doors available with glass only. Lite kits up to size 2264.

Triple Energlas Plus Argon Triple Energlas Plus Argon LSG

Options

Tint No tint or laminate options
Tempered Sizes 2248 & 2264 are tempered kits
Sill No assisted living sill. Inswing only.
Grilles No grilles
Prep No panic or closer prep

Passive House (PHIUS) Certification Labels – Doors, Sidelites & Transoms

Direct Glazed Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Direct Glazed Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Direct Glazed Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Direct Glazed Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Door LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Door LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Door HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Door HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Door Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Door Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Door Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Door Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Transom LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Transom LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Inswing Transom HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Inswing Transom HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Door LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Door LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Door HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Door HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Door Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Door Sidelite LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Door Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Door Sidelite HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Transom LSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Transom LSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″
Outswing Transom HSG – Triple Glazed 1″ Outswing Transom HSG – Triple Glazed 1-3/8″

Passive House (Passivhaus) Certified Building Standards    Passive House Institute of United States logo

The term passive house refers to a rigorous standard for energy efficiency in buildings. The standard first originated in Germany in 1988 and has now spread across many countries worldwide. Estimates in 2008 of the number of Passive House certified buildings ranged from 15000 to 20000.

There are three rigorous standards that a building must follow to be eligible for Passive House Certification, along with several recommendations. The standards are as follows:

  • The building must be designed to have an annual heating and cooling demand as calculated with the Passivhaus Planning Package of not more than 15 kWh/m2 (4,2755 BTU/ft.; 5.017 MJ/sq. ft.) per year in heating or cooling energy OR be designed with a peak heat load of 10 W/m2 (1.2 hp/1000 sq. ft.)
  • Total primary energy(source energy for electricity, etc.) consumption (primary energy for heating, hot water and electricity) must not be more than 120 kWh/m2 (38,040 BTU/sq ft; 40.13 MJ/sq ft) per year
  • The building must not leak more air than 0.6 times the house volume per hour (n50≤ 0.6 / hour) at 50 Pa (0.0073 psi) as tested by a blower door, OR alternatively when looked at the surface area of the enclosure, the leakage rate must be less than 0.05 cubic feet per minute
  • The specific heat load for the heating source at design temperature is recommended, but not required, to be less than 10 W/m2 (3.17 BTU/h.ft2)