October 20, 2014 - New York, NY – According to Aurimas Sabulis, managing director of Intus Windows (http://www.intuswindows.com/), a worldwide leader in the manufacture of energy efficient window products, a new passive home located in South Carolina was designed and built using the companies triple pane uPVC window products.

“Passive House certified homes are built to the world’s most stringent energy standards,” Sabulis says. “This can result in a reduction of annual heating and cooling energy consumption by up to 90 percent.”

According to Sabulis, the passive house was designed by David Bitter of Solera Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia. The home, located in South Carolina, was built in a south-eastern Climate Zone 3A. The Passive House Consultant for the project was Jeff Dinkle, of Eco Custom Homes. Homeowner Deb Tucker has said that is delighted in the way the home is performing and her energy costs are extremely low, averaging around $58 per month, according to Sabulis. The standard energy cost for that area, he says, is typically several hundred dollars per month.

“For this project David Bitter used a program called ArchiCAD,” explains Sabulis. “This allowed Bitter to model the Energy Recovery Ventilator to monitor both VOC and CO2 levels that are directly interfaced with the conditioned air ventilation requirements.”

This approach, Sabulis says, provides excellent interior conditions and superior air quality, all of which are part of a passive house design. The ventilation air for the home is filtered and the pollutants are removed prior to entering the home.

“In contrast, typical homes leak air through walls, windows and other areas, causing them to bring airborne contaminants into the home, along with making the home less energy efficient due to air leakage,” he says.

According to Sabulis, are the Intus triple pane uPVC windows contribute to the air quality, boasting an Air Infiltration Rate of