Construction of passive houses on the rise

The number of passive houses built in the Czech Republic in 2016 is estimated at between 600 and 700, making up roughly 4.5 percent of the overall number of houses constructed that year, according to the Centre for Passive Housing. According to the centre the numbers are not precise since they are only based on requests for subsidies for passive houses. Passive houses first appeared in the Czech Republic ten years ago and their numbers have been on the rise since the government approved a subsidies programme for environmentally friendly housing projects. The trend caught on from neighbouring Germany, where there are over 40, 000 passive houses registered.