Passive building design reduces a building’s energy consumption through mainly non-mechanical design strategies. The Passive House (or Passivhaus) Standard certifies such buildings that comply with its strict energy performance criteria. Achieving the Standard is very challenging for dwellings in extreme climates. There is limited knowledge of the Standard’s potential in Arctic regions, particularly the High Arctic. Through a review of the literature and energy modelling of a hypothetical dwelling, the challenges in achieving the Standard in Longyearbyen (78°N), Norway are investigated. Very low temperatures and 112 days without daylight create a high heating demand. Whereas previous studies measured actual building performances or used simple calculations, the findings in this investigation show the limitations of individual design parameters and technical limits of the building envelope. In theory the Standard can be achieved in Longyearbyen; however, the potential in practice is low due to the very tight margins in the heating criteria. The results show the significant impact of applying contextual (climatic) adjustments to the boundary conditions of the Standard. The investigation could contribute to a discussion on modifying the Passive House Standard for dwellings in the High Arctic and improving building design for the region.

Practical application: Current knowledge regarding energy efficient building performance in Arctic climates is limited, while the urgency for improved efficiencies is extremely high. The modelling in this work shows the valuable impact of contextual adjustments to the Passive House boundary conditions; the impact of individual design parameters; and the potential for significant energy savings through adopting passive house principles for dwelling design in Longyearbyen or similar climates. This investigation could encourage new policy making, additional research and the development of an optimized Passive House Standard that considers High Arctic climate conditions, thus encouraging new energy efficient building construction in cold climates.

被动式建筑设计主要通过非机械设计策略来降低建筑的能耗。被动房（或Passivhaus）标准证明了此类建筑物符合其严格的能源性能标准。对于极端气候下的住宅，要达到该标准是非常具有挑战性的。对标准在北极地区，特别是高北极地区的潜力了解有限。通过对假设住宅的文献和能量模型的回顾，研究了在挪威朗伊尔城（78°N）实现该标准所面临的挑战。极低的温度和112天没有日光，产生了很高的供暖需求。以前的研究测量的是实际的建筑性能或使用了简单的计算方法，这项调查的结果显示了各个设计参数的局限性以及建筑围护结构的技术局限性。从理论上讲，该标准可以在朗伊尔城实现；但是，由于加热标准的裕度非常严格，实际应用中的潜力很低。结果表明，对标准的边界条件进行上下文（气候）调整会产生重大影响。该调查可能有助于讨论修改北极高地住宅的被动房标准并改善该地区的建筑设计。结果表明，对标准的边界条件进行上下文（气候）调整会产生重大影响。该调查可能有助于讨论修改北极高地住宅的被动房标准并改善该地区的建筑设计。结果表明，对标准的边界条件进行上下文（气候）调整会产生重大影响。该调查可能有助于讨论修改北极高地住宅的被动房标准并改善该地区的建筑设计。

实际应用：当前关于北极气候中节能建筑性能的知识是有限的，而提高效率的紧迫性非常高。这项工作中的建模显示了上下文调整对被动房边界条件的宝贵影响。各个设计参数的影响；以及通过在朗伊尔城或类似气候中采用被动式房屋原理进行住宅设计而显着节省能源的潜力。这项调查可能会鼓励制定新的政策，进行更多的研究并开发考虑到北极高气候条件的优化被动房标准，从而鼓励在寒冷气候下建造新的节能建筑。