Passive house retrofit

EnerPHit The Passive House Approach to Deep Retrofit Since it is much trickier to hit the Passive House standard for a retrofit project than for a new house, the Passivhaus Institut has created a retrofit standard that is ambitious but achievable Posted on May 28 2012 by Lenny Antonelli

If we’ve learned anything through our experience with Passive House it is that the details and installation approach are constantly evolving.

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The Bullitt Farmhouse has undergone a deep energy retrofit to help meet the net-zero carbon goal of the client, The Trustees of Reservations. The historic farmhouse was stripped of the existing skin, revealing its historic timber frame and sheathing, and then wrapped with a new super-insulated exterior.

Why does a passive house matter? DevelopHer Tylah Ingram explains why: “If you’re turning on your heater in the middle of winter in a standard home and the air in the home changes 20 times per hour, you’re losing all that heat through cracks and windows … But passive homes retain their temperature well because they’re so airtight.” Tylah and husband Dylan's house stays between 20 and 25 degrees even as outdoor temperatures fluctuate by 20 degrees or more. Passivhaus, originally from…

Passive House retrofits provide a proven and cost-effective pathway to dramatically reduce the energy use and operation carbon emissions of existing buildings of all types.

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