The outPHit consortium recently released a brochure covering essential buildingphysics basics when it comes to retrofitting and showcasing their application through a number of case study projects. The publication especially caters to architects and designers interested in learning more about high-performance renovations done to the EnerPHit standard for retrofits according to Passive House principles. Featuring a variety of architectural details from real-life EnerPHit renovations, the brochure serves as both an educational…
The next Project Spotlight will present the new EnerPHit Unit certification by examining the first two certified projects. Laszlo Lepp of the Passive House Institute Innsbruck will introduce the new EnerPHit Unit certification. EnerPHit Unit is a variant of the EnerPHit retrofit standard through the component method, applicable for retrofitted units within multi-unit buildings. Up to now, owners of individual apartments in multi-family buildings, or individual commercial units seeking to…
The Passive House Institute developed EnerPHit certification standards to accommodate the realities of existing old buildings, where foundations, party lines, historic preservation, cost, and other factors make a typical Passive House certification impractical. This course looks at the criteria, the pathways, and the potential exemptions that drive EnerPHit performance to deliver the health, efficiency, and resilience results we expect from Passive House. Through case studies of successful retrofits, see how…
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Passive House Standards are not just for new construction. Existing structures can benefit from upgrading airtightness, insulation, reducing thermal bridging, upgrading to high performance doors and windows, and adding energy recovery ventilation. Applying the passive house standards to existing structure, however, has its own unique challenges. In this course, you’ll review the passive house standards and take a closer look at how they apply to retrofitting existing buildings, as well…
Passive House California advocates for the awareness, understanding, and application of the Passive House standard. Most of the time, the focus is on the design and construction of new Passive House buildings (single-family, multifamily, and a wide range of other types). The high-performance of Passive House provides significant benefits in terms of energy efficiency, comfort, indoor air quality, durability, and resilience. Clearly, a smart and responsible choice for owners, occupants,…
Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 - Now Available. Published by the Passive House Institute. Welcome to the Building Certification Guide! We are delighted that you are interested in the Passive House Institute's building certification quality assurance program. To date, thousands of builders around the world have already certified their buildings as Passive House projects or EnerPHit retrofits. Twenty years of experience shows that the high level of comfort and…
Updates to the building certification criteria for Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building with Zeno Bastian, Passive House Institute
ShowPass is a precertified EnerPHit-Step-by-step retrofit in the centre of Barcelona/Spain. It combines energy efficiency with a life-cycle-assessment. The building, therefore, has also been certified as Carbon-Neutral, by the local Spanish seal Ecómetro. Micheel is presenting the realized strategies and the first monitoring results of this building. The project aims to convince local stakeholders (both public and private) that Passive House should be the reference for future constructions and retrofits…
"Project Spotlight: Verdi school in Collecchio, Parma, Italy - a successful EnerPHit project" with Marco Filippi, Energy Plus Project Verdi school in Collecchio, near Parma, is a 30 classrooms building erected between the 1960s and 1980s. It was refurbished and reached the EnerPHit standard - a very challenging yet successful project for architect Raffaele Ghillani who had to deal with many details and thermal nodes. This iPHA member webinar will…
Coinciding with the launch of the English PHPP 10, the Passive House Institute has published updated building criteria, which define the requirements for certification relating to the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building standards. Among other things, the calculation of the limit values now takes into account the boundary conditions of a specific building. This applies to the primary energy demand of densely occupied residential and office buildings…
with Dr Ernst Schriefl, Schöberl and Pöll GmbH The presentation will focus on Vienna's two successful EnerPhit refurbishments of high-rise office buildings (from the administration and the university sector). Dr Schriefl will present and discuss the construction and energy challenges and solutions. Monitoring results - where available - will be given. This iPHA member webinar will last approximately 90 minutes and is worth 2 Passive House Continuous Education (CEPH) credit points. …
Are you planning to repair part of a building, e.g. install new roofing because the old one is leaky? Then don’t jump the gun... step back and make a plan for the whole building first! Experience from all over the world proves, that retrofit of old buildings with Passive House components can lead to a dramatic reduction in energy costs for heating and cooling. But in phased retrofits an overall…
