Just Have a Think | Retrofitting to Passive House standards @JustHaveaThink | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 minutes ago.
Passive House, or Passivhaus, is an energy efficient building design standard for new builds all over the world. But what about existing buildings that already account for almost 40% of all global greenhouse gas emissions? Can they be upgraded to the same level?

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Research links

EnerPHit
passipedia.org/certification/enerphit

EuroPHit
https://europhit.eu/

OutPHit
https://outphit.eu/en/

https://www.buildup.eu/en/explore/links/outphit-project

Homebuilding & Renovating
homebuilding.co.uk/advice/enerphit

Architecture 2030 Article
architecture2030.org/buildings_problem_why

Passive House Planning Package
passipedia.org/planning/calculating_energy_efficiency/phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package

passivehouse.com/04_phpp/04_phpp.htm

passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=188#:~:text=The%20Passive%20House%20Planning%20Package,cooling%20and%20primary%20energy%20demand

Passive House Accelerator - James Traynor Interview
passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/interview-with-james-traynor-author-of-enerphit-a-step-by-step-guide-to-low-energy-retrofit

CNN Business
edition.cnn.com/2019/06/18/success/passive-house/index.html

UK Retrofitting
beattiepassiveretrofit.com

cnbc.com/2020/10/21/retrofitting-homes-could-be-vital-to-hit-emissions-targets-.html

greenbuildingstore.co.uk

Europe Retrofitting
https://www.seai.ie/

passivehouse.com/01_passivehouseinstitute/03_references/03_references.htm

Australia Retrofitting
https://passivhausaustralia.com.au/

Canada Retrofitting
passivehousecanada.com

policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2020/a-deep-retrofit-of-homes-and-buildings-is-the-megaproject-canada-needs

USA Retrofitting
phius.org/home-page

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