Retrofit
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Upgrades to Make When Walls are Opened
Open walls are a chance for improvements but there are considerations to weigh before ripping off the drywall
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Weatherization Efforts in Europe
The French government is pressuring landlords to weatherize, while British protesters raise awareness by blocking roads
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A Pretty Good Retrofit in Montana
Or, a love story
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High Performance Walls, Part 3
This Passivhaus retrofit was a first for a commercial building in North America
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Device Simplifies Building Rehabs
A backpack-like device catalogs a building's layout and mechanicals while an inspector walks through, creating a 3-D map
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Buttoned Up for a New Century
Preservation meets performance when a Brooklyn architect applies Passive House principles to four iconic urban town houses
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Deep Energy Retrofits Are Often Misguided
It’s time for energy retrofit specialists to overcome their prejudice against PV systems
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A Commercial Building in California Gets a Net-Zero Retrofit
The building is said to be the first renovated commercial structure in the state that will be able to reach net-zero performance
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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
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Hard Data on Urban Energy Efficiency Retrofits
A New York City study shows how energy efficiency upgrades can cut operating costs in apartment buildings