Top 50 Search Results for "retrofits"
1. Retrofits: Revitalizing Communities
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Passive House Accelerator Magazine
2. Industrial Retrofits: Moving from Concept to Construction
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We were joined by four retrofit experts who share their collective experience creating solutions to upgrade existing buildings and scale for greater production in the future.
3. Panelized Retrofits Move from Concept to Construction
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1660 Madison Avenue in New York City is an 11-story property owned and managed by L&M Development Partners that’s getting a low-carbon makeover, thanks in part to retrofit panels by DEXTALL.
4. Housing Retrofits in the Wake of the Pandemic
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HOUSING RETROFITS IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC
5. Iconic Retrofits Bring Passive House to Brooklyn, NYC | Massive Passive
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The first Massive Passive episode explores Bushwick’s Casa Pasiva retrofit, revitalizing affordable housing with stunning new facades.
6. Passive House Retrofits
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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.
7. Quebec’s Mass Retrofits Initiative
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Michael Jemtrud of McGill University's Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture talks about ReCONstruct and how he hopes to quickly scale a massive retrofit program in Quebec.
8. outPHit Makes Retrofits Easier
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The EU project supports deep energy retrofits and will use 17 model projects throughout Europe.
9. Deep Energy Retrofits Offer a Critical Step Toward Decarbonization
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According to C40 Cities, urban communities account for nearly 70 percent of the world’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
10. Brooklyn Couple Retrofits Brownstone Built in 1889 to Meet Passive House Standard
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Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnson, the wife-and-husband team behind CO Adaptive
11. Passive House Retrofits Highlights from 2022
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High-performance and Passive House retrofit projects hold the key to decarbonizing our existing building stock. We look at some highlights from 2022.
12. Growing ReCover Retrofits
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ReCover, a nonprofit based in Nova Scotia, describes the significant role that retrofits play in helping jurisdictions meet climate goals.
13. Figuring Out Deep Energy Retrofits in Real Time
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POAH-owned Salem Fairweather is undergoing a deep energy retrofit that utilizes exterior prefabricated panels. If successful, it may become a model for the DER of similar buildings in POAH's portfolio and beyond.
14. Kick-Starting Industrialized Retrofits in Halifax
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Lorrie Rand, Principal at Habit Studio, worked with Nick Rundnicki, of RSI Project to found the ReCover Initiative tackling deep energy retrofits.
15. Are deep energy retrofits the key to decarbonization?
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Are deep energy retrofits the key to decarbonization? The short answer is yes. But don’t just take my word for it. There is plenty of evidence to support this position. Let’s take a closer look.
16. Catalyzing Zero-Carbon Retrofits
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REALIZE, a Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) initiative, aims to catalyze a zero-carbon retrofit revolution.
17. Airtightness in Residential Retrofits | Project of the Month | PHA Live!
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18. Industrializing Deep Energy Retrofits
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Not all retrofits can be accomplished in one go, as the PHI recognized when it created a certification for phased retrofits, or EnerPHit projects.
19. Prefabricated Exterior Energy Retrofits
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
20. Air Barriers for Retrofits and New Construction with PROSOCO
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Air barrier specialists from PROSOCO present a special Component Spotlight diving into the ins and outs of air-sealing and air-tightening on retrofits and new buildings.
21. Metro Vancouver Housing Retrofits
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Metro Vancouver Housing has issued RFPs for two buildings that participated in the Reframed Lab: Crown Manor in Coquitlam and Le Chateau Place in New Westminster.
22. Experiences in Large-Scale Retrofits
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The Sinfonia project was initiated in 2014 to implement large-scale, integrated, and scalable energy solutions in mid-sized European cities over a six-year period.
23. Passive Building, Thermal Resilience, and Retrofits
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Graham Wright and Al Mitchell of Phius discuss the thermal resilience capabilities of passive buildings and thermal resilience's place within the context of Phius' REVIVE Pilot retrofit program.
24. Addressing Obstacles to Deep Energy Retrofits
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A report from the Pembina Institute examines the challenges providers face in scaling deep energy retrofits in Canada and beyond.
25. Scotland’s Renfrewshire Council Commits to Major Retrofits
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Inside ECD Architect's work to design and supervise deep retrofits of 3,500 homes from Scotland’s Renfrewshire Council.
26. Help Wanted: Identifying conditions that can complicate retrofits
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From PHIUS's Klingenblog, Senior Scientist Graham Wright weighs in on retrofits.
27. The Retrofit Issue: Revitalizing Communities
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Director of Publications Mary James on Retrofits.
28. Oliver Style: Airtightness and Moisture Control for Retrofits
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Moisture control and airtightness challenges in the EnerPHit of Monestir, a historic multifamily building in Barcelona
29. Retrofit Highlights of 2023
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We take a look back at the best Passive House retrofit articles and videos of 2023.
30. Providing Thermal Comfort and Moisture Control for Masonry Retrofits and More with Smartrock
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Smartrock combines the benefits of ROCKWOOL stone wool with Pro Clima INTELLO PLUS, creating an elegant solution to improve the performance of concrete and masonry walls.
31. Pursuing Passive: Strategies for High Performance Low Carbon Retrofits in NYC
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The retrofitting of existing buildings is a central component of the climate action plans of virtually every city in North America.
32. Passive House Retrofit Summit
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It’s 2021, and high time we talk retrofits. Building construction and operation generates nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
33. Phius REVIVE 2024: Charting the Course to Efficient and Resilient Retrofits
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The new standard aims to provide all the benefits of passive building balancing budget restraints and accounting for the social costs of embodied carbon.
34. Delivering Model Solutions
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RetrofitNY
35. ReCOVER Gains Momentum
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The ReCover Initiative pilots Passive House retrofits
36. Climate-Conscious Building: Retrofit Revolution
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Spring/ Summer 2020
37. Response to the NESEA BE Boston 2023 Wednesday Keynote, “Why we Stopped Doing Deep Energy Retrofits”
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"In short Rachel and Brendan were applying a cost-benefit analysis for a micro-economic context to make a statement about our industry’s strategic responses to a crisis of the global commons known as the atmosphere."
38. RetrofitMAINE
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passivhausMAINE
39. Gabrielle Brainard Architect
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Building envelope consulting for high-performance, low-carbon new construction and retrofits.
40. RetrofitNY Enters Second Phase
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RetrofitNY, NYSERDA’s initiative to scale up deep energy retrofits of multifamily buildings to the Passive House standard
41. House Askew
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This 3-story, 2300 sf brick rowhouse in Philadelphia is one of the city's first foam-free deep energy retrofits.
42. Scalable, Efficient Retrofit Solutions Under Development
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recently awarded the first six Energiesprong-style retrofits.
43. Bloomberg: Net Zero Passive House Are the Answer to Housing Energy Efficiency
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Natalie Leonard writes in Bloomberg that PH retrofits will need to become more common if North America is to seriously cut emissions
44. Passive House Podcast Ep. 117: Amy Failla, Baxt Ingui Architects
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Zack interviews Amy Failla, Principal at Baxt Ingui Architects, the NYC-based firm known for its Passive House retrofits of historic buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond.
45. Plotting Retrofit Paths
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Six design and engineering teams. Six existing social housing developments. Ten workshops to plot out the deep energy- and carbon-saving retrofits of these typical three- to four-story buildings.
46. Solving the Passive House Materials Marketplace
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Announcing the launch of Source 2050, a marketplace for the products and materials needed for Passive House and high-performance construction projects.
47. Passive House Podcast Ep 4: Chris Benedict and Henry Gifford
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Sydney and Zack interview Chris Benedict and Henry Gifford, the force behind some of NYC's most exciting high performance buildings and retrofits.
48. Introducing GEORGE: BEWISO’s High-Performance Single-Hung Window
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BEWISO’s GEORGE offers a level of acoustic and thermal performance capable of meeting Passive House standards; it is also a triple-pane, single hung window.
49. Passive House Podcast Ep 30: Laura Nettleton, Thoughtful Balance
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Zack interviews Laura Nettleton about her reflections as an architectural innovator and Passive House exponent. This conversation touches on the role of buildings, particularly retrofits, in creating a better, more healthy future, even in the face of existential climate change challenges.