Retrofit Entries

Articles Collection

• Scalable, Efficient Retrofit Solutions Under Development
• Canadian Take on Energiesprong
• Rising Towers in Vancouver
• Chicago’s (and Illinois’) First EnerPHIT
• Industrializing Deep Energy Retrofits
• How to Make an Old Leaky Masonry Row House Airtight
• Passive House Retrofit: A Systematic Approach
• Insights from Brussels: Decarbonizing Our Built Environment
• The Power of Existing Buildings - Forward by Dr. Wolfgang Feist
• Passive House Retrofit Detail: Tying Floor Plates to Exterior Walls
• NYT: 19th Century Home in Brooklyn Gets a 21st Century Makeover
• Pursuing Passive: Strategies for High Performance Low Carbon Retrofits in NYC
• Interview with James Traynor, Author of "Enerphit: a Step by step Guide to Low Energy Retrofit"
• Sheroes of Passive House: Sayo Okada
• Bloomberg: Net Zero Passive House Are the Answer to Housing Energy Efficiency
• Eight Passive House Myths BUSTED
• RetrofitNY Enters Second Phase
• Report Urges Industry to Retrofit and Refurbish to Reduce Embodied Carbon
• Tackling the Built-In Climate Challenge: The Energiesprong Approach
• Brooklyn Couple Retrofits Brownstone Built in 1889 to Meet Passive House Standard
• Passive House Retrofit Allows Philadelphia Couple to Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is
• PHASED Twin Towers EnerPHit
• Sunset Towers: How Recommissioning Leads to Large Energy Savings
• Tom Bassett-Dilley & Timothy Eberline: Carrol Center PH Renovation
• Ya'el Santopinto & Graeme Stewart: Ken Soble Tower Retrofit
• Passive House Tour: Brooklyn Brownstone Retrofit
• Juhee Lee & James Hartford: Historic Passive House Retrofit
• Housing Retrofits in the Wake of the Pandemic
• James Geppner: RetrofitNY NYSERDA
• The Foundations of a Sustainable Future
• Jennifer Hogan, Pretium: Stepwise Tower Retrofit
• A Remodel Designed for the Austin Market
• Pennsylvania Wilds Going for Passive House
• Michael Ingui, Baxt Ingui Architects: PH Plus Retrofit in NYC Landmark District
• A Multiyear Home Retrofit
• Kick-Starting Industrialized Retrofits in Halifax
• Stepwise Tower Retrofit
• Catalyzing Zero-Carbon Retrofits
• Jesper Kruse: A Multiyear Retrofit
• Ken Soble Tower
• Amy Failla: Historic Firehouse Retrofit
• Passive House Retrofit Summit
• EnerPHit Plan Innsbruck: Laszlo Lepp
• In Cho To Present on Her EnerPHit Retrofit of a Manhattan Townhouse This March
• Passive Survivability in Texas
• Historic Philadelphia EnerPHit
• Manon Meskens: Belgian Retrofit Case Studies
• Seaside Passive House Retrofit Swims in Natural Light
• How A Texas Passive House Survived a 2021 Deep Freeze
• In Cho, ChoShields Studio: Gramercy Townhouse Retrofit
• Micheel Wassouf: "The Carrob" Public School EnerPHit in Barcelona
• Elora Schoolhouse - 37 McNab Street
• Kohta Ueno, Building Science Corporation: Low Carbon Retrofit Case Study
• Help Wanted: Identifying conditions that can complicate retrofits
• Parkdale Landing EnerPHit
• Case Study: Hawthorne Youth and Community Center
• Innovation in an Era of Mission
• The Retrofit Issue: Revitalizing Communities
• Green Mortgage Pilot in Vermont, and Beyond
• Hotel Marcel Opening Its Passive House Doors
• Mario Bissessiar: Single Unit Retrofit
• Passive Rowhouse Manual: Summer 2021 Release!
• Practical Retrofit Support in New York
• REALIZE-CA: Retrofit Solutions in California
• RetrofitMAINE
• The Many-Armed Reach of REALIZE
• The Reframed Initiative
• Transform Your Building into a Negawatt Power Plant Through MEETS
• Ultra-Low-Carbon Hot Water and Space Conditioning
• A Cooperative Retrofit
• Delivering Model Solutions
• Experiences in Large-Scale Retrofits
• Financing for Bundled Home Upgrades
• Single Unit High Performance Retrofit in a Historic Building | Part 2, Design
• Making Cents of Carbon: MassCEC Case Study
• Northeast Multifamily Retrofit
• Prefabricated Exterior Energy Retrofits
• TDC Passive House Retrofit Toolkit: MassCEC Case Study
• The Back Stack: MassCEC Case Study
• An Historic Renovation: ReBuilding Inward
• Carroll Center Passive House Retrofit
• Grow House Benefits
• High School to Affordable Housing
• Horseshoe Shop to Cozy Office
• PA Wilds Passive House Retrofit Nears the Finish Line
• ReCOVER Gains Momentum
• Update on an Ambitious Pittsburgh Passive House Development
• Norm Horn & Gary Moshier: Fraley Street EnerPHit
• Building PH During Supplies + Labor Shortages
• Bonus Video Podcast: Rainer Pfluger at the 25th International Passive House Conference
• Net Zero Energy New Day School
• Building Performance Interactive Episode 1 with Tomas O'leary
• SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS OF GLASGOW TOUR
• Appealing for a Retrofit Mission
• Passive House Crash Course
• International Passive House Days with Virtual Tour of Engine 16
• Brooklyn Heights Passive House Retrofit
• Waterproof Breathable Fabrics in Low Carbon EnerPHits at Scale | Building Performance Interactive Ep. 3
• outPHit Makes Retrofits Easier
• Pittsburgh Sanctuary Saved by Passive Retrofit
• Kingsland Commons to Give New Life to Greenpoint Hospital
• Air Barriers for Retrofits and New Construction with PROSOCO
• PHribbon and Embodied Carbon with Tim Martel | Building Performance Interactive Ep. 5
• Are deep energy retrofits the key to decarbonization?
• DOE Funds Retrofit Technologies
• Plotting Retrofit Paths
• A Rural Town Hall Retrofit
• Comprehensive Pod Solutions on the Way
• Quebec’s Mass Retrofits Initiative
• Growing ReCover Retrofits
• The A.R.T. of the reStore: Burt Street Properties
• Passive Building, Thermal Resilience, and Retrofits
• Scotland’s Renfrewshire Council Commits to Major Retrofits
• NYU to Retrofit Historic Rubin Hall
• Deep Energy Retrofits Offer a Critical Step Toward Decarbonization
• Comprehensive Passive Strategy in a Brooklyn Brownstone
• Habit Studio Rehabilitates Historic Halifax Home
• First-Ever National Building Study Finds Air Leakage Is Major Issue
• Panelized Retrofits Move from Concept to Construction
• Urban Passive House, Episode 3: Rubin Hall Retrofit
• A Home Rebuilt for Barcelona
• Passive House Retrofits Highlights from 2022
• Quality Control for Highly Energy-Efficient Refurbishments
• In a Finite World, Why Stop at Passive House?
• Salem Heights: Challenges That Led to Opportunities
• Real-World Benefits of a Passive House Retrofit
• Industrial Retrofits: Moving from Concept to Construction
• Going Solo in a Montana EnerPHit
• Touring an Architect's Eco-Friendly Brooklyn NYC Townhouse | Passive Pads
• Salem Heights Apartments Retrofit: Old Apartments Made Healthy
• INSIDE a Deep Energy Retrofit of Carriage House in Brooklyn NYC | RETRO:FIT
• California MCM Re-Envisioned: PH in Warm Climates
• BPI Episode 3: Retrofitting and Remodelling a Timber Frame House to EnerPHit Standard
• Metro Vancouver Housing Retrofits
• INSIDE a DIY Deep Energy Retrofit (a Passive House EnerPHit)
• Iconic Retrofits Bring Passive House to Brooklyn, NYC | Massive Passive
• Challenges Become Opportunities in Salem
• How A Passive House Retrofit Protected Couple’s Home From Fire
• Response to the NESEA BE Boston 2023 Wednesday Keynote, “Why we Stopped Doing Deep Energy Retrofits”
• Efficient Housing—Old and New: Densification Via New Construction and Retrofit
• Mainstreaming Clean Energy on Main Street USA
• A Deep Energy Retrofit: Our Experiment + Experience
• NYC Holistic Decarbonization: The Role of Retrofit
• INSIDE a Passive House Expert's DIY Retrofit
• DOE Awards CGA Studio Architecture for Phius-Certified Forever House
• Layering Thermal Control into an Existing Building
• A Blueprint to Decarbonize Affordable Housing
• Retrofit Highlights of 2023
• Figuring Out Deep Energy Retrofits in Real Time
• A Life-Cycle Assessment of a Retrofit
• Updating for Efficiency While Preserving the Past
• Adaptive Solutions: Retrofitting Buildings with Sustainable Systems
• INSIDE a Brand New Passive House Renovation in Brooklyn, NYC | Passive Pads
• Addressing Obstacles to Deep Energy Retrofits
• A Great Conference with a Too-Hot Start
• Inside a SUPER EFFICIENT Philadelphia Rowhouse | Passive Pads
• Technical Details of Carriage House Retrofit
• Refreshing a Local Icon Into Clean, Green Housing at Bank Lofts
• Net-Zero Retrofit to Rise in Troy
• Fast Tenant-in-Place Passive House Retrofit with Energiesprong
• Building Reuse Is Climate Action
• Phius REVIVE 2024: Charting the Course to Efficient and Resilient Retrofits
• Deadline for Buildings of Excellence Submissions This Wednesday
• Johnson City Retrofit Strives to Become a Net Zero Energy Home
• Retrofit Highlights of 2024
• Airtightness in Residential Retrofits | Project of the Month | PHA Live!
• Lessons Learned from the Historic Retrofit of Rubin Hall
• Pairing EIFS with Stone Wool Insulation: Two Case Studies
• Avoiding Health Problems with Better Housing
• Retrofitting Like the Future Depends on It

Podcast Collection

• Passive House Podcast Ep 33: Ya'el Santopinto, ERA Architects
• Passive House Podcast Ep 46: Grace Park-Bradbury, Blocpower
• 166: Retrofits in Maine Looking UP
• Special Passive House Component Episode: Chris Benedict + Zak Veres, Sto Corp.
• Passive House Podcast Ep 17: Julie Torres Moskovitz, Fete Nature Architecture
• Passive House Podcast Ep 21: Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates
• Passive House Podcast Ep 29: Gaby Brainard & Nina Sharifi, Envelope Retrofit Guide
• Passive House Podcast Ep 30: Laura Nettleton, Thoughtful Balance
• Passive House Podcast Ep 48: Norm Horn, Envinity
• Bonus Episode: Rainer Pfluger at 25th International Passive House Conference
• Bonus Episode: Tom Bassett-Dilley at PhiusCon 2021
• Bonus Episode: James Geppner at PhiusCon 2021
• Passive House Podcast Ep 88: Caitlin Martusewicz, Cycle Architecture and Planning
• Passive House Podcast Ep 90: Pricila Besen, Aukland University of Technology
• Passive House Podcast Ep 93: Sophie Tremblay, LGA Architectural Partners
• Passive House Podcast Ep 95: Julie Klump, POAH
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 117: Amy Failla, Baxt Ingui Architects
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 121: Leslie Billhymer, Corona Partners Real Estate
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 127: Kelly Mohnihan, HPZS
• Bonus Episode: Jessica Grove-Smith + Jan Steiger of Passive House Institute (IPHC 2023)
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 129: Leonard Wyeth and Sara Holmes, Wyeth Architects
• Bonus Episode: Ed May, bldgtyp (PHN 2023)

Projects Collection

• McGill University’s School of Environment
• Westchester Passive Retrofit
• Austrian Social Insurance Companies in Vienna
• Albermarle Road Retrofit
• Brooklyn Passive Townhouse Retrofit
• Colonnade Row Revival
• Montréal Retrofit Classic
• Mamaroneck Passive House
• Upper East Side Passive House
• Windsor Terrace Passive House
• Bergen Street Passive House
• Leichhardt enerPHit
• Fifth & Dinwiddie West
• SolaresBauen
• House Askew
• Park Slope Passive House Retrofit
• Passive House Turnaround
• West Village Townhouse
• Yannell Residence Passive House