1 November 2024
History meets energy efficiency
The House of Bavarian History in the German city of Regensburg is now the largest certified museum in the world that is built to the Passive House standard. This impressive building was recently awarded its Passive House certification. The energy for heating and cooling is generated from the wastewater of the city by means of a modern energy centre that is compatible with the historic city centre.
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20 August 2024
New tool facilitates first steps towards retrofitting
The planning phase is where all the important decisions are made before any deep renovation project is executed. outPHit is supporting building owners in this regard with its newly released Decision Support Tool. The web-based tool provides guidance on energy-efficient renovation, allowing for a comparison of various retrofit concepts as they apply to the building in question. This makes it easier for those involved in the construction process to find a suitable retrofit concept for their building at the start of the planning phase. The Decision Support Tool is now available in English, free of charge.
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24 July 2024
Amazed by the new indoor climate
At the ‘Smart Retrofitting’ event in Darmstadt, Germany, the building owners described the entirely different kind of living comfort as ‘incredible’. Now, noise also remains outside. Over 40 energy consultants accepted the invitation to the ‘Passive House on Tour’ kick-off event and listened intently as the family reported on the positive changes in their energy-efficient home retrofit. The aim of the new ‘Passive House on Tour’ series is to present highly energy-efficient projects in theory as well as in practice and to support the implementation of a high level of energy efficiency on site. Further events are in preparation.
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7 May 2024
outPHit announced as finalist in European Sustainable Energy Awards
outPHit has just been confirmed as one of three finalists shortlisted for the 2024 European Sustainable Energy (EUSEW) Awards in the Innovation category. Through the project, 25 case studies across five European countries are demonstrating how high performance, deep retrofits to the EnerPHit standard can be made faster and more cost-effective.
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24.April 2024
Energy retrofits work. Really well.
"It's the existing buildings that matter!" From the start of the 27th International Passive House Conference in Innsbruck, the Passive House Institute emphasised the importance of highly energy-efficient renovations for climate protection. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz from the IPCC also called for renovations and new builds to focus exclusively on high energy efficiency. The international speakers presented success-ful projects and showed solutions for unusual challenges such as special climatic condi-tions or monument protection. The Passive House exhibition, evening events, workshops and four excursions rounded off the conference with the focus: "Retrofit. Have an impact."
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20 March 2024
Getting down to business!
Every building can be renovated to be energy-efficient, and every renovation step counts. This will be demonstrated at the 27th International Passive House Conference, which will begin immediately after Easter. Following its focal theme, "Retrofit. Have an impact", the conference will present the successful transformation of buildings with high energy consumption into climate-friendly structures with low energy costs and a high living comfort. There will also be excursions and workshops, including a free offer for municipalities. The trade exhibition with Passive House components is also open to the public on both days. Here is an overview of the highlights of the conference programme.
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14 February 2024
Does anyone offer higher savings?
After a deep retrofit, a typical apartment block from the post-war era has become a model for energy-efficient buildings. The Passive House Institute carried out scientific monitoring of the project in Giessen, Germany, and has now published its research report. The measured data shows that indeed, energy consumption for space heating already decreased by over 70 per cent in the first year after the renovation, and even decreased by over 80 per cent by the third year. Deep retrofits will also take the centre stage at the 27th International Passive House Conference in April.
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17 January 2024
Deep retrofit and everyone benefits
Retrofits are the key to climate protection in the building sector. In order to support the uptake of retrofit solutions, the Passive House Institute’s 27th International Passive House Conference will take place with a focus on significantly improving the energy performance of existing buildings to the EnerPHit standard. The conference will take place from 5 to 7 April in Innsbruck, Austria and it also includes a Passive House specialists' exhibition. The conference programme is now online and the ticket shop is open. An early bird rate is available for anyone registering soon.
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