Literature and useful links

There are many resources available for those interested in learning more about energy efficient retrofitting and the Passive House Standard. You‘ll find serveral below – from Passive House Institute research, whether in report format or as part of the Passipedia online resource as well as from from previous initiatives such as EuroPHit, 3encult and Sinfonia.

Passipedia

• EnerPHit: The Passive House Certificate for retrofits
• Component guidelines for cost-optimal Passive Houses and EnerPHit retrofits
• Passive House and EnerPHit certification criteria in other languages
• Economic analysis for the retrofit of a detached single family house to the EnerPHit standard
• Overall retrofit plan for step-by-step retrofits to EnerPHit standard
• Step-by-step Retrofits towards EnerPHit Standard in social housing in Spain
• Factors that influence the energy balance and affordability of non-residential EnerPHit projects
• Refurbishments with Passive House components

EuroPHit website:

• Step-by-Step retrofits with Passive House components (handbook)

• Implementing deep energy step-by-step retrofits (brochure)

• Case studies and observer projects involved in EuroPHit

Results of 3encult, an EU-funded initiative on retrofitting historic buildings:

• Energy Efficiency Solutions for Historic Buildings (Handbook)

• 3encult.eu (also featuring case studies)

Results of Sinfonia, an EU-funded initiative to deploy large-scale, integrated and scalable energy solutions in mid-sized European cities:

• Comparison of measured and calculated energy demand and assesment of the results | Overview of contents
• sinfonia-smartcities.eu (Further information about the Sinfonia results, e.g. districtPH, condensation tool, thermal bridge catalogue)

EnerPHit peer reviewed study:

• Retrofit with Passive House components | Download

Passive House studies, available for free on the Passive House Institute website:

• Retrofit Handbook: Retrofitting with Passive House Components | Download (in German)

• Refurbishment of two apartment blocks in Ludwigshafen, each with 12 flats: Existing Passive House buildings: Hoheloogstraße (with focus on air quality, thermal bridges) | Overview of contents (in German)
• Refurbishment with Passive House components - Tevesstraße Frankfurt a.M. (comprehensive description of initial state, refurbishment and final outcome) | Overview of contents (in German)
• Energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings with a factor of 10: Jean-Paul-Platz 4 in Nuremberg | Overview of contents (in German)
• Economic evaluation of two refurbishment projects with documentation of the costs charged: Hoheloogstraße and Schlesierstraße in Ludwigshafen | Overview of contents (in German)
• Energy-efficient refurbishment of a historic warehouse with interior insulation of sprayed-on cellulose | Overview of contents (in German)
• Study of fresh air exchange and air quality in refurbished accommodation units with conventional ventilation through windows and with controlled ventilation | Overview of contents (in German)

Passive House studies, available for purchase on the Passive House Institute website:

• Research Group Volume 24: 2003 | Refurbishment with Passive House components

• Research Group Volume 30: 2004 | Ventilation in refurbishments

• Research Group Volume 32: 2005 | Factor 4 reduction for sensitive retrofits: Passive House components + interior insulation

• Research Group Volume 39: 2009 | Step-by-step refurbishment with Passive House components

• Research Group Volume 48: 2012 Using Passive House technology for retrofitting non-residential buildings

The EnerPHit design handbook, available for purchase via the Passive House Institute shop:

• EnerPHit-Planerhandbuch – Altbauen mit Passivhauskomponenten (only in DE, 59€)