Whole house ‘deep retrofit’ for a hard to treat home, using new internal wall insulation (IWI) techniques to reduce risk of ‘interstitial condensation’.
- Radical ‘fabric first’ retrofit
- Improving the comfort levels and reduce the heating bills at a cold and ‘hard to heat’ home in Cumberworth, West Yorkshire.
- Whole house strategy, designed using Passivhaus Planning Package
- Innovative solutions used to minimise moisture risk with internal wall insulation (IWI)
Radical retrofit project to help improve the comfort levels and reduce the heating bills at a cold and hard to heat home in Cumberworth, West Yorkshire. A whole house ‘fabric first’ strategy was employed, based on Passivhaus principles and designed using PHPP (Passive House Planning Package), aiming to reduce the heating need of the house by an estimated 86%.
Clients’ blog
Occasional blogs on the radical retrofit project from the owners’ perspective
- Our house reborn
- Airtightness and Ventilation
- If in doubt, insulate it
- Home Sweet Home; or There and Back Again
Construction blogs
- Cumberworth radical retrofit: ‘whole house’ retrofit for ‘hard-to-heat’ house
- Cumberworth retrofit: Internal wall insulation (IWI)
- Cumberworth radical retrofit: Window reveals
- Cumberworth radical retrofit: Ground floor and intermediate floors
- Cumberworth radical retrofit: Roof, heating & MVHR strategies
- Cumberworth radical retrofit: It’s a wrap!
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RISE Heritage Award for Restoration & Retrofit
HIGHLY COMMENDED for ‘Cumberworth radical ‘whole house’ retrofit
Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humber Awards 2017
SHORTLISTED for both the Sustainability and Preservation & Rejuvenation Awards
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