Alexandra Troi | Solutions & tools for the conservation compatible energy retrofit of historic buildings
With a multidisciplinary approach, energy demand can decrease consistently also in historic buildings, respecting their heritage value. Instead of offering “standard solutions” 3ENCULT provides a pool of measures and tools and guidelines for energy efficiency solutions targeted to the single case.

Reiner Pfluger | Active overflow ventilation for refurbishing of school buildings

A new type of ventilation systems for historic school buildings is analysed via measurements on prototypes and by dynamic simulation. A heat recovery system vents fresh air into the staircase and the corridors whereas active overflow fans blow it via textile diffusers into the class rooms.

Ann-Marie Fallon, Joseph Little | Retrofitting Ireland's first EnerPHit house - issues, challenges, solutions

How much to strip-away, how to ensure quality, how much should embodied carbon be allowed rise, what building types and locations allow lower cost EnerPHit retrofit work? Wufi Plus now contains an add-on feature Wufi-Passive: it allows the integration of hygrothermal and Passive evaluation.