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Housing Retrofit

Start here: Developing a refurbishment strategy
Solid wall insulation: Insulated render
Solid wall insulation: Timber, slate & tile cladding
Solid wall insulation: Rainscreens
Solid wall insulation: Internal lining
Ventilated pitched roof insulation
Unventilated pitched roof insulation
Loft insulation
Timber flat roof insulation
Concrete flat roof insulation
Ground floor insulation
Windows
Airtightness
Whole house ventilation
Space & hot water heating: Gas fuelled
Space & hot water heating: Wood fuelled
Heat emitters: Radiators and underfloor heating
Solar thermal systems
Heat pumps
Electrical power: Micro-generation

 

Case studies

 

1930s terrace house

 

Retrofit examples in video

  

Passivhaus retrofit examples 
Owner / occupier retrofit examples 

 

 

 

 

Further information


• 'The Great British Refurb Campaign' (www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk)

 

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  • Housing Refurbishment / Retrofit
  • Developing a strategy
  • Insulated render
  • Timber, slate & tile cladding
  • Rainscreen cladding
  • Internal lining
  • Ventilated roof insulation
  • Unventilated roof insulation
  • Loft insulation
  • Timber flat roof insulation
  • Concrete flat roof insulation
  • Ground floor insulation
  • Energy efficient windows
  • Whole house ventilation
  • Airtightness
  • Gas fuelled heating
  • Wood fuelled heating
  • Radiators & underfloor heating
  • Solar hot water heating
  • Heat pumps
  • Electrical power
  • Case study 1: 1930s terrace house
  • Passivhaus examples
  • Owner / occupier examples
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