EnerPHit: Step-by-Step Refurbishment of a Family Home

EnerPHit Observer Project # 21
Step-by-Step Retrofitting of a Family Home in Wicklow Town, Ireland
“step by step” refurbishment is the “normal” way buildings have been refurbished in the past: building parts are changed when they are no more working, i.e. at the end of their lifecycle, obsolete parts are changed and replaced by new ones.
Advantage is that parts are used till the end of their usable time. As such, investment is more “thoroughly” used than in the “one shot” refurbishment pattern, and investment is done more often but in smaller amounts, which is easier to finance.
Last but not least, a step by step refurbishment to PH or EnerPHit level has to comply with some rules: if air tightness has been improved, ventilation has to be installed, otherwise moisture will develop.
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