====== Passive House refurbishment - thermal envelope ======

Overview of articles on Passipedia related to refurbishment measures of the thermal envelope. 

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===== Insulation =====

[[planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works:insulation_prevents_structural_damage_evidence_no.4_measurements_in_a_retrofit|Thermal protection in retrofits - introduction]]

[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:Insulation measures for the external envelope]]  {{:picopen:members_only.png?25}}


**Interior insulation**

[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:interior insulation|Interior insulation]]  {{:picopen:members_only.png?25}}
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===== Thermal bridges =====
[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:minimising thermal bridges|Minimising thermal bridges]]

[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:Improving thermal bridges and airtightness in existing buildings]]
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===== Window replacement =====
[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:windows|Basic principles for windows - research on energy efficient modernisation]]  {{:picopen:members_only.png?25}}

[[planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:windows_in_a_step-by-step_retrofit]]

{{ :picopen:microsoft_word_-_07_window_step_by_step_retrofit_kk.pdf |Windows in step-by-step retrofits - windows first, then insulation }}   (read also in {{ :picopen:07_fachinfo_fenster_schritt_fuer_schritt_sanierung_es_revisado_jf.pdf|Spanish}})

{{ :phi_publications:microsoft_word_-_08_thermal_insulation_step_by_step_retrofit_kk.pdf | Windows in step-by-step modernisations – First the thermal insulation, then the windows }}

[[planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:mechanical_systems:Influence of retrofitting on daylighting]]  {{:picopen:members_only.png?25}} //(This article is published in the [[http://passiv.de/literaturbestellung/index.php/en/product/view/12/1433|Conference proceedings]] of the 17<sup>th</sup> International Passive House Conference 2013.)//
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===== Airtightness =====
[[planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:thermal_envelope:airtightness]]

[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope:airtightness:Integrating wood beams into the airtight layer]]

[[planning:refurbishment with Passive House components:thermal envelope: Floor Replacement Svartbäcksvägen]]

{{:picopen:microsoft_word_-_01_fact-sheet_en_window-better-wall_kk.pdf|Is it problematic if the window is better than the wall? }}


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====== See also ======

[[planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components]]

[[planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:mechanical_systems]]

[[certification:enerphit]]