passive house retrofit kit
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building element
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1. external wall
1.1 external insulation + plaster
1.2 external insulation + weather protection
1.3 external insulation GAP solar
1.4 external insulation - prefabricated system
1.5 internal insulation
2. external wall with cavity
2.1 insulation of cavity wall
3. roof
3.1 insulation of tilted roof between and under rafters
3.2 insulation of tilted roof between and on top of rafters
3.3 insulation of flat roof - under new sealing
3.4 insulation of flat roof - on top of new sealing
4. attic floor
4.1 insulation of attic floor
5. floor
5.1 insulation of floor
6. basement ceiling
6.1 insulation of basement ceiling
7. window
7.1 high efficiency double glazing
7.2 high efficiency triple glazing
8. thermal bridges
8.1 minimisation of thermal bridges
9. air tightness
9.1 improvement of air tightness
10. ventilation
10.1 mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery - central system for whole house
10.2 mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery - one system for each appartement
10.3 mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery - decentralized
11. passive solar
11.1 glazed balconies
12. active solar
12.1 solar collectors for dhw
12.2 thermal collectors for dhw and heating
12.3 photovoltaic systems
13. space heating and dhw
13.1 high efficiency gas fired boilers
13.2 heat pumps
13.3 compact units
13.4 biomass fired heating systems
13.5 biomass fired combined heat and power
14. household appliances
14.1 energy efficient household appliances
15. overheating protection - simple measures
15.1 reducing solar irradiation by architectural measures
16. overheating protection - movable exterior shading devices
16.1 shading devices: interior, exterior
17. overheating protection - thermal mass
17.1 thermal mass
18. overheating protection - night ventilation
18.1 night ventilation
19. overheating protection - active cooling systems
19.1 efficient active cooling systems
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