Scotland: really interesting practical research project doing a Passivhaus standard retrofit (plus heat pumps, wastewater recovery) on an old tenement block:

https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/retrofitting-niddrie-road-the-pre-1919-tenement-undergoing-a-21st-century-revamp

via this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/SustainableTall/status/1597507314655047680

#passivhaus #retrofit #energyefficiency

Retrofitting Niddrie Road: the pre-1919 tenement undergoing a 21st century revamp

Today's instalment in our COP26SHN feature highlights the pioneering retrofit of a pre-1919 tenement to Passivhaus enerPHit standards being undertaken on behalf of Southside Housing Association in Glasgow. Glasgow has around 73,000 iconic pre-1919 sandstone tenements. Their age, built form, conditio

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