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61warwalllondon commented on the post, Modern terraced house in London Docklands, built 1992, on the site Retrofit for the Future Diaries 1 day, 17 hours ago
Contractor was Lakehouse Contracts Ltd.
For the internal insulation to the front wall and the party walls in the loft, we used rigid PIR insulation by Xtratherm with separate VCL, battens and plasterboard.
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 12th August – Grove Road., on the site bere:architects – Hounslow Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
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bere:architects wrote a new post, Cooking provides significant heating at Passfield drive, on the site bere:architects – Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
On a recent visit to Passfield Drive the house was noticeably warmer than it was at this time last year. On the visit the Muhammads said that they have not yet needed to put any heating on. Mr Muhammad […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 3rd June – External works to the extension complete, on the site bere:architects – Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
The external works are nearing completion at Passfield Drive. To the rear of the property the final lengths of larch cladding and the single ply roofing membrane have been installed to the extension. The […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, Metering and monitoring, on the site bere:architects – Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
As part of the Retrofit for the Future program Passfield Drive will be undergoing two years of monitoring. The monitoring is a fundamental part of the program as it will enable a thorough understanding of how low […] -
bere:architects wrote a new post, Practical completion at Passfield Drive, on the site bere:architects – Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
We have now reached practical completion at Passfield Drive and last week we carried out a softlandings event to fully hand the project over to the Muhammads. The Muhammads were kind enough to invite […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 18th March – Solar Collectors and Cylinder , on the site bere:architects – Hounslow Passivhaus retrofit 1 month ago
Last week, the solar thermal collectors were installed on the roof at Grove Road. These panels transform solar energy into heat energy using Glycol, a frost-protected solar fluid which circulates through the […] -
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 13th May – Final airtest with contractors on site, on the site bere:architects – Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month, 1 week ago
Last week a third airtest was conducted at Passfield Drive. This was the final airtest with the contractors on site (BSRIA will be completing independent tests following completion of the works). The […]
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Penwith HA wrote a new post, HeatPod Project Wins Two Awards, on the site Penwith HA HeatPod 1 month, 1 week ago
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Penwith HA wrote a new post, Official launch of HeatPod Project, on the site Penwith HA HeatPod 1 month, 1 week ago
The HeatPod project was officially launched on 22nd November 2011 by Councillor Julian German, the Cornwall Council portfolio holder for Climate Change. In his speech at the event he said: “Cornwall is at […]
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Gentoo Group wrote a new post, Link to our Retrofit Diaires – Raeburn Avenue, Sunderland, on the site Gentoo Sunderland – Raeburn Avenue 1 month, 1 week ago
Welcome to Retrofit for the Future Diaries Sites.
Gentoo has been blogging for a while on our own website about our Retrofit programme.
If you would like to see the latest news about Raeburn Avenue in […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, Retrofit Intentions, on the site Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 1 month, 1 week ago
It is our intention to achieve big improvements for the Muhammads in terms of their comfort, health and the money they have to spend on running their home.We are using a sensible, cost-effective collection of […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, Contractor proposes new draft free retrofit technique, on the site Hounslow Passivhaus retrofit 1 month, 1 week ago
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bere:architects wrote a new post, Duct Routes and Internal Insulation, on the site Tower Hamlets Passivhaus retrofit 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Last week it was requested that the contractor stop work on the installation of the HRV ducts and internal insulation. Although these aspects of the scheme have always been clearly denoted on the drawings, as […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 17th August – Airtest and Striking of scaffolding, on the site Hounslow Passivhaus retrofit 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Scaffolding has come down at Grove Road and we can now see the building is almost complete. We think that the retrofit has greatly improved the appearance of the house and all involved at the house […]
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bere:architects wrote a new post, 31st March , on the site Hounslow Passivhaus retrofit 2 months, 3 weeks ago
At Grove Rd bere:architects have specified 240mm Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) external insulation. To enable the application of the EPS to the east wall of the property it will be necessary to gain access to […]
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