CASE STUDY


ENERPHIT FOR PURPOSE


Bob and his wife hae completed a phased retrofit of tight building into an highly efficient and carefully designed home which meets the needs of the future, both theirs and environmentally speaking


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”The extended period gave us a chance to see how the project is unfolding, giving us the opportunity to make better decisions”


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t took all of Bob Prewett’s passion and drive as an eco-build enthusiast to successfully complete his retrofit of a compact 1960s ‘shoebox’ home for his wife and two children in south London, after years of intermittent progress. The project, in the quiet suburb of Sydenham, London, illustrates how a low energy refurbishment can be effectively executed in stages, een if you may not possess sufficient


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cash ow upfront at the proects outset, and while living the property. Bob and his wife, also an architect, have etended and reconfigured the home to tailor it closely to their family’s requirements, while also upgrading the building to achieve the Passivhaus EnerPHit Standard. If you’re unfamiliar with EnerPHit, it is very similar to Passivhaus, however while the latter applies to new builds, EnerPHit is designed to


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