Passive House Retrofit Details

Case Studies in North American Climates
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-50849-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

As we grapple with the climate crisis, experts have projected a need for several million deep energy retrofits on buildings in the U.S. and Canada prior to 2050. Passive House Retrofit Details will equip architects with information critical to understanding and undertaking these complex projects.

This book presents 26 case studies of successful retrofit projects in North America, focusing on key technical details and lessons learned during the retrofit process. Projects showcase a range of retrofit strategies for common building types, including urban brownstones, brick rowhouses, wood-frame triple-deckers, multifamily towers, and suburban ranch homes. Case studies from diverse cities and climates, including New York, Boston, Toronto, San Francisco, and Calgary, are examined using full-page illustrations of architectural details, technical descriptions, and narratives exploring the unique concerns and challenges of each project such as constructability, phasing, financing, and preservation. A roundtable discussion with leading practitioners explores the challenges and opportunities of Passive House retrofits and identifies the measures and innovations needed to advance this work at scale.

This book will be a crucial resource for architects working on retrofit projects and upper-level students of architecture, construction and building science.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brainard, Gabrielle

Wilson, Nina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Wohngebäude
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Why Retrofit?  Part 1: Understanding Retrofits  1. Retrofit Context and Considerations 2. Retrofit Principles and Practices  Part 2: Retrofit Case Studies  3. Pre-1950 Masonry 3.1. Carroll Gardens Passive House 3.2. King's Block 3.3. Tiny Queens Passive House 3.4. The Compound Rowhomes 3.5. Flatbush Apartment Retrofit 3.6. Bank Lofts 3.7. West Woodlawn Two-Flat 3.8. Citylight Church 3.9. Passive House Office 3.10 Rubin Hall 4. Pre-1950 Wood Frame 4.1. Falkland Street Retrofit 4.2. Ditmas Park Victorian 4.3. Wallace Street Passive House 4.4. 17th Street Passive House 4.5. Ravenswood Retrofit 4.6. Boston Triple Decker 4.7. The Alcove Workspace 5. Post-1950 5.1. Sunnyvale Bungalow 5.2. Silicon Valley Mid-Century Modern 5.3. Calgary Larsen Truss Retrofit 5.4. Gateway Ranch House 5.5. Hemp House 5.6. Hotel Marcel 5.7. Ken Soble Tower 5.8. Syracuse Integrated Overclad + Pod 5.9. East 79th Street Rainscreen 6. The Present and Future of Retrofits: A Roundtable Discussion

Über Autor(innen)

Gabrielle Brainard is an architect specializing in the design of high-performance enclosures for new and existing buildings. She is skilled in the application of building science principles to create comfortable, durable, and energy-efficient buildings. Gabrielle is an Associate Principal at Skidmore Owings & Merrill in New York. She teaches façade design at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and is a trainer for The Passive House Network.

Nina Wilson is an architectural scientist and Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. She leads interdisciplinary research in the development of novel building enclosure technologies, demonstration and testing of deep energy retrofit approaches, integration of active flow control systems, and the design and deployment of low-carbon biomaterial systems for new construction and retrofit applications.