Your Name:
Email Address:
Phone:
May we contact you about your entry in the future? No
If yes, which contact method do you prefer?
Your building company:
Your builder's name:
Your architecture firm:
Your architect's name:
Passive building consultant:
Street address of the retrofit:
Town or city:
State or province:
Original construction year:
Year when passive building work was or will be completed:
Lot type:
Type of structure:
Building use type:
Brief description of the retrofit project:
Why did you choose to do a whole, partial, or phased retrofit?
Total area of the structure (in square feet):
Total renovated area of the retrofit project (in square feet) :
Date when the project began or is expected to begin (enter "01" for the day if you only know the month and year):
How many months did the renovation take? If ongoing, how many months is the renovation expected to take? :
What were the main goals of the retrofit? Were these goals driven by you, a client or both? :
Were people living in the building during renovation?
Was this a registered historic building?
Did you use historic tax credits?
Passive house certified?
If certified by another group, please list the organization:
Air tightness (ACH) before renovation:
Air tightness (ACH) after renovation:
Total annual electricity costs before renovation (in dollars):
Total annual electricity costs after renovation (in dollars):
Total annual electricity usage before renovation (in kWh):
Total annual electricity usage after renovation (in kWh):
Total annual heat costs before renovation (in dollars):
Total annual heat costs after renovation (in dollars):
Total annual heat usage before renovation (in kBtu) :
Total annual heat usage after renovation (in kBtu) :
Heat source(s) before renovation:
Heat source(s) after renovation:
Annual hot water cost before renovation (in dollars):
Annual hot water cost after renovation (in dollars):
Hot water system before renovation:
Hot water system after renovation:
Annual hot water energy usage before renovation (in kWh):
Annual hot water energy usage after renovation (in kWh):
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of the structure before renovation:
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of the structure after renovation:
Is the retrofit now using renewable energy sources?
If using renewable energy, please describe the type, kWh generation and any other system specs:
Were/are any passive house certified materials used?
Please describe your reasoning in using certified or non-certified materials:
Door type before renovation:
Door type after renovation:
U-value of doors before renovation:
U-value of doors after renovation:
Please describe any methods you're using for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to doors:
Window type before renovation:
Window type after renovation:
U-value of windows before renovation:
Please describe any methods you're using for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to windows:
Please give this assembly a name (label), if you are entering multiple assemblies:
List all materials in the wall assembly before renovation (please list from outside to inside):
List all materials in the wall assembly after renovation (please list from outside to inside):
R-value of wall assemblies before renovation:
R-value of wall assemblies after renovation:
Please describe methods for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to the wall assembly, e.g. materials used and construction:
Do you have another assembly to add?
Please give this assembly a name (label), if you are entering multiple assemblies:
List all materials in the wall assembly before renovation (please list from outside to inside):
List all materials in the wall assembly after renovation (please list from outside to inside) Copy:
R-value of wall assemblies before renovation:
R-value of wall assemblies after renovation:
Please describe methods for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to the wall assembly, e.g. materials used and construction:
Do you have another assembly to add?
Please give this assembly a name (label), if you are entering multiple assemblies:
List all materials in the wall assembly before renovation (please list from outside to inside):
List all materials in the wall assembly after renovation (please list from outside to inside):
R-value of wall assemblies before renovation:
R-value of wall assemblies after renovation:
Please describe methods for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to the wall assembly, e.g. materials used and construction:
Materials in the roof assemblies before renovation:
Materials in the roof assembly after renovation:
R-value of roof assemblies before renovation:
R-value of roof assemblies after renovation:
Please describe methods for controlling thermal bridging, water, vapor and air movement related to the roof assembly, e.g., materials and construction:
Construction makeup of the foundation and ground water/vapor management systems before renovation:
Construction makeup of the foundation and ground water/vapor management systems after renovation:
R-value of foundation and ground water/vapor management systems before renovation:
R-value of foundation and ground water/vapor management systems after renovation:
Please describe any methods for controlling heat, water, vapor, and air movement related to the foundation and ground water/vapor management systems:
Ventilation strategy (type and number of ERV or HRV) before renovation:
Ventilation strategy (type and number of ERV or HRV) after renovation:
If any make-up air systems were used, please describe:
Please describe any thermal bridging issues before renovation:
Please describe strategies to mitigate thermal bridging after the renovation:
Please describe any moisture issues before renovation:
Please describe the moisture control strategy after renovation:
What rough percentage (0 - 100) of the wall assemblies have thermal bridges after renovation?
On a scale of 1 to 10, what was the perceived comfort of the structure before renovation?
On a scale of 1 to 10, what is the perceived comfort of the structure after renovation?
What was the total cost, or estimated cost, of design for the retrofit project (in dollars)?
Total construction cost per square foot, or estimated cost, for the project (in dollars):
Total door cost (in dollars):
Total windows cost (in dollars):
Total wall assembly cost (in dollars):
Total roofing cost (in dollars):
Total foundation cost (in dollars):
Total ventilation cost (in dollars):
Roughly what percentage (0 - 100) of the project was financed?
If you calculated it, what was the energy return on investment, i.e. the EROI (in dollars)?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you take the EROI into consideration before starting the project (if it was calculated)?
What is the expected life of this retrofit (in years)?
If you do another retrofit, what would you do differently?
What do you wish you knew before starting the project?
Any other relevant info or data that we didn’t ask about?
Financing:
Local regulations and rules:
Technical challenges:
Procuring materials:
Working with your builder and/or architect:
What would you say was the most successful part of the process?
