Enterprise, innovation and education...
• 30 years in engineering• Founded Eco-Energy (NI) Ltd 2006• MSc thesis at UUJ - Retrofitting existing dwellings to reduce
CO2 by 80%• Technology Strategy Board Retrofit for the Future• PhD research student at UUJ - Establishing a hierarchy of
retrofit solutions
UK Retrofit driver
• 2008 Climate Change Act - legally binding target of an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and five other greenhouse gases by 2050
• To meet target - 12,600 UK whole-house 80% retrofits per week until 2050
• UK market £200bn - £600bn over next 40 years
Belfast project house Pre retrofit Post retrofit
Retrofit design guidance
Why retrofit?
PHPP Sensitivity analysis
LZC CO2 reduction
Insulation levels
Induced structural decay
Roof cassette assembly
Airtightness - 0.3 ach
Mixed mode ventilation
Clothes drying cabinet
Space heating and DHW
Controls and interlocks
Daylighting
Monitoring
Solid wall temp/moisture monitoring
Indoor climate
Energy costs
Process flow
Retrofit hierarchy
First ACTIVE HOUSE retrofit in Europe