The planning phase is where all the important decisions are made before any deep renovation project is executed. outPHit is supporting building owners in this regard with its newly released Decision Support Tool.
web-based tool
The web-based tool guides energy-efficient renovation, allowing for a comparison of various retrofit concepts as they apply to the building in question.
This makes it easier for those involved in the construction process to find a suitable retrofit concept for their building at the start of the planning phase. The Decision Support Tool is now available in English, free of charge.
energy-efficient renovation
The outPHit project partners have developed the Decision Support Tool in addition to guidelines and tools
In an energy-efficient renovation, the individual renovation steps must be well coordinated so that energy consumption is significantly lower later on and living comfort is noticeably higher. The outPHit project partners have developed the Decision Support Tool in addition to guidelines and tools on various aspects of energy efficiency in renovation to support those wishing to renovate with an overview of the possible approaches.
This provides owners as well as architects and planning experts with an initial overview of possible refurbishment approaches for the building in question during the initial planning phase.
Providing orientation
"With the variety of options for energy-efficient retrofits, those involved are often spoilt for choice. This is precisely where the Decision Support Tool comes into play, as it presents possible directions for the specific building right from the start. This makes it easier to decide on the next steps in the renovation process," explains the Passive House Institute’s Jan Steiger, project coordinator of outPHit.
“Highly efficient components also used in building modernization make it possible to achieve the EnerPHit standard, the efficiency standard for renovations with Passive House components," Steiger continues.
A solid foundation
The tool only requires very general and easy-to-access information about the building such as construction year, basic floor plan, orientation, and construction method. Users can also indicate the importance of energy efficiency, sustainability, and costs within the framework of the renovation project.
The Decision Support Tool then presents various conceptual solutions for energy improvements and their respective effects as well as further information on high energy efficiency. The tool’s results thus provide a basis for further planning with energy consulting experts.
Free to use
The Decision Support Tool is available free of charge on the outPHit website and in the Passive House Institute's Passipedia knowledge database.