Climate facade

Ventilation and fresh air are key features when we renovate and seal our buildings. New windows, ventilation, additional insulation, and an upgrade of the heating system are typical instruments used to future-proof the buildings, components that each solve a problem, and, when they are combined, can be very powerful.

When we implement new components into old and often historical buildings, we often have to compromise architecture, indoor climate conditions, quality of the materials, environmental considerations, and space requirements. This is because retrofitting  historical building is about finding the balance in preserving exiting valuable architecture and improving energy performance and indoor comfort.

Conventional components are designed to improve comfort and the indoor climate, but they take up space, require extensive ducts, cause noise inconvenience, and often causes neglect regarding the users possibilities to customize and cater to individual needs and wishes.

Components is being dimensioned from an average and based on the expected climate, weather, and user behaviour, while the reality is that our climate varies throughout the year in temperature, relative humidity, and amount of daylight, and there are also different types of users, who all have individual needs.

This project combines insulation of critical parts of the buildings with an effective, integrated source of heat that also contributes to controlled, preheated ventilated air. The technique is simple, does not use electricity, and does not clash with the architectural qualities of historical buildings.