Heritage Protection · Nationwide
Renovation of Listed Buildings
Energy Efficiency with Deep Respect for Historical Structures
Renovating listed or heritage-protected historical buildings demands a delicate synthesis of energy optimization and the uncompromising preservation of historical substance. Technical measures must be meticulously tailored to satisfy both architectural aesthetics and stringent monument preservation laws.
Unique Challenges in Heritage Preservation:
- Strict limitations on exterior facade insulation, window alterations, and roof changes.
- Direct coordination and approval negotiation with municipal heritage authorities (Denkmalschutzbehörden).
- Selection of vapor-permeable, capillary-active interior insulation materials and reversible fixing methods.
- Dynamic hygrothermal modeling (WUFI) to preclude moisture traps behind historic wood framing or stone.
Scope of Services:
Detailed Heritage Energy Audit: Precise inventory and thermal modeling of historic building assemblies.
Preservation-Friendly Concept: Capillary-active interior insulation and non-invasive building service integration.
Specialized iSFP for Monuments: Tailored Individual Renovation Roadmap compliant with Denkmal regulations.
Authority Coordination & Subsidies: Navigating special heritage funding tiers under BEG and tax allowances (§7i, §10f EStG).
With over a decade of scientific research at TU Munich and extensive field experience across Germany, Dr.-Ing. Alexander Peikos provides heritage building owners with the highest level of building physics confidence.