In this interview, Jonathan Dixon talks about his housing journey, from a South London terrace to a Californian bungalow. This move led him to appreciate the challenges of keeping homes warm or cool. After experiencing Passivhaus principles in a colleague's retrofit project, he decided to undertake a deep retrofit himself. The key point of the retrofit was incorporating a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system and adopting home automation with a Loxone mini server.
Despite the pandemic's onset, he used the lockdown to experiment with the technology, ensuring compatibility with various components. Jonathan addressed construction challenges, opting for a cross wall construction method for improved insulation. The retrofit focused mainly on enhancing energy efficiency.
