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This 1 hour CPD seminar introduces the design and construction principles, processes and practices of low energy whole house retrofit. The seminar covers:
- Introduction
- Why retrofit? UK housing sector in context
- Typical domestic energy use & heat loss patterns
- Hard to treat homes: solid wall, off-gas & historic housing
- Whole house approach: space & water heating, lighting & electrical appliances
- EnerPhit standard: Passivhaus standard in existing houses
- Insulation: materials, systems & techniques
- Reducing thermal bridging
- Airtightness detailing
- Efficient services & onsite renewables
- Reducing water demand
- Bringing it all together
- Project finances: VAT
- Retrofit case studies