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Energy Efficiency Measures in Older & Traditional Buildings (Level 3)


NOCN (Level 3) Energy Efficiency Measures in Older & Traditional Buildings

fully-funded* or £450 (plus VAT) per person for a 3-day course

Venue: Green Skills Academy, 373 Trafford Park Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1AN
(What3Words location: ///live.total.calm)

Tuesdays & Thursdays (10am - 5pm)

(9.30am arrival/networking for a prompt start at 10am)


There are 6.5 million traditional (pre-1919) buildings in England, Scotland and Wales, which is approximately 20-30 per cent of all buildings in Great Britain.

​This is the perfect course to lean how to retrofit a huge number of homes and is a qualification that will lead to becoming a Retrofit Assessor, Designer or Evaluator (https://cms.trustmark.org.uk/media/ja0hyidk/pas2035-roles-and-qualifications-v13.pdf).

In our presentation we'll cover the following topics:

​why retrofit

  • a changing world

  • why we need to retrofit our homes

  • what is a sustainable home…?

  • older & traditional buildings

the importance of “fabric first”

  • embodied carbon - natural & recycled materials 

  • fabric first: insulation, airtightness & moisture control

  • energy, heating & cooling

  • other “active” systems

the next steps & developing a plan

  • standards & requirements

  • assess, evaluate & plan

  • further help & resources

  • Level 3 tests

There will be 3 x 20 minute multiple choice tests on the final day for the Level 3 Qualification. 

who is this for...?​
 

  1. designers & consultants (such as architects, surveyors, engineers and project managers) who are keen to find out more about the huge opportunities in low-carbon domestic retrofit
     

  2. builders & installers who are starting to recognise that we need to offer new specialist services for low-energy home improvement
     

  3. teachers in schools, colleges and universities who would like to keep up-to-date with modern materials and practices and can encourage the next generation to enter this incredibly exciting and fast-growing industry 
     

  4. manufacturers & suppliers who are keen to learn how to support this huge growth sector
     

  5. young people & students who would like to discover how exciting a career in modern construction can be...!

* fully funded places..

To be eligible for the course to be fully-funded, the learner must be age 19+, live in a Greater Manchester postcode and earn less than £31,200 (before tax) per annum. There is some additional criteria based on existing qualifications but this will be checked upon registering.

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21 August

Introducing Home Retrofit