Retrofit

Retro­fit refers to the process of mak­ing mod­i­fi­ca­tions or improve­ments to an exist­ing build­ing or struc­ture to enhance its ener­gy effi­cien­cy, per­for­mance, or over­all func­tion­al­i­ty. This can involve a vari­ety of meth­ods, such as:

• Adding or improv­ing insu­la­tion in walls, floors, and roofs reduces heat loss and improves ener­gy efficiency.
• Upgrad­ing win­dows to dou­ble or triple glaz­ing improves ther­mal per­for­mance and reduces heat transfer.
• Replac­ing or upgrad­ing inef­fi­cient heat­ing, ven­ti­la­tion, and air con­di­tion­ing (HVAC) sys­tems with more ener­gy-effi­cient alternatives.
• Swap­ping out­dat­ed light­ing fix­tures for ener­gy-effi­cient LED or CFL bulbs and incor­po­rat­ing smart light­ing controls.
• Inte­grat­ing renew­able ener­gy sources, such as solar pan­els or wind tur­bines, into the building’s ener­gy supply.
• Installing low-flow fix­tures, rain­wa­ter har­vest­ing sys­tems, or grey­wa­ter recy­cling sys­tems to reduce water consumption.
• Imple­ment­ing advanced build­ing man­age­ment sys­tems (BMS) to opti­mise ener­gy use and improve over­all build­ing performance.

There are 27 mil­lion homes in the UK, and the major­i­ty will need retro­fitting to meet the government’s car­bon reduc­tion tar­gets. By prop­er­ly insu­lat­ing homes, intro­duc­ing green­er heat­ing solu­tions, and imple­ment­ing renew­able ener­gy sources such as solar pan­els or heat pumps, we can make a sig­nif­i­cant impact on CO2 emis­sions. With thou­sands of career oppor­tu­ni­ties in the retro­fit sec­tor, now is the per­fect time to join this fast-grow­ing industry.

Our Retro­fit cours­es will be deliv­ered from Stam­ford Col­lege, with a num­ber of class­room class­es and option­al remote class­es, depend­ing on the course and lev­el. More infor­ma­tion can be found on course pages.

Our Retro­fit cours­es cater to var­i­ous roles with­in the sec­tor, includ­ing trades such as plas­ter­ing, join­ery, car­pen­try, ren­der­ing, heat pump instal­la­tion, and solar pan­el instal­la­tion. Pro­fes­sion­als in retro­fit advi­so­ry, assess­ment, coor­di­na­tion, and design will also ben­e­fit from our pro­grams. In addi­tion, job roles in social hous­ing, such as Ten­ant Liai­son Offi­cers, Asset Man­agers, and Ener­gy and Sus­tain­abil­i­ty Offi­cers, can great­ly ben­e­fit from our Retro­fit qualifications.

The UK gov­ern­ment is invest­ing heav­i­ly in retro­fit projects through schemes like the Ener­gy Com­pa­ny Oblig­a­tion (ECO), Local Author­i­ty Deliv­ery (LAD) scheme, and the Social Hous­ing Decar­bon­i­sa­tion Fund, amount­ing to around £2 bil­lion per year. Employ­ers in the retro­fit sec­tor include local author­i­ties, hous­ing asso­ci­a­tions, installers, ener­gy com­pa­nies, con­trac­tors, and sub-con­trac­tors, with many indi­vid­u­als choos­ing to become self-employed or start their own businesses.

As the UK strives to reduce car­bon emis­sions, Retro­fit Advi­sors will play a key role in improv­ing ener­gy effi­cien­cy and retro­fitting the country’s 27 mil­lion homes. Retro­fit Advi­sors pro­vide inde­pen­dent advice to home­own­ers and res­i­dents, help­ing them under­stand retrofit’s impact on their prop­er­ties. Often the first point of con­tact for res­i­dents, Retro­fit Advi­sors sup­port and advise through­out the retro­fit project and liaise with asses­sors, coor­di­na­tors, design­ers, and installers to ensure every­thing goes smoothly.