Learn to review and provide assurance for retrofit designs by cross-referencing theoretical designs with site realities, ensuring repairs and constraints are addressed before installation.
This course teaches you to review and provide assurance for retrofit designs by cross-referencing theoretical plans with site realities, ensuring compliance before installation begins. It focuses on managing critical building physics and safety risks, specifically thermal bridging, airtightness, and ventilation strategies to prevent moisture and overheating. You will also evaluate your role in reviewing design packages to ensure all mandatory content is present to protect the client's interests.
Retrofit Coordinator, Design Baseline, Pre-installation Building Inspection (PIBI), Thermal Bridging, fRsi, Airtightness Strategy, Ventilation Assessment, BBA Certification, System Heat Capacity, Handover Pack, PAS 2035 Compliance.
This lesson teaches you to interrogate the 'design baseline' by verifying that the designer's scope and compliance data match the physical reality of the site. You will learn to cross-reference the pre-installation building inspection (PIBI) with the design to ensure repairs and constraints, such as conservation areas or access limitations, are addressed. The outcome is the ability to validate the design evidence against the property's condition and enforce the correct repair sequence before energy measures are installed
Here, you will focus on the specific design requirements for thermal bridging, measure interactions, and ventilation to maintain air quality and safety. You will learn to verify that property-specific construction details are included, ensuring critical temperature factors are met to prevent condensation and mould. The outcome is the ability to audit the design for mandatory safety details, such as shading for overheating and specific airtightness strategies, preventing performance gaps.
This lesson focuses on verifying that the specified materials, products, and systems meet required performance standards and certifications like BBA or MCS. You will learn to check system sizing, such as heat pump capacity and coefficients of performance, and ensure the handover pack contains all necessary warranties and manuals. The outcome is the ability to ensure the design provides a clear, enforceable instruction manual for the project and secures valid guarantees for the client
