On this podcast, your host, chartered surveyor, industry coach and mentor, Marion Ellis chats with John Edwards about the complexity of retrofitting and the problems with current standards on retrofit and energy efficiency.
Professor John Edwards is a practitioner, researcher and educator working in property and construction with specialisms in building pathology, energy efficiency and dealing with older and historic buildings. John is an author and a co-author of many standards on historic buildings and retrofits. He is also a Director at Edwards Harts Consultants and Professor of Practice at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
In this episode, they cover various topics, including:
👉 What is retrofit?
👉 The complexity of retrofitting
👉 The problems with current standards and documents on retrofit and energy efficiency
👉 How surveyors can apply knowledge on retrofits in their work
👉 How to improve the process of producing standards and documents for built environment
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Resources:
John’s 2-day course in the Energy Efficiency & Retrofit of Traditional Buildings
Ready for Net Zero Growth - Cranfield School of Management
BEIS - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
BRE - Building Research Establishment