Facilitated by Robert Prewett, prewett bizley architects and Fran Bradshaw, Anne Thorne Architects. This workshop focuses on the key principles of delivering a successful retrofit project:

• Carbon awareness and understanding the carbon profile of a house
• The fabric first approach
• Thermal comfort, approach to thermal bridges and airtightness
• Costs: Identifying optimum initiatives depending on budget
• Air tightness, ventilation and moisture
• Avoiding pitfalls: building defects, mould, underperformance and poor internal comfort.
• Whole house approach – case studies