UK&I Energy-Efficient homes and retrofit: identifying opportunities, defects and risks

Overview

Improving the energy efficiency of the UK's housing stock is creating new considerations for residential surveyors. As homeowners invest in insulation, glazing, heating systems, renewable technologies and other retrofit measures, surveyors increasingly encounter properties where energy-efficiency interventions have altered the building's fabric and performance.

This webinar will explore what makes a home energy efficient and how retrofit measures interact with the building as a whole. It will examine the potential unintended consequences of poorly designed or installed measures, including damp, mould, condensation, inadequate ventilation and thermal bridging. Delegates will also consider what residential surveyors should look for when inspecting existing or recently retrofitted properties, when further investigation may be appropriate and how retrofit-related observations can be communicated clearly within survey reports.

Learning outcomes