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SUMMARY:Eco-Renovation for Builders Online - June 2021
DESCRIPTION:Get ahead of the curve and be a part of the green recovery with this unique training course for Greater Manchester builders.\n\n\n Over the last year\, despite the pandemic\, there has been huge demand from householders wanting to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. People Powered Retrofit has had over 180 enquiries\, over 60 clients in Greater Manchester planning their home energy improvements and looking for contractors. Jobs our clients are looking for range between £5\,000 to upwards of £100\,000\, with the average around £45\,000.\n \n \nSo\, we know demand is there\, but we don’t have enough builders to do the work!\n \n \nThis course gives you a starting point for getting into retrofit\, the future of the building industry.\n \n \nLarge companies have to date taken the lion’s share of energy efficiency work in large social housing projects\, but the majority of the UK’s homes are owned privately and will need extensive eco-renovation works done as a part of general improvements and extensions in the coming years. Those homes need your expertise!\n \n\n“The strength of this course is [course tutor] Nick’s depth of experience. You learn from the problems he has solved.” Tim\, Joiner.\n \nRun by experienced retrofit contractor Nick Parsons\, across four online sessions (and a COVID-safe practical session)\, this course will help you…\n \n\nbuild on your existing knowledge and skill.\n\nmeet other small businesses and sole traders in Manchester.\n\nkeep up to date with the latest green building techniques and products.\n\nfind new opportunities in retrofit.\n\n\nWho for\nThis course is for joiners\, general builders\, site managers at small firms who work on any building projects of which Part L applies.\n \nA 25% discount for contractors who work in the Greater Manchester area and 50% discount for group bookings\, suitable for small firms looking to upskill their workforce.\n \n \nThis course is also useful for:\n \n \n\nFor people overseeing building works on site: a first step into specialist eco-renovation/retrofit techniques and considerations to meet new customer requirements from an experienced tutor with on site contracting experience\n\nFor business managers: what you need to know if you’re considering entry into this specialist area\, with fast growing demand and a limited supply chain. Find out what skills you’ll need in your business with this simple to access\, online course.\n\nFor building designers and architects: find out more about building fabric works and construction approaches that will be needed on many homes before thinking about building technology.\n\nFor retrofit consultants: this course gives Retrofit Co-ordinators and Advisors an understanding of how theory translates into the practical reality of a building site.\n\nFor enthusiastic DIY-ers: Learn about eco building considerations and techniques\,  find out what you’re capable of\, and become an informed client to any contractors you might need to help you.\n\nFor community intermediaries: build a supply chain for retrofit in your area; if you have existing supply chain links this course will help them get ready for work; a simple\, replicable course to get people interested; useful for enthusiastic DIYers in your networks/membership\n\n \n\nDates and Times\nThis is a four part course and all parts must be taken together. The practical session is an additional session with limited space. Places are given on a first come first serve basis.  \nOnline sessions:\n \n\nTuesday 15th June\,  5 – 7pm\n\nThursday 17th June\,  5 – 7pm\n\nTuesday 22nd June\,  5 – 7pm\n\nThursday 24th June\,  5 – 7pm\n\n\nPractical session:\n \n\nFriday 25th March 4 – 6pm\n\n\nThis will be a covid safe practical session in Islington Mill\, Salford. Numbers are limited and those working as contractors in Greater Manchester will be prioritised for places. Please select the ‘Register your interest in practical session’ ticket when booking alongside  a standard or discounted ticket. A video recording of the session will be available for those that cannot attend.   \nAttendees must complete all online sessions including end of session quizzes to receive a certificate of attendance.  \nCost\n\nStandard ticket – £129*\n\nGreater Manchester Business discount 25% – £97\n\nGroup discount – Book 1 full price + 50% for every additional booking. Additional bookings must be from the same company.\n\n\n*The previous runs of this course were highly subsidised. The current price more accurately reflects the costs of running the course.\n \n\n\n\nCourse Content\nSession 1 –  Understanding retrofit\, the drivers and approaches \n\nDrivers for retrofit\nBase-line surveys and assessment\nKey Metrics and Measurements\nTaking a Whole House Approach\nIncremental retrofit\n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to… \n\nIdentify the key drivers for retrofit clients and projects\,\nIdentify ‘suitable’ retrofit candidates\,\nRecognise the need for a base-line energy assessment and a whole-house plan\,\nUnderstand the challenges of ‘incremental’ retrofit\,\nIdentify key principles of the ‘whole house’ approach in fabric improvements: thermal bridging\, thermal bypass\, airtightness and moisture management\,\nUnderstand the importance of a ventilation strategy in a retrofitted home\,\nAwareness of impact of fabric improvements on sizing of heating systems. \n\n————- \nSession 2 – Taking airtightness seriously \n\nHeat-loss through air-leakage\nAir-tightness in retrofit\nVentilation\, where and why it is necessary  \n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to… \n\nRecognise common air-leakage points in buildings\,\nUnderstand how to measure airtightness\,\nUnderstand which products are available to achieve high levels of airtightness\,\nUnderstand how to minimise air-leakage around common areas\,\nUnderstand where ventilation is necessary and how to balance heat loss with ventilation needs.\n\n————- \nSession 3 – Insulation – walls and roofs  \n\nFabric heat-loss\nR\, K and U values\nExplore insulation options for walls\, roofs\n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to… \n\nEstablish the usefulness of U values as a tool for assessing building performance\,\nRecognise ‘Lambda’\, Resistance (R) and U values\,\nRecognise ‘vapour-permeable’ and ‘vapour-control’ methods of insulation\,\nState Building Regulations target U values for retrofit and extensions\,\nRecognise the insulation options available for (particularly solid) walls\nState the relative advantages and disadvantages of various insulation methods and materials\,\nRecognise and overcome practical and detailing problems in insulating rooms in the roof\,\n\n————- \n\nSession 4 – Insulation – floors\, windows and doors; thermal bridging and thermal by-pass\n \n\nInsulating ground floors\n\nSelecting and installing doors and windows\n\nIdentifying and understanding thermal bridging and by-pass\n\n\n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will…\n \n\nState the relative advantages and disadvantages of various floor insulation methods and materials\n\nUnderstand statutory requirements re windows and doors\n\nUnderstand how to minimise peripheral heat-loss when installing windows and doors\n\nUnderstand what is meant by thermal bridging and thermal bypass\n\n\n————- \nSession 5 – Practical ‘onsite’ session \n\nDemonstration of managing airtightness in loft eaves \nDemonstration of dealing with tricky junctions in Internal Wall Insulation and External Wall Insulation\nHandle and apply specialist materials including: airtightness products\, wood fibre insulation\, EPS insulation\, lime rendering\, lime plastering.\n\nBy the end of this session\, participants will… \n\nGain practical experience of using specialist materials to install airtightness and insulation measures on walls\, roofs and floor/ceiling junctions.\n\n\n\n\nCourse Tutor\nNick Parsons \n“Nick is a fountain of retrofit knowledge.” – course participant 2019 \nNick has a wealth of experience in energy-efficient sustainable building and renewable energy having worked in the industry for 25 years. Nick is the lead tutor on the Eco-Refurbishment course at the Centre for Alternative Technology. For 10 years from 2000 – 2010 he ran a community-sector project in Sheffield promoting and demonstrating all aspects of sustainable building\, based in an eco-refurbished terraced house\, before going freelance in December 2010. \n\n\nThis course is run by People Powered Retrofit\, a Greater Manchester-based home retrofit service.
URL:https://carbon.coop/event/eco-renovation-for-builders-online-june-2021/
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SUMMARY:Net Zero for 2038 - the role for Community Energy in Greater Manchester
DESCRIPTION:How we can we drive community action across Greater Manchester to achieve Net Zero in 2038? A Community Energy Fortnight Event #WeThePower\n\n\nAbout this event\nA Community Energy London/Community Energy England/Carbon Co-op event \nManchester has a growing number of community groups involved in the delivery of local sustainable energy projects. These groups are part of the 400 groups nationally within the community energy sector working in their neighbourhoods to reduce emissions and support households with their energy bills. \nA growing number of cities – such as Oxford\, Bristol\, London – have active community energy programmes in place which are supporting groups deliver renewable energy\, energy efficiency and energy advice project to their local communities.  \nThis event will look to highlight work already underway in the Greater Manchester area and examine routes to boost community energy activity over the coming decade and set Manchester on the right trajectory to to achieve its Net Zero by 2038. \nAGENDA \nSession 1: The need for greater community action in the climate crisis\n10am. Welcome Chair (Syed Ahmed\, Chair\, Community Energy London (CEL) \n\nAndy Burnham\, Mayor\, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) [TBC Invited]\nKate Gilmartin\, Rural Community Energy Fund North West \nCllr Abdul Jabbar MBE\, Cabinet Member – Finance and Low Carbon\, Deputy Leader\, Oldham Council\nEmma Bridge\, CEO\, Community Energy England\nHelen Seagrave\, Electricity North West\n\nQ&A \nSession 2: Community Energy in Action 11am Chair Syed Ahmed\n\nJonathan Atkinson\, Director\, People Powered Retrofit and Carbon Co-op\nKate Eldridge\, Director\, Greater Manchester Community Renewables\nPhil Barwood\, Prospects Foundation\, Accrington\nTanuja Pandit\, Power Up North London (PUNL)\n\nQ&A \n12pm Close \n#WeThePower #CommEnergyManchester \n \nBackground\nThe UK has a 2050 Net Zero target in place and Greater Manchester has a more ambitious trajectory of achieving this goal by 2038. The Committee on Climate Change has highlighted the significant role that the public will need to play in helping achieve these targets. The shift to new heating technologies (heat pumps/heat networks)\, electric vehicles\, increased use of public transport\, and even dietary choices will all need public acceptance. \nCommunity –led energy projects can not only play an important role in bringing forward these new energy solutions\, but community groups are also trusted intermediaries better able to ‘hand hold’ households as these technologies are rolled across streets and neighbourhoods. \nA Client Earth survey of August 2018 found that “Almost three quarters of consumers would be interested in joining a community energy scheme if the government made it easier”. \nCover photo: St John’s Sunshine solar PV project\, Old Trafford \nBelow: Oldham Community Power
URL:https://carbon.coop/event/net-zero-for-2038-the-role-for-community-energy-in-greater-manchester/
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SUMMARY:Heat Pumps with Florence Collier
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to be joined by Florence Collier from Humbletee for an ‘Ask the Expert’ retrofit construction webinar.\n\n\n\nFlorence is a mechanical services engineer by training\, and a certified Passivhaus designer. She has advised architects and clients on how to reduce energy demand in buildings and at a larger scale masterplan level\, how to use energy efficiently in the buildings themselves (all sectors) and renewable technologies\, as well as broader aspects of sustainability\, such as wellbeing\, social value\, acoustics\, water conservation and green  infrastructure\, for example – whether through recognized protocols such as LEED\, BREEAM and WELL\, or using a holistic design approach.\n \n\nFlorence regularly runs webinars on heat pumps for Carbon Co-op and works as an energy consultant.\n \n\nFlorence will give a 10 – 15 minute introduction to her experience in the sector leaving us with 45 minutes for a Q&A and discussion. Please be aware that Florence cannot give advice on specific aspects of your building project (this isn’t a free consultation) but she can help you understand key principles and widen your understanding of heat pumps.\n \nThis event is for main contractors\, general builders\, joiners\, designers\, architects and consultants keen to deepen their knowledge around retrofit.  \nThis is the fourth in a series of retrofit construction webinars with top industry experts on topics ranging from airtightness to heat pumps\, sustainable building materials to insulation. It will be a chance for you to get your questions answered and meet other construction professionals.  \nOther events in the Ask the Expert Retrofit Construction series: \n\nWednesday 31st March 2021 – Airtightness with Paul Jennings\nWednesday 28th April 2021 – Solid Wall Insulation with Nick Parsons  \nWednesday 26th May 2021 – Sustainable Building Products with Neil Turner\, Ecological Building Systems\nWednesday 23rd June 2021 – Heat Pumps with Florence Collier\n\nSee recordings of previous sessions and others here. \n\n\n\nAbout us \nThis event is a part of People Powered Retrofit supply chain development work. We support businesses to connect with people keen to retrofit their homes. To find out more visit www.retrofit.coop.   \nIf you are a contractor\, consultant\, or a building professional register your interest in People Powered Retrofit here.
URL:https://carbon.coop/event/heat-pumps-with-florence-collier/
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