Retrofitting Historic Homes

NOW RECORDING AVAILABLE!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ugO97EqwFE 

Annie Naughton, our Certified Passive House Deisgner, will be giving a talk on Retrofitting Historic Homes, as part of Cambridge Carbon Footprint's Open Eco Homes talks and tours this autumn.

The talk will give an introduction to the key principles you need to consider when retrofitting older buildings, information about the regulatory environment, as well as practical examples of solutions. 

the agenda:

• Priorities, planning, phasing etc.
• Regulatory Environment
• Heritage Value – status of building, removable interventions, protecting fabric
• Breathability
• Airtightness
• Tech – renewables, heat pumps, MVHR
• Enerphit
• Examples of solutions – walls, floors, roofs, windows

Our expert panel on this talk:

- Annie Naughton from Keystone Architecture and Design, 

- Paul Robertshaw – Local Authority Conservation Officer,

- James Chesher and Hans Haughton – Local Authority Building Control Inspectors

- Madeleine Foster from the Council’s environment team,

- and James Rixon from the Cambridge Retrofit Hub.