Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Introduction
Course overview
A large share of construction activity involves existing buildings: upgrading offices, converting industrial buildings to new uses, improving energy performance, strengthening structures and adapting heritage assets. Working with existing fabric brings uncertainty about hidden conditions, structural capacity, hazardous materials and services, and often requires work while buildings remain occupied.
This Retrofit and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings training course provides a structured approach to planning and delivering refurbishment projects. Participants learn how to survey and assess existing buildings, identify structural, fire and hazardous material risks, plan energy retrofit measures, manage design and approvals for alterations, work safely in occupied buildings and control cost and programme uncertainty.
The course highlights the growing importance of retrofit for decarbonising the existing building stock.