When restoring and maintaining traditional and historic properties, people need special skills and knowledge. During our Traditional Buildings Training sessions, we teach you how to protect the beauty and structure of heritage buildings, while also improving their energy saving capabilities. Our training allows you to respond to both listed building renovations and dedicated study of traditional walls with care and expertise.
Old buildings have a lot of personality, but it takes care to keep their history safe. With our traditional conservation training, you gain knowledge that helps you balance saving the past with new modern requirements.
Learn about the skills needed to save historic property and handle energy efficiency. Gain skills in timeless repair methods, green renovations and practicing positive regulation and compliance for buildings.
Learning the various materials and techniques used in the past
Discover solutions for reducing energy use in old buildings without harming any of its unique details. Choose delicate insulation, watch ventilation and protect the materials when boosting the energy efficiency of buildings.
Be able to judge the quality of stone and timber-frame methods of building. Recognize potential water damage, identify the signs of decay and advise on correct conservation strategies for each site.
Learn about the rules and facts related to retrofitting listed buildings. Understand what consenting to a project means, what materials are allowed and how to enhance energy without damaging the site’s heritage.
Our training gives you a mix of learning from books and practical experience to use what you learn at work. No matter whether you restore your timber frame or conserve age-old stone, we explain the correct methods to you.
Get trained in timber frame repairs, lime mortar application and environmentally-friendly renovations to upgrade energy efficiency on older buildings without changing their construction fundamentals.
Learn how to retrofit heritage properties with breathable materials and moisture control techniques that protect original fabric while improving energy performance and meeting conservation standards.
Build the ability to look closely at energy usage, pinpoint how heat may escape and outline retrofits that meet modern standards but still save the building’s special features.
Call now to join the ECO4 scheme and learn how we can improve your home energy efficiency while lowering your utility costs. Reach out to Contact Compliant Retrofits right now to access their ECO4 scheme expert s upport. Your assigned consultant will lead you through the eligibility check before securing grants to offer personalized recommendations about energy-saving solutions for your house. With our help you can obtain both sustainable and cost-effective retrofit solutions for your needs.
You need to value the building’s important heritage and also use your knowledge and experience when working on it. We show you how to handle retrofit jobs that are up to code and raise the performance of the building.
Get familiar with laws on cultural heritage, basic building techniques and how best to carry out energy improvements on listed buildings.
Learn the policies for changing listed buildings, the kind of work permitted and how to work with conservation officers to prevent common problems while complying with the law.
It’s important to know when you must have consent.
Acquire skills to fix and strengthen old timber and masonry safely, so that repairs stay true to the building’s original style and won’t leak moisture.
Breathability and flexibility in lime mortar are important reasons it is used in historic and old buildings.
Yes, when you focus on the building’s original material and use methods to manage moisture.
Lawful permission, setting material requirements and reconciling historic appeal with upgrades are major problems.
Heritage conservation tries to save old materials and traditional techniques, unlike modern retrofit which often uses current processes and relevant materials.
Even if it is not always required, participating in heritage building retrofit training greatly helps with your knowledge and meeting regulations.
