PAS 2035 Retrofit assessment

Our Retrofit Assessors are accredited with both Elmhurst Energy and ECMK and are qualified PAS 2035 Level 3 Retrofit Assessors who are competent and experienced having undertaken hundreds of assessments for local councils.  We are also qualified ABBE Level 3 in Energy Efficiency for Older and Traditional buildings.

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Our retrofit assessor will undertake an assessment of your home and suggest the best way forward. If you book one to do a retrofit assessment of your house, this will cost between £150 and £300 depending on location and the size/nature of your home. We will produce a report comprising:

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• an energy report, setting out the current energy use of the property.

• a condition survey, that looks at any issues with the fabric of the building.

• an occupancy assessment that looks at how much and when you use energy in your home.

 

This is then lodged onto the Trustmark Data Warehouse where Retrofit Coordinators and other stakeholders access the data to progress retrofit projects.

Whole-house approach

We understand that the best way to tackle retrofitting energy-efficiency measures is using a whole-house and fabric-first approach. The former means taking a holistic view of the building, the work you want to do, and how it will be ventilated, in preference to the piecemeal application of individual energy-saving measures. The latter involves making sure the structure of the building is sound before starting work and implementing basic energy-saving good practices at the start, such as changing to low-energy bulbs, installing a smart meter, etc.

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PAS 2035

As well as designing these important new green jobs, the government has helped set out standards for retrofitting work. The standards governing retrofitting in private homes are called PAS 2035 Specification for the energy retrofit of domestic buildings. These standards were felt necessary because this is a relatively new industry, and installing things like insulation into old homes can be a tricky, complicated business.

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Getting the work done

If you decide to take the recommendations further and get the work done, you should find installers who will work to the PAS 2035 standard. You will need to employ a retrofit coordinator to project manage the works and ensure they come up to standard.