Welcome to Talking Conservation, where we talk about all things related to our built heritage. Whether you own an historic building, are responsible for a heritage site, or are a professional consultant, contractor, or simply interested - this is the place to find out more.
We discuss various matters and conduct interviews with a wide range of people involved with our heritage in some way. This includes architects, surveyors, archaeologists, conservation officers, contractors, conservators, historians ... the list goes on.
We are interested in and talk about any aspect of heritage; not only listed buildings, but all older and traditionally constructed buildings and anything that could be considered a heritage site.
Stephen's Heritage Conservation Community information can be found here: https://beconservation.com/heritage-conservation-community
Rich's platform putting owners in touch with consultants can be found here: https://expertible.com/
Welcome to Talking Conservation, where we talk about all things related to our built heritage. Whether you own an historic building, are responsible for a heritage site, or are a professional consultant, contractor, or simply interested - this is the place to find out more.
We discuss various matters and conduct interviews with a wide range of people involved with our heritage in some way. This includes architects, surveyors, archaeologists, conservation officers, contractors, conservators, historians ... the list goes on.
We are interested in and talk about any aspect of heritage; not only listed buildings, but all older and traditionally constructed buildings and anything that could be considered a heritage site.
Stephen's Heritage Conservation Community information can be found here: https://beconservation.com/heritage-conservation-community
Rich's platform putting owners in touch with consultants can be found here: https://expertible.com/
In this episode, we interview the directors of the National Retrofit Hub - Rachel Owens and Sara Edmonds.
00:00 Introduction
00:52 What is NRH?
02:02 Rachel’s background
04:12 Sara’s background
08:40 About the NRH, who is involved and getting the message across
14:25 Reasons for, and benefits of, retrofit
15:27 Retrofit for homeowners, builders and builders’ merchants
20:50 Community involvement
24:17 Getting the message out
27:17 Aims of NRH
30:15 The NRH directory and looking for examples and exemplars
31:50 Getting the next generations involved
33:15 The bigger picture and meeting the challenge
34:55 Scientific research regarding traditional buildings and technical issues
40:10 Funding for research
44:20 EPCs and concerns regarding tenants
50:20 Home buying and selling and log books
53:54 Global cooperation and coordination
57:52 Archetyping by age
1:00:30 Longer term aims and aspirations
1:04:40 Sustainability
1:05:10 How to contact NRH and how to get involved
1:06:27 Rich and Stephen sum up
Links
Built Environment Smarter Transformation - BEST: www.be-st.build
Home Energy Action Lab: https://www.instagram.com/home_energy_action_lab/
Architects Action Network - ACAN: www.architectscan.org
National Home Improvement Council - NHIC: https://nhic.org.uk/
Retrofit Reimagined - film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2hSkCZ_zE
Canopy Housing (Leeds): https://www.canopyhousing.org/
Timber Fest: https://timberfestival.org.uk/
Civic Square: https://civicsquare.cc/
Centre for Moisture in Buildings: https://ukcmb.org/
SEDA - Scottish Ecological Design Association: https://www.seda.uk.net/
Ecological Building Systems: https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/
Impact on Urban Health: https://urbanhealth.org.uk/
Home Buying and Selling Council https://homebuyingsellingcouncil.co.uk/
REScoop - https://www.rescoop.eu/
UKERC - https://ukerc.ac.uk/
SME - Small medium enterprise
RMI - Repair maintenance and improvement
BSI - British Standards institute
DESNZ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
UKGBC - UK Green Building Council
SHDF - Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
EPC - Energy Performance Certificate
MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
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