RETROFIT AND COMPLIANCE
RETROFIT: Assessment, Design, Coordination
Helping homeowners and property professionals create high-performance, energy-efficient buildings with lasting comfort and quality.
COMPLIANCE: Aligned with government standards
Airtightness testing | sound insulation testing | thermal bridge analysis | overheating risk analysis | ventilation design
The latest Domestic Building Standards in Scotland respond to the need for a low carbon future.
Retrofit Coordination
We take a whole house retrofit approach to assessment and design to:
- Reduce energy demand and bills
- Improve air quality and comfort
- Increase property value
- Reduce environmental impact
We support the tender process and supervise construction of the approved design to limit the performance gap.
Certification: We offer AECB CarbonLite certification in-house and can liaise with Passivhaus certifiers on your behalf.
Partners: We partner with mwclubb Architectural Design for delivery of retrofit services
Airtightness and background ventilation testing
New Build: We provide CIBSE TM23 compliant testing to meet the requirements of Section 6 of the Scottish Building Regulations.
Retrofit: It is important to ensure that there is adequate ventilation to provide sufficient fresh air and prevent mould growth. Background ventilation and Airtightness testing determines if minimum levels of ventilation are present before and after improvement measures are installed.
Pulse is an innovative, efficient, portable compressed air-based system that is used to measure the air permeability of a building or enclosure at a near ambient pressure level of 4Pa. Certification: we offer Elmhurst certification.
How Pulse works
The Leak Checker Diagnostic Fan compliments the system allowing us to identify air leakage paths, only when required.
Sound Insulation Testing
Section 5 of the Scottish Building Regulations addresses noise reduction in buildings, requiring specific sound insulation standards to minimise noise transmission between spaces, including airborne sound for walls as well as airborne and impact sound for floors. New constructions and conversions must meet defined performance levels, verified through mandatory pre-completion testing by a qualified personnel.
Partners: We partner with MR Acoustics for Sound Insulation Testing
Whole house retrofit can reduce energy demand by 50-60%W
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