Starting a Retrofit Project

Our retrofit project work means that we can review all the contractors you need and to ensure your project runs as smoothly as possible. We will also be there during your project to offer help and advice.

Get in touch with our support team to find out more.

Retrofit Project Support

Once we’ve provided your detailed report and action plan, you can then use Furbnow to support your project.

Project Support - we support you organising the work yourself.

You take the results of your assessment choose your suppliers and manage the project

We’d offer consultation and quality assurance to make sure you’re getting the best from your contractors. This way you can rest easy knowing that the improvements are being done effectively, to spec and limit the risk of future problems.

What's involved in project support?

If you choose project support, we will provide advice throughout your retrofit project work. The key points are:

• You choose your installers and manage the overall project
• You’ll be advised and supported by our accredited Retrofit Coordinators, who will review quotes, designs and installers.
• You will have a review of the design of energy efficiency measures to make sure they integrate and allow for future retrofit work in your plan.
• There is the option to add site visits during your installation to ensure the work is being delivered to your specification.

FULL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

We do it all for you.

All you need to do is feedback on the provided specification, confirm the work you’d like done and agree the work plan.

A retrofit coordinator (RC) will bring together everything required for the project.

The project will use accredited installers - the RC will schedule installers and order of installation.

They’ll also make sure the specifications and designs are correct before installation.

What if I'm already getting work done?

If you’re planning a building project for your house, now is the perfect opportunity to retrofit and increase your energy efficiency at the same time. Whilst your home is disrupted, it makes sense to put in place any energy saving measures, as you save time, money, reduce your carbon impact and you only have the builders in once.

Many architects are still getting up to speed with the full requirements of retrofit. By working with us on your renovation or house project, we provide a retrofit coordinator to work with your architect to integrate the retrofit plan with your extension plans. To give an idea:

The architect will provide:

• The renovation concept design
• Preparation of planning applications
• Detailed construction drawings
• Source and vet contractors and consultants
• The admin of the contract
• Onsite project management

The accredited retrofit coordinator will:

• Link up with your architect to go through the energy efficiency requirements of your home. 
• Create a retrofit plan for the existing home
• Integrate new plans with retrofitting existing home
• Assess the ventilation risks in the existing and home
• Provide an assessment and modelling of the energy performance pre and post renovation