Practical Retrofit Airtightness for Builders with Cumbria Action for Sustainability

Description

The urgent need to lower the ongoing running costs of existing buildings to reduce environmental impact is now more crucial than ever.  By maximising the performance of the components and materials that make-up the building fabric itself, the energy demands can be significantly reduced.  An effective Airtightness strategy is fundamental when taking a 'fabric first' approach, providing many benefits including reduced running costs and improved occupier comfort.

This half day in-person event is intended to support contractors, builders and trades people with on site Airtightness application.  The event will start by covering the theory behind Airtightness, why it's important and how it can be achieved on retrofit projects.  Colleagues from our technical team will consider building design, the need for intelligent moisture management and intelligent airtight solutions.  Green Footsteps, who are independent energy consultants will then discuss Airtightness Testing, explaining the numbers, when to test and how to prepare for a test.

This will be followed by a practical session, demonstrating solutions and techniques to achieve optimal airtightness results for various details and junctions including sealing around windows and doors, joist ends, wall to floor junctions etc.  Delegates will then have the chance to apply the products themselves on a range of demonstration models that will be provided.

Our highly knowledgeable and experienced technical team will be on hand throughout the event to answer questions, make recommendations and advise on airtightness solutions for every scenario.