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Whether you are thinking about insulating your home, installing a low carbon heating system, or just wondering how to make your home more comfortable or cheaper to heat, this is the introduction you need.
 

Event description

Confused by talk of U-values and ‘breathability’ in buildings? Keen to understand how you can improve and insulate your home to make it warmer, whilst avoiding unintended consequences? Want to know enough to avoid being bamboozled, but don’t want to become a specialist? Then this unit is for you!

Topics covered will include:

• The Whole House Approach
• The Fabric-First Approach
• Heat loss and gains
• Introduction to airtightness (more on this in Unit 2)
• Introduction to insulation (more on this in Unit 3)
• Introduction to moisture management (more on this in Unit 4)

Find out the key principles with Tina Holt from CAfS and Marianne Heaslip from URBED.

You can book on to all the events in the course or pick and choose. The links to each are below.

Unit 2: Airtightness

Unit 3 : Insulation

Unit 4 : Ventilation

MORE INFORMATION

Cost - This event is free to attend.

Venue - This event will be held via Zoom. Once you register, you'll receive a link to join the event. 

Recording - We may record the event to share online afterwards. By taking part in this event, you accept that your name/image/voice may appear in the recording. You can opt not to activate your webcam and microphone, and you can change how your name is displayed in the list of participants. Attendees' video feeds won't necessarily be on screen at any point during the webinar.

If you can't attend the event but would like to watch the recording, just book on and you will automatically receive a link to the recording of the presentation section by email (for all webinars that are being recorded).

Help with joining this event

Are you not sure how to use Zoom but would like to attend our event? If you don't have a friend or family member who can help you get set up, we'd be happy to help you in advance. Please contact us as soon as possible. You can phone us on 01768 210276 during normal office hours or email [email protected].

Unfortunately, we aren't able to offer technical support at the time of the event.

Keep an eye on our website for more events throughout the year!

Donations

This event is free, but if you wish to make a donation, we appreciate your support.