Master the Skills for a Sustainable Career

Skill Library

Our new library of on-demand videos gives you the flexibility to build your skills anytime, anywhere, and stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices.

Preparing for an Energy Assessment

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Using Local
Planning Portals

Learn how to use local planning portals to check past planning applications, helping you identify previous modifications, restrictions, or listed building status before conducting a retrofit assessment.
Use this resource to help with your pre-assessment checks - for past property modifications or any planning constraints that could impact retrofit decisions.

Conducting an Energy Report

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Collecting Evidence for
Roof Insulation

Understand the process for collecting evidence of loft insulation.
Use this resource when you are preparing to measure the insulation of a roof space.

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Confirming a Mixer Shower/Bath

Learn what is classed as a mixer shower/bath.
Use this resource if you are trying to collect evidence from a bathroom in a property.

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Identifying and Collecting Evidence of Heating Systems

Learn how to collect evidence of the heating systems in a property. 
Use this resource if you are collecting evidence regarding the heating and hot water systems.

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What to Do if Insulation Cannot Be Determined

Learn the process to go through if loft space insulation cannot be found. 
Use this resource if you trying to determine insulation and the loft space/insulation is inaccessible.

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Locating and Collecting Evidence for a Boiler

Learn how to identify and collect evidence regarding the boiler

Use this resource if you unsure what evidence to collect when locating and assessing a boiler.
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Measuring the Double Glazing Thickness

Learn how to efficiently determine the thickness of a double glazing window

Use this resource if you have double glazing in a property to speed up their assessment.
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Calculating Dimensions and Measurements

Learn how to use a floorplan to calculate the dimensions of a property

Use this resource if you want to  to accurately measure the floor area for a typical property.
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Measuring the Thickness of a Wall

Learn how to measure the thickness of a wall at a window frame.

Use this resource if you need a refresher on how to measure wall thickness.
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Confirming Suspended Floor Construction (Basement)

Learn how to confirm suspended floor insulation in a property through a basement.

Use this resource if you are entering a property with access to a basement.
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Assessing Wall Construction Type and Thickness

Learn how to identify wall construction type for a typical urban property.
Use this resource either before or during an assessment to help assess solid brick walls.
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Using a Tap Test to Assess Solid Floor Construction

Learn how to determine a solid floor and collect the evidence needed.

Use this resource either before or during an assessment to help determine the floor type in a property.
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Determining Suspended Floor Constructions

Learn how to identify suspended floor construction using air bricks.
Use this resource either before or during an assessment to confirm suspended floor construction.

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Identifying the Gas and Electric Meters

Learn how to identify typical gas and electrical meter identification.

Use this resource to help understand how to quickly identify gas and electrical meters in a property.
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Borescope on  Suspended Floor Construction

Learn how to use a borescope to confirm suspended floor construction.
Use this resource to understand when and how to use a borescope the confirm floor construction.
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Identifying Extensions in a Property

Learn how to visually identify extensions through an exterior view of the property.

Use this resource to understand how to identify extensions in a property through a visual inspection.
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Determining if a Wall is Dry Lined Through a Tap Test

Learn how to use a tap test on the wall to help determine if it is dry-lined.

Use this resource if you think a wall may be dry-lined.
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Collecting Evidence on the Outside of the Property

Learn what photos the assessor takes of the front of a terraced property.
Use this resource to understand what typical photos you would take for the front of the property.
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Determining Wall Construction and Thickness Where Access is Restricted

Learn how to determine the construction type and thickness of the walls, if access to the wall is restricted.
Use this resource If wall thickness is restricted or can't be accessed.

Conducting Condition Reports

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Assessing the Condition of Bedrooms

Learn how to quickly assess the condition of the bedrooms in a property for the Condition Report.
Use this resource if you want to speed up how to assess the condition of a set of bedrooms in a property.

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Testing an Extractor Fan in a Property

Learn the process for testing the strength of an extractor fan.
Use this resource to understand the process for testing an extractor fan

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Assessing the Condition of a Living Room

Learn how to quickly assess the condition of a typical living room. 
Use this resource if you are assessing the condition of a living room

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Assessing the Condition of a Room-in-Roof and Ensuite

Learn the process for assessing the condition of a room-in-roof and ensuite.
Use this resource if you need to conduct an assessment of the condition of a room-in-roof.

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Evidencing External Decorative Features

Learn how and why decorative features should be recorded on the outside of a property.
Use this resource to understand what is classed as decorative features.
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Assessing the Condition of a Living Room

Learn the steps to assess the condition of a living room and collect evidence.
Use this resource to understand how to quickly assess the condition of the living room.
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Why Photos are Important for Retrofit Coordinators

Learn how to understand why photos are such important bits of evidence for retrofit coordinators.
Use this resource to understand, from the perspective of a retrofit assessor, why photos are so important to retrofit coordinators

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Assessing Windows for a Condition Report

Learn the quick steps for assessing the condition of a window

Use this resource to understand how to quickly assess the condition of a window
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Understanding the Purpose of the Condition Report

Learn what is the purpose of the condition report.
Use this resource if you are unclear on the purpose of the condition report.
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How to Measure the Door Undercuts

Learn the process for assessing current ventilation in a property.
Use this resource if you need to assess the current level of ventilation in a property.

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