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Standards and specifications, and why they don't always work like we want them to, with Sarah Price, the author of PAS2035/2030 (Retrofitting dwellings for improved energy efficiency)

Standards and specifications, and why they don't always work like we want them to, with Sarah Price, the author of PAS2035/2030 (Retrofitting dwelling…

FromZero Ambitions Podcast


Standards and specifications, and why they don't always work like we want them to, with Sarah Price, the author of PAS2035/2030 (Retrofitting dwelling…

FromZero Ambitions Podcast

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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today we're talking about standards. In short, it's about how standards are written and why retrofit shouldn’t just be about products or carbon. It's never short with us though, is it?We're sure that all of our listeners will have complained about PAS2035/2030 at some point, admiring its ambition while lamenting its restrictions. We've all certainly wondered how they come to be like that too.So, we thought we'd have a go at humanising the UK's most prominent retrofit specification and guidance, by introducing our listeners to its author, Sarah Price. We meander our way around PAS, CarbonLite, Passive House Plus, the great Preston retrofit catastrophe, and even get onto the cases for, and against, spray foam insulation.Notes from the show
Sarah on LinkedIn
Wikipedia's page on PAS
BSI's page on PAS 2035/2030

The great Preston retrofit catastrophe in Passive House Plus magazine

The CarbonLite building standard (don't judge it on the web page)
**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**We don't actually earn anything from this, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.
Follow us on the Zero Ambitions LinkedIn page

Jeff, Alex, and Dan about websites, branding, and communications - zap@eiux.agency; Everything is User Experience

Subscribe and advertise with Passive House Plus (UK edition here too)
Check Lloyd's Substack: Carbon Upfront

Join ACAN

Join the AECB 
Join the IGBC

Check out Her Own Space, the renovation and retrofit platform for women (but not in a patronizing way)
**END OF SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**
Released:
Dec 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Zero Ambitions is a podcast about sustainability, the built environment, and zero-carbon goals. We talk about how sustainability applies to the built environment, to draw attention to the achievability of it all, wherever there is the will to make a difference. It's not easy, but it is possible. Hosted by Jeff Colley (Passive House Plus), Dan Hyde (Everything is User Experience) and Alex Blondin (Everything is User Experience) Zero ambitions is a hub for sharing good practices, advice, stories about the importance of sustainable building, retrofit, performance, efficiency, new materials, strategies, and whatever needs to be done in order to meet the collective challenges that lie ahead.