As delivering retrofit becomes increasingly important in the push towards energy-efficient homes and net zero, various professionals play key roles in ensuring that each retrofit is compliant and sustainable. While the retrofit assessor lays the foundation, the retrofit coordinator is the one who brings all the moving parts together – the retrofit project manager. But what exactly does a retrofit coordinator do, and why is their role so crucial to the success of a retrofit?
In this blog, you’ll learn:
- A breakdown of the retrofit coordinator’s role
- Why they are vital for ensuring compliance and efficiency
- How our approach to coordination delivers seamless, high-quality retrofits
Who is a Retrofit Coordinator?
A retrofit coordinator is a highly skilled professional who oversees the entire retrofit process from start to finish. Acting as the project manager, they are responsible for ensuring that all work is carried out safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with key industry standards – particularly PAS 2035 and PAS 2030, the UK standards for retrofitting domestic properties and delivering retrofits in practice. This role was introduced to reduce risks in retrofit projects, ensuring they are executed correctly and deliver the indented energy performance improvements.
The coordinator’s main responsibility is to align and audit the work of the retrofit assessors, designers, and installers, making sure that each step of the process meets the project’s objectives and regulatory requirements. Whether overseeing a single home or a series of residential properties, the retrofit coordinator ensures that the project runs smoothly and achieves the best energy efficiency feasible for the property.
What Does a Retrofit Coordinator Do?
A retrofit coordinator goes far beyond traditional project management. Combining technical expertise, compliance oversight and risk management, their role is integral in ensuring the success of the retrofit.
Retrofit Coordination assisted by a qualified coordinator ensures that a project is carried out to the highest standard whilst mitigating any risks associated with combining certain improvements and understanding building physics when delivering a successful retrofit. The project is delivered in a considered manner, this means funds are well allocated to obtain the best result possible, and reduce the impact of each property on the planet and the occupant’s wallets.
Wiktoria Krzekotowska, Technical Manager & Retrofit Coordinator
Here are the core functions of a retrofit coordinator:
- Managing the Retrofit Process: The coordinator oversees the entire process, ensuring seamless collaboration between all involved. They develop and manage detailed retrofit plans, ensuring everyone works towards common objectives.
- Ensuring PAS 2035 and 2030 Compliance: A core responsibility is ensuring that all aspects of the project – assessment, design, installation, and post-evaluation – comply with PAS 2035 and 2030 standards. This ensures the quality and appropriateness of the retrofit, safeguarding short and long term performance.
- Risk Management: Each stage of the retrofit project presents its own risks, whether technical, financial or logistical. The retrofit coordinator identifies these risks early and advises on mitigation, keeping the project on track and in budget.
- Liaising Between Stakeholders: The coordinator can be the central point of contact, and help facilitate communication between clients, contractors, and other stakeholders. This helps to maintain transparency and ensure everyone is on the same page, adhering to the same standards.
- Monitoring Progress and Quality Control: The coordinator closely monitors the project’s progress throughout, carrying out regular site visits and quality checks to avoid performance gaps.
- Post-Retrofit Evaluation: Following the installation, the retrofit coordinator ensures that the property’s energy performance is reassessed. This enables any performance gaps to be identified and rectified and confirms that the project has achieved its goals.
The Importance of PAS 2035 in Retrofit Coordination
PAS 2035 provides a structured framework for how retrofit projects should be conducted, covering every phase. The retrofit coordinator ensures that the framework is followed, guaranteeing that the energy-saving measures implemented are effective and durable in the long term.
Compliance with PAS 2035 also safeguards against common issues, such as poor-quality installations, measures that don’t deliver as promised and miscommunication between teams. The coordinator’s oversight ensures a methodical, efficient, and effective retrofit process.
What Our Retrofit Coordinators Do Differently
Our retrofit coordination goes beyond the basics. We don’t just manage projects – we deliver exceptional results, always aiming to do better than the standards. Here’s what makes our approach unique:
1. Seamless Integration Across Teams
Our coordinators are skilled at ensuring that every professional involved in the retrofit process works in harmony. From the outset, our coordinators work closely with our internal team of retrofit assessors, ensuring that the process starts with the highest standard of assessment. We gather all the necessary data with precision, ensuring detailed and efficient process from there onwards.
2. Bespoke Approach for Every Project
We go beyond checklists. Our holistic approach means that our coordinators look at the bigger picture, assessing the unique characteristics of each property and customising the retrofit plan to meet both the building’s specific needs and the client’s objectives. They consider out of the box ideas to ensure the best, most effective improvement options are delivered to your property.
3. Rigorous Quality Control
From start to finish, our coordinators conduct regular quality checks to ensure that every aspect of the retrofit meets or exceeds the highest industry standards. This proactive approach helps us close performance gaps and deliver retrofits that stand the test of time.
What’s Next?
The role of the retrofit coordinator is pivotal to the success of any retrofit projects. By managing risks, ensuring PAS 2035 compliance, and overseeing all aspects of the retrofit process, they play an essential part in achieving meaningful energy efficiency improvements.
Are you looking for a qualified retrofit coordinator to manage your next project? With the launch of our Retrofit Coordination service, you’ll not only gain an expert coordinator but also a dedicated partner focused on delivering seamless, high-quality and climate change conscious retrofits that achieve real results. Contact us today to learn how our team can support your next retrofit project.
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