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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)


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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 - [email protected]; 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**



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