{"id":20338,"date":"2018-10-02T17:36:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=20338"},"modified":"2018-10-02T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:36:39","slug":"ihbc-pas-2035-consultation-response-offers-a-warm-welcome-to-pas-2035-while-stressing-the-need-for-appropriate-repair-as-the-vital-first-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=20338","title":{"rendered":"IHBC \u2018PAS 2035\u2019 consultation response offers \u2018a warm welcome to PAS 2035 while\u2026 stressing the need for appropriate repair as the vital first step.\u2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IHBC<\/a>The Institute of Historic Building Conservation response to the Consultation on \u2018PAS 2035\u2019, with the IHBC\u2019s response, led by John Preston, IHBC Green Panel Convener and STBA Heritage Chair, giving \u2018a warm welcome to PAS 2035, while suggesting a number of improvements, notably stressing the need for appropriate repair as the vital first step.\u2019<\/h3>\n

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John Preston said:<\/p>\n

Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s Labour Conference announcement of a \u201cgreen jobs revolution”, with \u00a312.8BN to be set aside for home insulation alone in a first Labour term, poses the same questions, writ even larger, as the present Government is facing. \u00a0With buildings of traditional construction making up at least 25% of the stock, but the industry and its training focused on modern construction and off-the-peg solutions, what hope is there of getting a suitably trained workforce able to put buildings in appropriate good repair (the essential first step before retrofit measures are installed) and install appropriate retrofit measures? \u00a0Labour proposes 160,000 new jobs delivering insulation: how on earth might up to 40,000 people be trained to work on traditional buildings within a parliamentary term?<\/p>\n

Corbyn\u2019s announcement has shone an even closer focus on the current Government\u2019s retrofit programme, 2 key elements of which have just been subject to consultation: \u00a0the BSI PAS 2030 for retrofit installers, and PAS 2035 covering retrofit assessment, design and specification. The draft PAS 2030 is an update of the existing, first introduced in 2011; the draft PAS 2035 is a vital and very welcome introduction of a coordinating assessment and design approach, following holistic principles as promoted by the IHBC, STBA and CIOB. \u00a0However PAS 2035 is likely to be strongly criticised by established industry and other vested interests. \u00a0IHBC\u2019s response has given a warm welcome to PAS 2035, while suggesting a number of improvements, notably stressing the need for appropriate repair as the vital first step.<\/p>\n

However the elephant in the room remains training for traditional construction: there is still no sign that either the Government or Labour have any understanding of the scale of change needed to industry training and practice, to avoid unnecessary damage, and wastage of money and carbon, in inappropriate retrofits to, and subsequent rectification of at least 25% of the stock.<\/p>\n

John Preston is IHBC Green Panel Convener, former IHBC Education Secretary, STBA Heritage Chair, and author of \u2018The Context for Skiils Education and Training\u2019, Journal of Architectural Conservation<\/em> 2006; (Download the PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n

See more on IHBC Consultations<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the IHBC’s Comments on PAS2035<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the covering letter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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