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Preparing a retrofit project

Delivery model and project plan development resources round up, 2024

Introduction

Your delivery model is the approach to delivery that you choose to take for your retrofit programme. Selecting the right model is a critical step towards successful delivery, and it will lead you on to effective project planning.

We’ve compiled all the resources, including advice packs, toolkits, articles, Masterclass recordings and podcasts that will help you to select the right delivery model for you, and then move forward with project plan development.

Contents

    Masterclasses on demand recordings 

    Delivery model selection and project planning

    RISE colleague Emma Woods leads an indepth Masterclass session, covering the different types of delivery model, how to select the one that is right for your project and how to then structure, format and write a comprehensive project plan.

    Watch here.

    Planning your retrofit interventions

    Emma Woods returns with a Masterclass focusing on how to plan your retrofit interventions; including stock analysis, target outcomes and properties, preliminary design and risk analysis.

    Watch here.

    Building your business case and project plan

    Richard Miller of Miller-Klein Associates walks through how to build a compelling business case for your next retrofit programme, and how to expand it to become a comprehensive project plan.

    Watch here.

    Toolkits and advice packs

    Retrofit project overview toolkit

    Large-scale social housing retrofit projects are complex. They require the coordination of many teams within your organisation, managing a diverse supply chain, working with partners and various stakeholder groups. This toolkit gives an overview of the main activities across a typical retrofit project lifecycle.

    Download here.

    Articles  

    Developing a plan for your retrofit interventions

    Developing a plan for the retrofit interventions you will deploy in the project is one of the most complex and most technical tasks in the preparation phase.  It starts with reviewing your housing stock, its type and condition, and leads to a plan for what you want to do with the stock to improve its energy efficiency and its performance. The goal is to create a specific project targeting a named set of buildings, with a practical series of retrofit measures that will deliver outcomes that meet your strategic objectives, including the needs of any external funders.

    Read more.

    Podcasts 

    Project management in retrofit

    In this podcast, host Sarah McClelland is joined by May Lester, Senior Project Manager from Turner & Townsend to discuss the key project management considerations for a retrofit project. Sarah and May explore the key elements of a retrofit project, the best project management tools to use and common pitfalls to avoid.

    Listen here.

     

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