Tara Gbolade
Tara Gbolade is an architect and Passivhaus designer and cofounder of Gbolade Design Studio. In this episode she talks all things sustainability in practice.
Douglas Morrison, BE-ST & Pippa Palmer, Polln
In this episode of the Accelerate to Zero podcast, we dive into the topic of retrofit skills with Douglas Morrison, Deputy CEO of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BEST), and Pippa Palmer, Founder of Polln and Co-chair of the National Retrofit Hub’s Working Group 3.
AJ Climate Champions: Tara Gbolade – ‘We use an assessment chart to evaluate potential clients’
Gbolade Design Studio’s Tara Gbolade shares insights from her new book, Changing the Game: How to be a sustainable and regenerative small practice.
Retrofit Academy
The Retrofit Academy, set up in 2016, is a training organisation dedicated to upskilling professionals in the retrofit sector. It offers training across all of the PAS2035 roles including Retrofit Co-ordinator, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer and Retrofit Assessor.
Liverpool City Combined Authority – Social Value In Procurement
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has embedded social value into its procurement strategy, integrating it holistically rather than treating it as an add-on. Their approach is based on an adapted version of the TOMS framework (the UK standard for Social Value measurement) and aligns workforce development with procurement, ensuring a strong local retrofit workforce.
B4Box – Retrofit workforce development
B4Box is a construction works and training organisation which undertakes renovation and retrofit of void properties in Manchester and surrounding areas. B4Box has a unique procurement contract with Stockport Homes, whereby the company is paid to deliver training to local residents, alongside capital works.
Regional Retrofit Skills Taskforce Checklist
A living document, designed to help develop a regional taskforce, strengthening connections between retrofit delivery and economic development programmes.
Qualifications & Training Map
A continually updated directory of qualifications and training courses to help develop housing retrofit workforce and skills.