Tech Partner Programme

Retrofitting Challenges in Commercial Property

23 November 2023

In this video discussion, Andrew Knight talks to Lisa Cairns and Stewart Little from IRT Surveys. The discussion covers various technological topics in the context of commercial property, including challenges in modelling for the commercial sector, the importance of both carbon emissions and monetary savings in retrofitting, the complexity of historical building retrofit, the debate on demolition versus new build versus retrofit, the role of data and analytics in commercial property surveys, the impact of the pandemic on commercial property use and energy consumption, and innovative approaches such as commercial to residential conversions. In this video, the following topics are covered:

Challenges in modelling for the Commercial Sector
Importance of carbon emissions and monetary savings in retrofitting
Complexity of historical building retrofits
Demolition vs. New Build vs. Retrofit Debate
Role of data and analytics in commercial property surveys
Impact of the pandemic on commercial property use and energy consumption
Commercial to residential conversions and innovative approaches.

More information regarding the Tech Partner Programme and our partner IRT Surveys can be found here.

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