Consultation: BS 40104 Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings – Code of practice draft out for public comment

Your views invited.

CIAT has been advised that the British Standards Institute would like comments from our members regarding BS 40104 Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings – Code of practice 

Scope of the BS 40104 Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings – Code of practice 

This British Standard provides recommendations and guidance for the retrofit assessment of domestic dwellings in the UK.  

This British Standard covers:   

a)    context assessment; 

b)    condition assessment; 

c)     ventilation assessment; 

d)    occupancy assessment; 

e)    energy performance assessment; 

f)       site specific context assessment; 

g)    significance assessment; 

h)    reporting and lodgement; and 

i)       competencies.  

This British Standard is intended for use by assessors, building surveyors, designers, coordinators of retrofit programmes and other professionals to assess dwellings prior to retrofit. 

This British Standard might be of interest to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction field and to landlords. 

This British Standard does not cover fire, electrical and gas safety, and the structural elements of dwellings. 

N.B.While fire, electrical and gas safety is out of scope in terms of inspection and installation, the assessor is expected to be aware of issues to flag as part of basic identification and information gathering. 

As a member of CIAT we would encourage you to contribute to the response to enable a fair reflection of the membership's views. It is extremely important that the membership gets involved; sending in opinions and comments regarding consultations, so that CIAT can be heard on your behalf.  

To create the best response Sarah May FCIAT, CIAT’s Technical Coordinator, is holding a consultation workshop on Tuesday 27 August,13:00-14:30, which will be interactive and engaging to enable full consultation and gathering of responses with and from members in attendance. What does this mean…you only have to review and respond once, in a room with likeminded people who share the same values and professional experience. 

If you would like to attend the workshop, please complete this form which is the general expression of interest form, indicating the consultation you are interested in.

You can also send in your comments/response if you can’t attend the workshop. You can do this by sending your response to [email protected] by Monday 9 September 2024, with the subject title BS 40104 Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings – Code of practice . 

If you wish to comment on this consultation directly, you can do so by the link here. 

The deadline to submit any comments to contribute to CIAT’s response is Monday 9 September 2024. 

The deadline to submit directly is 22 September 2024.