Electrification Retrofit Planning for Existing Buildings
This course focuses on planning electrification retrofits for existing buildings, with attention to both technical and practical implementation considerations. Participants learn how to evaluate existing building systems and infrastructure, assess electrical capacity and panel upgrade needs, and consider retrofit strategies for space heating, cooling, and domestic hot water systems. The course also addresses sequencing upgrades to balance cost, building performance, and occupant disruption, along with common retrofit challenges and practical solutions.
Fri, Aug 7th, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Virtual
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to evaluate existing building systems and infrastructure for electrification readiness
- Identify key electrical capacity considerations and panel upgrade needs
- Recognize retrofit strategies for heat pumps serving space heating and cooling
- Understand approaches to heat pump water heating and domestic hot water electrification
- Learn how to sequence upgrades to balance cost, performance, and disruption
- Identify common challenges associated with electrification retrofits in existing buildings
- Understand practical approaches to solving retrofit planning and implementation issues
- Learn from examples of electrification projects
Course Details
This course is intended for professionals seeking a practical understanding of how to plan electrification retrofits in existing buildings. The session addresses the technical, operational, and planning factors that influence retrofit success, with examples that help connect high-level strategy to implementation realities. The training is delivered in a virtual live format.
Provider:Fulya Kocak LLC
Instructor:Fulya Kocak, LEED Fellow
Course Type:Virtual, Live Instruction
Course Dates:Friday, August 7, 2026 | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Registration Deadline:August 7, 2026 at 6:00 am
Time Commitment:1.5 hours
Record of Completion:Certificate of Completion
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