SOLUTION: Specialized Trades Training Programs

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Training programs and certifications can play a role in familiarizing trades with the special skills required to work in occupied buildings. Communication procedures, sequence planning, scheduling for anticipated refused entry, safety and workplace protocols will all be part of this training.

Building this comfort and expertise into retrofits will expedite the process, while decreasing the "risk premium" making retrofits cheaper. Construction and design industries typically price work according to their comfort, experience and potential liability with the work which can result in higher costs for projects with new or different processes.

A trades training program can be offered by construction associations, colleges and training facilities, or even in-house by specialized contractors. Owners requiring or preferring contractors with this specialized retrofit certification will make it increasingly desirable, as more retrofit projects come online.