Building to Perform: Introduction
- Introductory
- 3 Hrs
- £85
- ONLINE
- 3Hrs
Learn what good looks like. With demand growing for buildings showing real-world energy performance, we need outcomes to go beyond design intent. Discover how to derisk your project and deliver real building performance on site. We'll cover key principles and give practical advice to achieve airtightness effectively.
Key Benefits
Build confidence with delivering high performance buildings.
Learn how to manage airtightness & avoid costly mistakes
Understand where the risk areas are & what you can do to reduce this.
SPACES AVAILABLE
Building to Perform - Introduction
20th Jan 2026
View Schedule
£85 ex. VAT
Online
What You'll Learn
A practical introduction to real-world delivery of high-performance buildings — with guidance drawn from years of hands-on site experience. Understand where projects succeed or fail, and how to plan, cost, and manage for success.
Key learning outcomes:
- Learn what “good” looks like on a high-performance site
- Understand why the performance gap is an issue
- Plan and manage airtightness effectively
- Learn to assess and cost high-performance projects
- Avoid mistakes, risk and reworks
- Identify issues — and how to solve them
Energy standards such as UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, LETI, AECB Carbonlite, NABERS and Scottish School funding programmes all require real energy performance results to be achieved. With extensive experience of delivering high performance projects under our belts, we share key principles and strategies for achieving quality outcomes - whatever standard you are aiming for.
The principles are straightforward, but applying them to real projects can get complicated! We'll help you understand what quality you're aiming for on high performance projects, where problems arise and how to tackle them to successfully manage airtightness and risk on site and avoid costly mistakes.
Topics covered:
- The Performance Gap and why it matters
- Achieving Airtightness
- Making Insulation Work
- Glazing
- Building Services
- Construction Quality
- Next steps + progression
Who Is This Course For?
This short course is ideal for the whole delivery and pre-contract teams, including senior management, supply chain and clients. Whether or not you're targeting full certification, the lessons here will help you build to perform - not just build to comply.
Ideal for:
- Main contractors & subcontractors - know what to look out for and how to plan for success.
- Project managers & site supervisors - understand the quality you're aiming for and how to manage risk on site.
- Clients, procurement & commercial teams - learn how to effectively assess and cost high performance projects
- Design managers & delivery leads - understand what systems you need in place to ensure successful outcomes and avoid costly mistakes.
- Senior leadership and supply chain partners - understand how the whole team work together to deliver quality results.
Whether or not your project is targeting certification, this course helps teams build to perform — not just build to comply.
Recommended progression: If you are a key decision maker for your project consider continuing your training with Passivhaus for Contractors or Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson to deepen your technical knowledge and confidence further with all of these aspects. As projects get larger or more complex it's worthwhile increasing your team's knowledge pool. If you're not sure what course is right for you, get in touch.
Course Details
| Duration | 3-hour live online session |
| Delivery Format | Live online - tutor-led, interactive sessions |
| Price (Standard) | £85.00 ex. VAT |
| Next Start Dates | Regular dates throughout the year |
| Location | Online |
| Certification & Credits | Ideal foundation for Building to Perform - Passivhaus for Contractors course and our Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Exam |
| Access & Materials | Slides, reference notes + follow-up resources |
| Funding Options | CITB grant support & regional funding available |
| Accessibility | Reasonable adjustments and additional learning support on request |
Trainers
Building better together
We believe better buildings start with better skills — that’s why every Coaction course is grounded in real project experience and focused on practical, actionable learning that builds confidence and competence.
Coaction exists to upskill the built environment — not for profit, but for impact. As a Community Interest Company, every penny goes back into improving training, supporting the workforce and accelerating the transition to low-energy, future-proof buildings.
Why choose Coaction?
- Future-focused skills: Every course is shaped by live project experience, aligned with industry best practice and continually updated — giving you the confidence to deliver high-performance buildings now and as standards evolve.
- Progression pathways for every role: From foundation learning to advanced specialist training, we offer clear routes for students, professionals, educators and full delivery teams. Support continues long after the course through our alumni community and industry partnerships.
- Fully supported learning experience: You’ll receive the materials and guidance you need to apply your learning — from manuals and sample packs to exam preparation (where relevant), PHI credit points and long-term access to high-quality resources. We'll work with you and your team as needed to make sure you get the right learning in place.
- Trusted expertise & recognised training: Delivered by leading UK building-performance specialists, our courses are accredited by the Passivhaus Trust, supported by preferred training partner status and recognised by the Passive House Institute.
Upcoming Courses
| Course Name | Dates | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
Building to Perform - Introduction 20th Jan 2026 View Schedule | 20th Jan 2026 View Schedule | Online | Book Now |
What our learners think
Career Outcomes
Now you understand the basics of how to build better - where next?
- Coaction Courses: BUILDING TO PERFORM: PASSIVHAUS FOR CONTRACTORS (3 x 3 hours) | CERTIFIED PASSIVHAUS TRADESPERSON (5 hour refresher + IT Checks & 3 hour exam) | PASSIVHAUS PRACTICAL - with BE-ST ( 1 day + 6 PHI points) | RETROFIT DELIVERY (4 x 3 hour + 16 PHI points)
- Passivhaus Trust Courses: Certified Training | On Demand | Partner/Member Events
- Conferences / Communities / Events: Passivhaus Trust | iPHA | AECB
Publicise your projects and knowledge via the PASSIVHAUS TRUST, post on LinkedIn via your personal or work profiles and TAG US - together we can build better.
Keep in touch we are here to support you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, all our session are recorded but we only offer access to these recordings upon request.
In our experience, the best outcomes happen when you attend all live sessions, however, in exceptional circumstances, with advance notice, we will be happy to provide a recording – please get in touch with your course manager.
Our terms and conditions state cancellations will be refunded at the following rates:
- More than 3 weeks before the course: full refund;
- Less than 3 weeks before the course: 50% refund;
- Less than 3 days before the course: no refund available.
If you wish to defer, you must give at least 7 days notice and can defer once free of charge, subsequent deferrals may incur a £50 admin fee. Participant substitutions for courses can be made at any time but the person taking the exam must have completed the whole course.
Yes - we do offer this service. Please get in touch with us to discuss this further.
We offer 10% discount on groups of 3 or more on our Certified Passivhaus Designer course.
You can contact our team on 01752 686890 or email us at support@coaction.org.uk. We are here to help.
Where possible we will offer an alternative study plan to suit your availability, please get in touch to discuss this further.
