Retrofit Skills - What’s Next? Designing Solar PV for Free: A Guide to the

Retrofit Skills - What’s Next? Designing Solar PV for Free: A Guide to the Best Tools Available

Join us for this CPD Accredited WebinarRetrofit Skills – What’s Next: Designing Solar PV for Free: A Guide to the Best Tools Available

Designing solar PV systems doesn’t have to mean expensive software. In this session, you’ll discover the best tools suited for early scoping, detailed design, and presenting proposals to clients, all without spending a penny.

What you’ll learn:

• Which tools work best for early scoping
• How to use them for detailed design
• Their strengths, limitations, and real-world value

Meet the speaker:We’re joined by Dave Bailey, Installations Manager at Your Home Better, a RetrofitWorks collaboration in Greater Manchester. Dave previously ran his own solar PV installation business and now shares his expertise to help others avoid common design pitfalls.

Why attend?Professional PV design software can be powerful but comes with a high price tag. In this webinar we’ll explore the free tools available for solar PV design, reviewing their strengths, limitations, and where they can add real value. By the end, you’ll know which tools are best suited for early scoping, detailed design, and presenting proposals to clients, all without spending a penny.

Date: Thursday 25th September 2025

Time: 11:30 – 12:30pm

CPD Accredited

Tickets:

• Free for Silver Members – you will be sent an email with the access code.
• £12 for Non-Members

Presenting:

Dave Bailey: Installation Manager at Your Home Better

The session will include a live Q&A for attendees to ask their questions directly.

Hosted by Jason Marple: Business Development Manager at RetrofitWorks

Discover more by joining our upcoming webinar, where you can deepen your understanding and have your questions addressed

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For any questions about the event, please email us: membership@retrofitworks.co.uk

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