Retrofit

Responding to the Autumn Statement, Polly Billington, Chief Executive of UK100, a network of local authorities committed to Net Zero and Clean Air, says: Confirmation today that Britain is returning […]

Barclays is trialling a ‘test-and-learn’ cash reward initiative to see if it results in a greater uptake of greener home improvements. The bank’s research found that 57% of homeowners believe […]

Getting many of the UK’s homes up to a basic level of insulation this decade could save up to 384TWh (terawatt hours) of gas over the period 2030 to 2035, […]

Social housing residents would have their heating bills reduced by 42%, saving over £700m, if their homes were insulated and draught proofed, according to a new research by the National […]

Airbnb has launched its sustainable hosting plan, which includes a £1 million fund to support energy efficiency improvements. Airbnb will work with Energy Saving Trust to provide a personalised home […]

Work to improve the energy efficiency of homes in Coventry has started thanks to funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. The works will improve the energy efficiency of Citizen’s […]

UK Finance has released a report into net zero homes, calling for “strong action” from the government. The report makes recommendations to tackle climate change and also solutions to rising energy […]

A study led by the University of Nottingham found that the average cost of an extensive retrofit would be £69,000 per house. The Nottingham Carbon Neutral Housing: Cost vs Carbon […]

Turner & Townsend has been appointed by the North East and Yorkshire (NEY) Net Zero Hub to drive the decarbonisation of public sector buildings across the region. The organisation will […]

Yorkshire Housing has secured a £77million deal with NatWest to develop energy-efficient affordable homes and also to ramp up its housing retrofit work. This funding will allows Yorkshire Homes to […]

St George’s Hall, the Williamson Art Gallery and St Helens Town Hall are among 50 public buildings across the Liverpool City Region set to receive heat decarbonisation plans thanks to […]

The government has announced £700 million Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) funding, as part of the latest Help to Heat package. Up to £1.5 billion is being made available through both […]