Countdown to Low Carbon Homes
Published on 21 November 2018
United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
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About this good practice
Running from January 2012 to December 2014, Countdown to Low Carbon homes was an action research project. The project aims were to research, develop and communicate an integrated practical delivery approach to community-scale sustainable energy retrofit of homes, focusing on delivery by small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
By exploring the whole ‘retrofit journey’ from planning stage to implementation and post installation energy use, the Countdown to Low Carbon Homes project aimed to find ways to make domestic retrofit easier and more mainstream, in ways that benefit local businesses. To do this, the project partners worked with households, installers and other key decision makers involved in domestic retrofit in their communities to gather evidence on the situation at a local level.
By exploring the whole ‘retrofit journey’ from planning stage to implementation and post installation energy use, the Countdown to Low Carbon Homes project aimed to find ways to make domestic retrofit easier and more mainstream, in ways that benefit local businesses. To do this, the project partners worked with households, installers and other key decision makers involved in domestic retrofit in their communities to gather evidence on the situation at a local level.
Resources needed
The project was funded under the Sustainable Renovation theme, addressing the challenge of sustainable renovation of the existing built environment, and providing opportunities for industries, research, academic and other organisations to take part in multilateral cooperation in this field.
Evidence of success
There are three outputs from this project:
o a research report which captures the work with households, installers and other key actors at local level
o a set of case studies charting the journeys of households in Cyprus, Greece and the UK that made energy improvements to their homes
o a guidance toolkit for community scale delivery of home energy improvements
o a research report which captures the work with households, installers and other key actors at local level
o a set of case studies charting the journeys of households in Cyprus, Greece and the UK that made energy improvements to their homes
o a guidance toolkit for community scale delivery of home energy improvements
Potential for learning or transfer
For organisations looking to set up a project to deliver retrofit projects: the research report and guide provides information. It isn’t a comprehensive guide but should be a useful starting point. Each section in the guide provides information on barriers that could hamper the setup of a project. The research report and guide were written with the experience from three countries, but there could be additional/different barriers in other countries.
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
Severn Wye Energy Agency
United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Contact
Partnerships and Communities Coordinator