In October we hosted a webinar bringing together a panel of key players from the Levenshulme Area Based scheme to explore their experience of the process to date, now that works are on site.
This webinar is suitable for anyone with an interest in place-based or area-based approaches to retrofit delivery. This might include:
You can find the recording of the webinar above or on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/i-G6KRASsWM
- Local authorities
- Community Energy organisations
- Housing providers
- Local and national government policy makers
- Think tanks
- Housing campaign groups
- Financial providers
- Retrofit professionals and providers
The Levenshulme Area Based scheme is an innovative place-based pilot, aiming to bring opportunities for retrofit into communities on a tenure-blind basis, by addressing some of the barriers and challenges currently facing households.
Acting as an intermediary, Carbon Coop have aggregated retrofit professionals and partnered with a social enterprise training/contractor on behalf of participating households, engaging local people through participatory community liaison. They are facilitated a blended finance package, mixing grant and zero percent municipal lending tailored to householder circumstances.
NB: all the households in the current scheme are owner occupied, but place based approaches involving public and private tenants are equally applicable.