Retrofitting is fundamental to decarbonisation and will play an important role in reducing the UK’s emissions. This refers to energy efficiency measures or renewables that are fitted to a property to improve its energy efficiency. However, the estimation of energy and cost savings associated with such measures means that investors and consumers lack confidence in … Read more
A guest post by Sandy Rushton, People Powered Retrofit. Originally featured on Medium. As the delivery of the Energise Manchester project got underway, we needed to collectively define our audiences for the various project interventions. A group from the project teams working on the ‘Warm for Winter’ activities met for an online Assumption Mapping workshop to … Read more
A guest post by Sandy Rushton, People Powered Retrofit. Originally featured on Medium. On the Energise Manchester project, we’re asking a number of different questions about behaviour change and energy advice: These questions, alongside requirements from our funders, result in a complex and diverse needs for evaluation. Working with Shortwork to evaluate behaviour change Shortwork is … Read more
A guest post by Sandy Rushton, People Powered Retrofit. Originally featured on Medium. On November 2, 2023, the Energise Manchester team took part in a knowledge sharing session with Ellie Kuitunen. Ellie is an energy consultant who has worked at Manchester City Council, focusing on the adoption of large-scale retrofit. She recently completed an MSc in … Read more
A guest post by Sandy Rushton, People Powered Retrofit. Originally featured on Medium. On October 25th, 2023, the Energise Manchester project team met to carry out an Intervention Mapping workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Chandni Patel and Val Mitchell from Snook, with support from me and Lorenza Casini. This was one of the first project-wide … Read more
With some of the least energy efficient housing in Europe, there is an urgent need to retrofit the UK’s housing stock to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency. Retrofit Area Based Schemes (ABS) offer a unique approach to whole house retrofit, where a community intermediary is established within the local area. This creates collaboration … Read more