• Focus for everyone involved in Warms Homes Social Housing Fund Wave 3 must now be on the quality of delivery of retrofit programmes • The sector should use learnings from previous funding Waves to help scale up delivery • CHIC recommends delivery teams seek asset management and procurement support to provide additional economic benefits
Draughty houses make us poor, sick and miserable. Private sector investment into retrofit can help cut carbon and improve life for the poorest people, writes Anna Moore, chief executive of Domna
Tackling housing problems and work to decarbonise the UK economy by 2050 will be treated as “one agenda”, according to the minister for energy consumers
Revealed: the shortlist for the Unlock Net Zero Awards 2025, which showcase and celebrate the individuals, teams and organisations behind innovative net zero solutions
Emma Williams, chief operating officer at Sero, on how social landlords should prioritise clear communication when improving the energy performance of their homes
Samantha Tullock, of North East housing association Believe Housing, on the importance of data, partnerships and customer engagement to decarbonising thousands of properties
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has reported there are currently 6.3 million homes in England at risk of flooding due to the UK being unprepared for the effects of climate change.
Environmental health professionals have condemned the government’s plan to allow wood-burning stoves in new homes under proposals in the Future Homes Standard.
Householders in Ashford and wider Kent are investing in solar panels and battery storage through a group-buying scheme to access fair prices and high-quality installations from trusted installers.
Hear from industry experts about what we need to do to build the workforce and supply chain needed to decarbonise the nation’s homes so we can reach Net Zero by 2050. This webinar will explore how we can start a retrofit revolution in the social housing sector which then builds supply chain capacity to make the changes needed to owner occupied and privately rented homes. It will look at why funding and skills development should be locally led and will share examples of good practice happening.
The project supported by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is a key part of the Trust’s sustainability aspirations and NHS target of becoming net zero by 2040
