Our schemes

We design, host and deliver energy efficiency programmes either on behalf of our Advocate Members or as a service provider under contract. Here is a summary of our Live and Developing schemes.

Live Schemes

Warmer Homes, for the Greater London Authority

This was initially a £2.5m grant scheme now augmented to £4.6m following its ongoing success.

Up to £4,000 worth of home improvements are available per eligible household in any London Borough. It can be used for any appropriate measure to improve energy performance and internal living conditions, particularly air quality.

All surveys and installations are managed by RetrofitWorks, and Retrofit Coordinators lead on judging suitability of measures for each home and the successful implementation.

Additional funds per household are possible with ECO funding.

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/improving-quality/warmer-homes

Cosy Homes Oxfordshire

BEIS funded local supplier trial being led by Low Carbon Hub and National Energy Foundation was launched in April 2019.  They will seek to use the RetrofitWorks delivery model to bring together an organised supply chain made up of local organisations

Other partners include Local Authorities and marketing consultants. Scheme website

Find out more and order a Whole House Plan here

Warm Homes Check contract, East Sussex County Council

The Warm Home Check service has been provided by RetrofitWorks and Citizens Advice (Advocate Member) since Nov 2018. The service offers advice and support to anyone who struggles to keep warm at home. Private residents on a low income may also qualify for a free home visit which includes:

  • advice on getting help to pay for heating
  • an assessment of your home to identify how to keep warm
  • small works such as improving insulation or repairing boilers
  • emergency temporary heating.

Installation of replacement boilers, central heating systems or home insulation is also possible subject to eligibility and limited availability of additional grants.

The service can be accessed via the ESCC website LINK

Local news on the scheme:  http://news.eastsussex.gov.uk/2018/11/13/home-check-service-could-help-you-stay-warm/

Warmer Sussex

We have worked with a number of local collaborators to secure Government funding to build a local market to transform the housing stock of Sussex. Warmer Sussex is an alliance of expert advocates, advisers, designers and contractors that have worked for many years, seeking to make homes more comfortable, cheaper to run and less impactful on the planet.

Full details here link

Developing Schemes

EcoFurb   (launch early 2020)

Government funding has been awarded to Parity Projects (Advocate Member) to develop a self-sustaining retrofit market for the able-to-pay sector.

Homes as Energy Systems (HAES) – ERDF Project, Manchester  (December 2019)

RetrofitWorks is a partner in a ground-breaking project to show how to get our existing homes to zero carbon by making them part of the energy system, so be able to generate an income to help pay for works to radically reduce their energy use.

We are going to spend £1 million on 20 private homes across Greater Manchester to see how far that will get them to zero net energy use and carbon emissions. More details available here