In this episode, we interview the directors of the National Retrofit Hub - Rachel Owens and Sara Edmonds.

00:00 Introduction

00:52 What is NRH?

02:02 Rachel’s background

04:12 Sara’s background

08:40 About the NRH, who is involved and getting the message across

14:25 Reasons for, and benefits of, retrofit

15:27 Retrofit for homeowners, builders and builders’ merchants

20:50 Community involvement

24:17 Getting the message out

27:17 Aims of NRH

30:15 The NRH directory and looking for examples and exemplars

31:50 Getting the next generations involved

33:15 The bigger picture and meeting the challenge

34:55 Scientific research regarding traditional buildings and technical issues

40:10 Funding for research

44:20 EPCs and concerns regarding tenants

50:20 Home buying and selling and log books

53:54 Global cooperation and coordination

57:52 Archetyping by age

1:00:30 Longer term aims and aspirations

1:04:40 Sustainability

1:05:10 How to contact NRH and how to get involved

1:06:27 Rich and Stephen sum up

Links

Built Environment Smarter Transformation - BEST: www.be-st.build

Home Energy Action Lab: https://www.instagram.com/home_energy_action_lab/ 

Architects Action Network - ACAN: www.architectscan.org

National Home Improvement Council - NHIC: https://nhic.org.uk/ 

Retrofit Reimagined - film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2hSkCZ_zE 

Canopy Housing (Leeds): https://www.canopyhousing.org/ 

Timber Fest: https://timberfestival.org.uk/

Civic Square: https://civicsquare.cc/ 

Centre for Moisture in Buildings: https://ukcmb.org/

SEDA - Scottish Ecological Design Association: https://www.seda.uk.net/ 

Ecological Building Systems: https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/ 

Impact on Urban Health: https://urbanhealth.org.uk/ 

Home Buying and Selling Council https://homebuyingsellingcouncil.co.uk/ 

REScoop - https://www.rescoop.eu/ 

UKERC - https://ukerc.ac.uk/

SME - Small medium enterprise

RMI - Repair maintenance and improvement

BSI - British Standards institute

DESNZ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

UKGBC - UK Green Building Council

SHDF - Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

EPC - Energy Performance Certificate

MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

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