In this episode Jonathan Newton is joined by Wes McGeeney, Net Zero Technical Manager at Thirteen Group to discuss the language around air source heat pumps and how this can influence adoption from both consumer and industry perspectives. Wes describes the challenges faced with planning and education and how these have been overcome, as well as the factors that influence the performance and efficiency of air source heat pumps.

For more information visit: https://www.thirteengroup.co.uk/

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What exactly is Radon and what should housing stock owners be doing to identify, monitor, and mitigate radon risks as part of their retrofit planning and delivery? 

To explore this, Claire Brown is joined by Yvonne Power, Managing Director at Radon Solutions Ireland. Their discussion covers areas such as the best stage for testing radon levels, how common retrofit measures such as increasing airtightness and insulation impact radon levels in homes, and what should be done to reduce those risks. 

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Overheating and its impact on vulnerable communities in the UK is a growing concern. In today’s podcast, Jonathan Newton is joined by Andy Love from Shade The UK. They explore the effective strategies that can help mitigate overheating including accessible shaded and green spaces, ideas for policy changes and methods to help keep buildings cool. Andy also outlines the key areas that housing stock owners should consider when incorporating successful overheating prevention into their retrofit projects. 

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What are the biggest challenges women face in building long-term careers in retrofit, and how can the community help overcome them? To explore this, Claire Brown is joined by Ellora Coupe, Founder/ Director of Her Retrofit Space. Their discussion covers the areas where women face difficulties and need more support, common misconceptions about women’s roles in retrofit, different perspectives that can be brought by women and the positive outcomes helping women connect, grow, and lead in the retrofit industry. 

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In today’s podcast we look at how a data-driven approach can enhance the effectiveness of retrofit initiatives and drive smarter decision-making in housing decarbonisation.

To explore this subject, Jonathan Newton is joined by Balazs Csuvar, Director of Innovation and Net Zero and Edward Houghton, Director of Research and Insights, DG Cities. Together they unpack how data capture can be utilised in a meaningful way in order to support innovation, learning and planning for communities and organisations tackling net zero. 

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In today’s episode, Claire Brown discusses the benefits of using AI-powered solutions for heat pump installs with Caroline Bowen and Chris Arnold from Dabalox. Together they look at how AI enhances the efficiency and affordability of heat pump installations, and how housing stock owners can incorporate AI-driven solutions into various points of their retrofit strategy.  

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How can contractors and housing providers avoid PAS 2030 suspension and maintain compliance for their projects? To explore this important issue, Jonathan Newton is joined by Chris Ferguson and Paul Dawson from LHC Procure. Their discussion covers best practices for ensuring retrofit success, and integrating lessons from past suspensions to improve installation quality, monitoring and maintenance. 

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In today’s episode, Jonathan Newton discusses The Community Retrofit Hub project with Colin Timmins and Filipe Amarante from National Energy Action (NEA). Colin and Filipe explain why The Community Retrofit Hub’s approach is to place householders central throughout the retrofit process and outline how to achieve this. The discussion covers the importance of providing end-to-end support through building trust and partnerships, involving householders in the decision making process, guidance in liaising with installers and providing aftercare in areas such as technology use and maintenance requirements.

For further information visit: https://www.nea.org.uk/who-we-are/retrofit-technical-research/the-community-retrofit-hub-project/

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In today’s episode, host Jonathan Newton is joined by Dr Martin Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Sustainability Institute. Martin gives an overview of the Deterioration of Retrofit Insulation Performance (DRIP) report, outlines the biggest lessons learned, and explains how they can shape future retrofit initiatives. 

The episode also looks at the main factors that contribute to the deterioration of retrofit insulation and how they can be mitigated, best practices for maintaining and monitoring retrofit improvements over time and how housing providers can successfully implement long-term sustainability measures in their retrofit initiatives. 

For further information visit: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/leeds-sustainability-institute/

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How can housing stock owners incorporate lessons learned from retrofit projects to improve future initiatives? To help answer this, Steph Dylak, Programme Manager at GMCA, joins host Jonathan Newton to talk about her experiences of the HUG programme. The conversation covers the initial key objectives of the HUG programme, the evolution of these objectives during the process, challenges faced along the way and how these challenges were overcome. 

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