In today’s podcast we are joined by Andrea Howe, Energy Efficiency & Affordable Warmth Officer at Blackpool Council, to discuss Cosy Homes in Lancashire.

Andrea explains to host Sarah McClelland exactly what the Cosy Homes scheme is and shares her key lessons and experiences from the project. The discussion covers working with private contractors, the importance of partner engagement, benefits of implementing a CRM system and how Cosy Homes in Lancashire is preparing for the future.

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This podcast aims to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/warm homes projects. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.

This podcast is an informal discussion between interested parties associated with Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise. Any views expressed are those of the individuals concerned and do not seek to represent the government.

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In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Will Routh, Director and Co-Founder, Chirpy Heat, discussing heat networks in retrofit schemes, what the common issues are and how you can avoid them. We’ll cover how regulation changes will affect customer protection, technical standards for heat networks and their impact on retrofit, and how this will help towards improvements across the sector. 

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For more on this topic read the RISE Supply Chain Advice Pack on low carbon heat networks:

 https://riseretrofit.org.uk/resources/toolkits/supply-chain-advice-pack-warm-homes-heat-networks

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In this episode we’re discussing ground source heat pumps in retrofit schemes. We cover the benefits, the common issues and how to avoid them, as well as sharing top tips for anyone looking to install them. We’re delighted to be joined by Stuart Gadsden, Commercial Director at Kensa – Thank you Stuart for joining us and sharing your expertise! 

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In this week's episode we’re discussing the Government-funded retrofit evaluation that took place at the end of last year. We are delighted to be joined by Giulia Dallera, Senior Research Officer and Tom Olley, Senior Net Zero Evaluation Analyst, both from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

Together, we take a closer look into the evaluation, the process, learns learnt, outcomes and next steps.

Links to the reports mentioned in this episode:

LAD 1 and LAD 2 Final Evaluation Report

HUG 1 Evaluation Report

SHDF Wave 1 Process Evaluation Report

This podcast aims to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/warm homes projects. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.

This podcast is an informal discussion between interested parties associated with Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise. Any views expressed are those of the individuals concerned and do not seek to represent the government.

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In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, taking place 10 - 16 February 2025, we’re chatting to John Renwick, Communities Manager at Warmworks – an organisation founded in 2015 that has since supported the creation of more than 150 apprenticeships in their supply chain, 700 jobs, and over 3,000 training opportunities.

John shares insights to Warmworks, their aims and schemes, and the importance apprenticeships have to help deliver NetZero targets.
Read the newly launched RISE Apprenticeships in retrofit for the supply chain toolkit

For more information about Warmworks

This podcast aims to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/warm homes projects. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.

This podcast is an informal discussion between interested parties associated with Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise. Any views expressed are those of the individuals concerned and do not seek to represent the government.

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During this episode we're discussing the Procurement Act 2023, which goes live this February, and the impact it will have to the future of retrofit procurement activity.

We're delighted to be joined by Chris Robinson. Associate Director, Contract Services and Fleur Summers, Senior Consultant, Contract Services, both at Turner & Townsend.

Together we chat through the key changes and how this could effect existing and upcoming retrofit projects.

Procurement Act 2023

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This podcast aims to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/warm homes projects. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.

This podcast is an informal discussion between interested parties associated with Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise. Any views expressed are those of the individuals concerned and do not seek to represent the government.

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In this episode we’re chatting with Natalie Gardner, RISE

Read the RISE Consortia Forming toolkit for more support on this topic.

This podcast aims to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/warm homes projects. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.

There are a number of webinars, masterclasses and follow

In the UK most of us spend about 90% of our time indoors, but almost all efforts to reduce air pollution focus on the outdoors.

In our latest episode we’re joined by Nic Carslaw, Professor of Indoor Air Chemistry at the University of York, to discuss indoor air quality.

Nic details the research they are doing into the topic, the studies they are working on including the INGENIOUS Project and what can be done to improve air quality in homes.

This podcast is an informal discussion between interested parties associated with Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise. Any views expressed are those of the individuals concerned and do not seek to represent the government.

During this episode we're chatting with Chris Roberts, Sustainability Manager at Plus Dane Housing, about district heating and all things retrofit.

Chris explains district heating systems and networks, details the learning curve they’ve been on during wave one and two, the lessons learnt they are taking forward and how networking with others has helped them improve their own processes when planning and delivering retrofit projects at scale.

There are a number of webinars, masterclasses and follow

Kicking off the RISE podcast for 2025 - We’re delighted to be joined by Natalie Gardner, RISE Support Regional Lead, to take a look forward and discuss what's happening in the retrofit sector over the coming year.

There are a number of webinars, masterclasses and follow

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