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With the recent announcement of further rises in energy costs, now is the ideal time to discover proven methodologies and best-practice application of technology to help improve domestic property energy efficiency and comfort, whilst helping the UK to meet our climate change targets.

Low Carbon Homes is a series of events, which in 2019 will be hosted in Dorset, Sussex, Suffolk and Manchester. Each event follows a similar collaborative model encouraging and facilitating dialogue between our architect, engineer, landlord, consultant and local authority attendees.

The free-to-attend programme covers the whole house approach to retro-fitting aging housing stock – heat loss, air tightness, insulation, renewables, and system optimisation – equipping delegates with valuable insight to help dispel myths, and encourage take-up of low carbon solutions. Our host partners bring local context to the programme making take-away actions highly topical, relevant and do-able.

As a delegate you’ll meet some interesting new contacts, hear a broad range of perspectives from complementary professions and you’ll leave the event better equipped to meet customer, climate change and fuel poverty challenges.

*FREE TO ATTEND for invited professionals

What is Low Carbon Homes?

Low Carbon Homes brings global domestic energy efficiency innovation to the UK’s regions via a nationwide event series – the Low Carbon Homes Forum.

Low Carbon Homes wants to drive the adoption of new energy saving standards by providing a unique platform. Here, professionals can share best practice and discover pioneering methodologies and products to help transform home efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and lower carbon emissions.

 

The UK's Challenges

Low Carbon Homes seeks to address 5 key challenges:

  1. Change: apathy and resistance to change – key influencers are unmotivated to recommend change; easier to ‘do nothing’
  2. Cost perceptions: unconvincing ROI
  3. Confusing/conflicting information: competing advice from “experts”
  4. Complexity: technological complications – pace of innovation difficult to keep up with
  5. Consistency: inconsistent government policies – financial incentives reducing with fluctuating priorities

Our Solution

We’ll provide success stories and case-studies in a forum-style community. Our events will be tailored to address regional issues and deliver solutions that are right for your area.

By facilitating knowledge exchange, peer-to-peer learning and debunking myths, we will reduce barriers and accelerate the take-up of energy efficiency best practice in your region.

Why Low Carbon Homes?

80% of UK homes below building regulation standards
13% of UK's CO2 emissions from heating homes
4m homes not connected to mains gas
760m pounds cost to NHS caused by cold homes

2019 Event Series

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South West

Wimborne Minster Dorset
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South East

University of Brighton East Sussex
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East

IP-City Centre Ipswich
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North West

Friends Meeting House Manchester
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Testimonials

“Low Carbon Homes is an important initiative which we’re delighted to be part of as a collaborative approach is vital to drive towards low carbon living. The unique platform provided by Low Carbon Homes can facilitate meaningful and practical understanding between those directly involved in many areas of the housing sector. The 2019 programme’s alignment with our own “Fabric First” approach is a particularly welcome development which we look forward to bringing to many more people and areas of the country in the coming year”.

Lucy Pedler, founder, architect, trainer, director

"Low Carbon Dorset looks forward to hosting Low Carbon Homes South West Forum in March. As part of the programme’s drive to reduce carbon emissions in Dorset, this event will help to showcase innovative local projects, and highlight the support available to get low carbon technologies on the ground."


Antony Littlechild, Programme Manager, Low Carbon Dorset

"Hosting Low Carbon Homes in Brighton is important to us locally, and nationally, as we all work towards reducing carbon emissions and associated fuel poverty. The Green Growth Platform looks forward to contributing to the programme and to welcoming delegates to our University of Brighton campus.”

Zoë Osmond, Director, Green Growth Platform, University of Brighton

"Improving the energy efficiency of our housing, lowering carbon emissions and reducing fuel poverty are important priorities for us. Hosting Low Carbon Homes will act as a catalyst in helping us engage with those across the County who influence and advise consumers."

David Walton, Programme Manager, Suffolk Climate Change Partnership

"We're delighted to be able to host Low Carbon Homes in Manchester as we recognise the challenge of updating our existing housing stock to meet our Low Carbon targets and reduce fuel poverty. It's an important initiative which we are proud to support."

Jon Sawyer, Head of Housing & Residential Growth, Manchester City Council

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