Shropshire Retrofit Summit

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 - Thursday, 16 September 2021

Online Sessions

Shropshire's retrofit event to facilitate knowledge exchange across the county, focusing on retrofit best practice, and its role in supporting local economic recovery

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Event Partners, Supporters and Associations

Guest Speakers

Bean Beanland

Director for Growth & External Affairs, Heat Pump Federation

Anna Bright

Chief Executive, Sustainability West Midlands

Iain Carr

Director, Domestic Sales, Kensa Contracting

Ms. Rosemary Coyne

ERDF Compliance Project Manager, Connexus Homes Ltd

Philip Dunne MP

Member of Parliament, House of Commons

Dave Green

Development Manager, Sharenergy

Lord Gavin Hamilton

Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Apley Estate

Mr. Michael Huth

Membership & Supply Chain Manager, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire

Mr. Michael Huth

Membership & Supply Chain Manager, RetrofitWorks

Cllr. Ian Nellins

Portfolio Holder: Climate Change, Natural Assets & The Green Economy, Shropshire Council

Simon Ross

Director, Marches Energy Agency

Russell Smith

Director, Retrofit Works

Geordie Stewart

, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire

Geordie Stewart

, Retrofit Works

Alex Thompson

Sales Director, AceOn Battery Solar Technology Ltd

David Wells

Executive Director of Operational Services, Wrekin Housing Group

Programme

Day 1

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
09:00	Logging-in and networking	All Participants
09:15	Welcome & Overview of the UK's Zero Carbon recovery challenges
09:25	Partner video sessions	All Partners
09:35	Sessions Chair sets out the challenges for Shropshire	Cllr. Ian Nellins, Portfolio Holder: Climate Change, Natural Assets & The Green Economy, Shropshire Council
09:45	Local solar PV/storage and Passivhaus innovations	David Wells, Executive Director of Operational Services, Wrekin Housing Group
10:05	Battery storage: 'Renewergy'	Alex Thompson, Sales Director, AceOn Group Alex Thompson, Sales Director, AceOn Battery Solar Technology Ltd
10:15	Local retrofit case studies and projects	Ms. Rosemary Coyne, ERDF Compliance Project Manager, Connexus Group Ms. Rosemary Coyne, ERDF Compliance Project Manager, Connexus Homes Ltd
10:35	Bishops Castle heat and wind project	Dave Green, Development Manager, Sharenergy
10:50	Ground Source Heat Pumps: the low carbon heating solution	Iain Carr, Director, Domestic Sales, Kensa Contracting
11:00	Q&A Panel with presenters & feedback from attendees
11:30	Morning 1 sessions close

Day 2

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
09:00	Logging-in and networking	All Participants
09:15	Welcome & Morning 1 reflections
09:25	Partner video sessions	All Partners
09:30	Opening address	Philip Dunne MP, Member of Parliament, House of Commons
09:40	Community-driven retrofit: the Retrofit Works model	Russell Smith, Director, Retrofit Works Russell Smith, Director, Parity Projects
10:00	Experience of rural retrofit supply chain development	Mr. Michael Huth, Membership & Supply Chain Manager, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire Mr. Michael Huth, Membership & Supply Chain Manager, Retrofit Works Mr. Michael Huth, Membership & Supply Chain Manager, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire/RetrofitWorks Mr. Michael Huth, Membership & Supply Chain Manager, RetrofitWorks
10:20	Retrofit co-ordination to support the customer journey	Geordie Stewart, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire Geordie Stewart, Retrofit Works
10:40	Energy redress for domestic retrofit development	Simon Ross, Director, Marches Energy Agency
11:00	Q&A Panel with presenters & feedback from attendees	All Participants
11:30	Morning 2 sessions close

Day 3

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
09:00	Logging-in and networking	All Participants
09:15	Welcome and Morning 2 reflections
09:25	Partner video sessions	All Partners
09:30	Heat & Buildings Strategy: review: exploring potential interventions and bold asks.	Bean Beanland, Director for Growth & External Affairs, Heat Pump Federation
09:50	Local Government Association (LGA) action on retrofit skills	Anna Bright, Chief Executive, Sustainability West Midlands
10:00	Barriers to overcome to get a retrofit workforce	David Wells, Executive Director of Operational Services, Wrekin Housing Group
10:10	Barriers to overcome: sustainable housing and fuel poverty	Ms. Rosemary Coyne, ERDF Compliance Project Manager, Connexus Group Ms. Rosemary Coyne, ERDF Compliance Project Manager, Connexus Homes Ltd
10:20	Retrofit: a landlord's perspective	Lord Gavin Hamilton, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Apley Estate
10:40	Q&A with presenters and feedback from attendees	All Participants
11:25	Summing up session from a local perspective	Speaker to be confirmed
11:30	Morning 3 sessions close

Event Advisory Group

Low Carbon Homes Ltd, 4, The Barford Exchange,
Wellesbourne Road, Barford, Warwick, CV35 8AQ
Company registration number: 12354993

phone:	+44 (0)1926 956888
mail:	hello@lowcarbonhomes.uk