Essex Retrofit Summit

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 - Thursday, 26 May 2022

Online Sessions: Daily 0845-1200hrs

Essex Retrofit Summit

Essex County Council are pleased to host their first Low Carbon Homes Event. This online interactive event will facilitate knowledge exchange across the county, focusing on retrofit best practice, and its role in supporting local economic development and the county’s path to net zero.

Join us over the mornings of 24-26 May 2022 for daily online sessions and hear from low carbon leaders from Essex and around the UK to discover how the county is planning to lead the way.

You'll be able to see examples of completed retrofit projects and hear about scalable approaches in the social housing and private sectors. Learn more about the plans to meet the skills, supply chain and financial challenges we all currently face, and the innovative solutions being developed in the market to meet those challenges.

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Event Partners, Supporters and Associations

Guest Speakers

Jo Alsop

Founder, The Heating Hub

Oliver Baker

CEO, Ambion Heating

Iain Carr

Director, Domestic Sales, Kensa Contracting

Tony Crawley

CEO, Zenova Group

Genevieve Dady

Supply Chain Engagement Officer, Greater South East Net Zero Hub

Esmé Donghi

Project Director, Community Energy South

Aaron Goldie-McSorley

Energy and Low Carbon Project Development Officer, Essex County Council

Sean Graham

Area Sales Manager, Panasonic

Dominic Hills

Projects Manager, Stelrad Radiator Group

Loretta Hoy

Green Sector Development Lead, Essex County Council

Graham Lock

Founder, Low Carbon Homes

Alice Lovatt

Senior Environment Officer, Sanctuary Homes

Celine McGeown

Customer Engagement Manager, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Jonathan Morris

Climate Action Programme Officer (Housing Retrofit), Essex County Council

Jenny Pierpoint

Chief Operating Officer, The Retrofit Academy CIC

sandy@retrofit.coop

Training Manager, People Powered Retrofit Ltd

Cllr. Peter Schwier

Climate Czar, Essex County Council

Russell Smith

Managing Director, Parity Projects

Cllr. Lesley Wagland

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and Performance, Essex County Council

Programme

Day 1

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:45	On-boarding & Networking On-boarding and discussions on virtual tables	All Participants
09:05	Welcome from Low Carbon Homes With Low Carbon Homes Founder	Graham Lock, Founder, Low Carbon Homes
09:15	Partner messages with Ambion Heating, Kensa Contracting, Panasonic UK, Stelrad Radiator Group and Zenova	Thought Leader Partners
09:20	Opening Address with the host partner, Essex County Council	Cllr. Peter Schwier, Climate Czar, Essex County Council
09:30	Local low carbon showcase - 1 Review of past and existing projects	Jonathan Morris, Climate Action Programme Officer (Housing Retrofit), Essex County Council
09:45	Local low carbon showcase - 2 Review of past and existing projects	Aaron Goldie-McSorley, Energy and Low Carbon Project Development Officer, Essex County Council
09:50	Retrofit training in Essex Retrofit Academy's partnership with Essex County Council	Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer, The Retrofit Academy CIC
10:00	Community-driven projects in Essex Overview of current local decarbonisation community projects	Esmé Donghi, Project Director, Community Energy South
10:10	Thermal insulation products that support retrofit with Thought Leader Partner Zenova	Tony Crawley, CEO, Zenova Group
10:20	Air-source heatpumps '101' with Thought Leader Partner, Panasonic UK	Sean Graham, Area Sales Manager, Panasonic
10:30	Group discussions on tables We take some time for discussion and meetings	All Participants
11:00	Q&A Panel with our speakers We pose your questions to the Speakers	Tony Crawley, CEO, Zenova Group Esmé Donghi, Project Director, Community Energy South Aaron Goldie-McSorley, Energy and Low Carbon Project Development Officer, Essex County Council Sean Graham, Area Sales Manager, Panasonic Jonathan Morris, Climate Action Programme Officer (Housing Retrofit), Essex County Council Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer, The Retrofit Academy CIC
11:30	Further discussions on tables Discussions and meetings continue on tables	All Participants

Day 2

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:45	On-boarding & Networking On-boarding and discussions on virtual tables	All Participants
09:05	Welcome & Session 1 Reflections With Low Carbon Homes Founder	Graham Lock, Founder, Low Carbon Homes
09:15	Partner messages with Ambion Heating, Kensa Contracting, Panasonic UK, Stelrad Radiator Group and Zenova	Thought Leader Partners
09:20	Opening Address	Speaker to be confirmed
09:30	The RetrofitWorks model Overview of the RetrofitWorks model and how it could work in Essex	Russell Smith, Managing Director, Parity Projects
09:45	The People Powered Retrofit model Overview of the People Powered Retrofit model and how it could work in Essex	sandy@retrofit.coop, Training Manager, People Powered Retrofit Ltd
10:00	Energy efficiency, cost reduction - quick wins Simple heating system optimisation tips to improve system performance and reduce energy costs	Jo Alsop, Founder, The Heating Hub
10:15	Computer-controlled infrared heating: a new era in home heating with Thought Leader Partner, Ambion Heating	Oliver Baker, CEO, Ambion Heating
10:25	Radiators and retrofitted properties with Thought Leader Partner, Stelrad Radiators	Dominic Hills, Projects Manager, Stelrad Radiator Group
10:35	Group discussions on tables We take some time for discussion and meetings	All Participants
11:00	Q&A Panel with our speakers We pose your questions to the Speakers	Jo Alsop, Founder, The Heating Hub Oliver Baker, CEO, Ambion Heating Dominic Hills, Projects Manager, Stelrad Radiator Group sandy@retrofit.coop, Training Manager, People Powered Retrofit Ltd Russell Smith, Managing Director, Parity Projects
11:30	Further discussions on tables Discussions and meetings continue on tables	All Participants

Day 3

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:45	On-boarding & Networking On-boarding and discussions on virtual tables	All Participants
09:05	Welcome & Session 2 Reflections With Low Carbon Homes Founder	Graham Lock, Founder, Low Carbon Homes
09:15	Partner messages with Ambion Heating, Kensa Contracting, Panasonic UK, Stelrad Radiator Group and Zenova	Thought Leader Partners
09:20	Opening Address with Host Partner, Essex County Council	Cllr. Lesley Wagland, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and Performance, Essex County Council
09:30	Local supply chain opportunities Overview of current pipeline of funded retrofit projects and opportunities for local businesses	Genevieve Dady, Supply Chain Engagement Officer, Greater South East Net Zero Hub
09:50	Local opportunities (2)	Donna Williams, Group Director – Sustainability and Climate Change, Sanctuary Homes
10:00	The local skills challenge Overview of the skills needed to meet the local retrofit challenge	Celine McGeown, Customer Engagement Manager, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
10:10	Seizing the decarbonisation opportunity Overview of support available for local businesses and communities	Loretta Hoy, Green Sector Development Lead, Essex County Council
10:20	Groundsource heatpumps - low carbon solutions With Thought Leader Partner, Kensa Contracting	Iain Carr, Director, Domestic Sales, Kensa Contracting
10:30	Back to tables for discussion time for further chats and networking on the virtual tables	All Participants
11:00	Speaker Q&A Panel We pose your questions to the Speakers	Genevieve Dady, Supply Chain Engagement Officer, Greater South East Net Zero Hub Loretta Hoy, Green Sector Development Lead, Essex County Council Alice Lovatt, Senior Environment Officer, Sanctuary Homes Celine McGeown, Customer Engagement Manager, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
11:20	Summing up the Essex event Discussions and meetings continue on tables	Essex County Council
11:30	Final discussions on tables til event close Discussions and meetings continue on tables	All Participants
12:00	Event close Thank you for joining us	All Participants

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

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