retrofit

Six months on from the closure of the government’s fuel poverty schemes – the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) and the Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) – there are still no equivalent schemes in place. The number of UK households living in fuel poverty has risen to over ten million – according to National Energy Action […]

The Installation Assurance Authority (The IAA) has launched its Installer Registration Card Scheme, a new digital solution designed to strengthen consumer protection, build trust, and make it easier to verify the identity, qualifications and competence of installers operating in the retrofit, repair and maintenance sector. The scheme comes as government considers how to strengthen oversight […]

The Installation Assurance Authority Federation (The IAAF) has announced a funded training opportunity, offering retrofit and energy efficiency professionals the chance to join fully funded training courses where employment has been affected by changes to ECO funding or wider sector uncertainty. According to a survey undertaken by The IAAF, a leading representative body in the […]

A report from MyBuilder.com suggests that people are more likely to undertake renovation projects rather than move house, due to shifting priorities and the cost of living crisis. British homeowners are choosing to invest in their current homes, rather than moving house, which MyBuilder says may lead to higher demand for skilled tradespeople. The Renovation […]

Steven Heath, Technical Director at Knauf Insulation Northern Europe, looks at the goals of the Warm Homes Plan and how we might just make a success of it. Let’s deal with the first bit: ‘Why it won’t work’. Media headlines have attacked the government’s plan for warmer homes as not certain to save households money […]