Home Energy Action Lab (HEAL) was established as a community benefit society in 2022 by residents of Hackney, North London.
“At Home Energy Action Lab (HEAL), our work centres on supporting communities to meaningfully shape retrofit strategies. Creating space for learning, collaboration and shared problem-solving around home energy improvements is critical. Retrofit Connect has complemented our work by giving us space to step back and reflect on how we approach community participation and partnershipbuilding.”
HEAL is working towards the democratisation of knowledge, empowering self-organising local groups with the skills, knowledge and tools to support each other in improving the comfort and performance of their homes and neighbourhoods. The team are creating the infrastructure for collective community-led action by building literacy, trust, confidence and motivation for positive change; and by signposting best practice, education, training and professional development.
“Our vision is for an ever-growing network of local groups actively engaged in supporting the retrofit of their neighbourhood buildings in order to improve health and comfort, strengthen community governance, as well as reduce energy demand and decarbonise heat.”
