AJ Climate Champions: Tara Gbolade – ‘We use an assessment chart to evaluate potential clients’
Gbolade Design Studio’s Tara Gbolade shares insights from her new book, Changing the Game: How to be a sustainable and regenerative small practice.
Home Energy Action Lab
Home Energy Action Lab (HEAL) was established as a community benefit society in 2022 by residents of Hackney, North London.
The London Borough of Newham – Private Rented Sector Licensing and Enforcement
The London Borough of Newham introduced selective licensing in 2013, with an aim to drive out rogue landlords from the sector.
Selective Licensing
Selective Licensing is a scheme Local Authorities in England can choose to implement to help ensure that homes in the Private Rended Sector (PRS) meet minimum standards. Introduced by the Housing Act 2004, a Local Authority can designate all or part of its area as being subject to selective licensing.
ACE-R – Support for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Enforcement
ACE-R, with support from the MCS Foundation in 2023, supported Local Authority officers and landlords with training and guidance on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations, energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating options.
Retrofit Academy
The Retrofit Academy, set up in 2016, is a training organisation dedicated to upskilling professionals in the retrofit sector. It offers training across all of the PAS2035 roles including Retrofit Co-ordinator, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Designer and Retrofit Assessor.
Liverpool City Combined Authority – Social Value In Procurement
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has embedded social value into its procurement strategy, integrating it holistically rather than treating it as an add-on. Their approach is based on an adapted version of the TOMS framework (the UK standard for Social Value measurement) and aligns workforce development with procurement, ensuring a strong local retrofit workforce.
B4Box – Retrofit workforce development
B4Box is a construction works and training organisation which undertakes renovation and retrofit of void properties in Manchester and surrounding areas. B4Box has a unique procurement contract with Stockport Homes, whereby the company is paid to deliver training to local residents, alongside capital works.
Regional Retrofit Skills Taskforce Checklist
A living document, designed to help develop a regional taskforce, strengthening connections between retrofit delivery and economic development programmes.
Qualifications & Training Map
A continually updated directory of qualifications and training courses to help develop housing retrofit workforce and skills.