Nottingham Energy Partnership’s (NEP) ‘Future-Fit Works, an extension of their Future- Fit Homes project, is available to Meadows residents, in Nottingham.
As part of the new pilot, households will receive a free tailored home energy assessment delivered by trained energy experts who will provide advice and information on energy-saving improvements. Based on the findings of the assessment, the initial first steps are outlined in a package of ‘quick wins’ averaging up to £1,000 to kickstart their retrofit journey. The grant allows NEP to provide practical solutions which aim to improve the ventilation of the home and increase energy efficiency through various measures. These include installing ventilation, boiler optimisation, draught-proofing doors, loft insulation, pipework insulation and many more.
The Meadows falls into the top 20% of most deprived areas in England, making Future Fit essential to its residents. According to sub- regional fuel poverty statistics in 2019, over 20% of these households are living in fuel poverty, a figure which has risen with the increasing cost of living. As the project develops, the impact of these measures will have long term benefits for households, not only on energy usage but also a reduction on their carbon emissions.
Ensuring the hard-to-reach households are not overlooked, the NEP will signpost people to their existing partners at Nottingham City Council, Meadows Advice group and Age UK for further support and advice if necessary, to break down barriers to accessing services available to residents. By making recommendations for home improvements and advising on the best way to carry these out, the trained experts will also work with households to improve their confidence when engaging with tradespeople.
Darren Barker, Contract & Home Improvement Manager at National Energy Partnership said:
Funding from Cadent Foundation will allow us to deliver the Future-Fit Works project and offer support to people in the Meadows who are not eligible for grants or lack confidence with implementing energy measures. This will plug the gap and kickstart households’ journey towards a whole house Retrofit thereby improving the ventilation and energy efficiency of homes.
NEP will conduct the surveys, choose the best products for the job and develop a team of local installers who will work to the highest standards. Apart from helping to make homes energy efficient we will be advising the homeowners on the next steps and encouraging them to learn more.
Julia Dwyer, Director of Cadent Foundation said:
We’re pleased to provide this grant to Nottingham Energy Partnership, to be able to extend their Future Fit Homes project. We hope this grant will help to break down barriers to accessing services and trained experts will instil confidence amongst local residents and provide them with a quick measures package to improve the overall energy efficiency of their home whilst delivering a deeper understanding of how to plan for future energy efficiency improvements.
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