College unveils retrofit training houses to support construction skills
Facilities will help upgrade thousands of older Midlands homes South & City College Birmingham (SCCB) welcomed Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, to officially…
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Why Retrofitting Keeps Going Wrong, and What to do About it
A government audit has found that over 30,000 homes have had sub-standard insulation installed under two recent publicly-funded retrofit schemes. The schemes, Energy Company Obligation…
How to Close the Retrofit Skills Gap
New Training Facilities Signal Potential Across England, new training facilities are opening as FE colleges anticipate rising demand for retrofit and sustainable building skills. In…
New Report Highlights Urgent Need to Close the Retrofit Skills Gap
Gatsby Charitable Foundation, with support from the climate change charity Ashden and the National Retrofit Hub, has today published a new report, Closing the Retrofit…
Gatsby Report: LSIPs Crucial for Next Government’s Decarbonisation Plans
A new report has found significant differences in how prepared local areas are to retrofit homes to be more energy efficient. The report, based on…