Want to cut costs, cut carbon and increase comfort in your home?

Marches Energy Agency (MEA) are running the Future Ready Homes project which is open for everyone, but is primarily aimed at those who are not eligible for grant funding, or who prefer to fund their own retrofit works.

Visit https://futurereadyhomes.org.uk/  to find out more.

Future Ready Homes will give you the support you need on your retrofit journey.

Their series of webinars will teach you all about retrofit, covering topics from how to retrofit a heritage property, to green technology like heat pumps and solar panels. For more details and recordings of previous webinars look here https://futurereadyhomes.org.uk/#webinars

Webinars

Are Heat Pumps Any Good?
Monday 27th January
1:00 - 2:30pm
‘Are heat pumps any good?’ A hot topic!
You’ve probably heard about air source heat pumps - and it’s highly likely you have a few questions about them. The retrofit experts at Shrewsbury charity Marches Energy Agency give an independent impartial introduction to the subject.

Book Here - Webinar: Are Heat Pumps Any Good? Tickets, Mon 27 Jan 2025 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

Past Webinars

Getting Retrofit Done Well - Selecting and Working with Contractors
Did you miss last month's webinar? Renowned sustainable building expert Nick Parsons talked us through how to find, brief and manage retrofit installers and professionals.

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Greener Materials - A Natural Choice for Retrofit
If you're planning a retrofit, you'll have lots of decisions to make. One will be what materials you'd like to use. Natural materials can have many advantages for your retrofit but juggling price, performance and carbon isn't easy. Simon Ayres from Shropshire based Lime Green explains why, and how.

Watch Here - HGN Building Sense: Greener materials - a natural choice for retrofit

Events

The Future Ready Home Shropshire: EPC Assessments Workshop
How good is your home at holding onto heat? What goes into creating an EPC - and what does it mean? Join MEA for a free workshop for householders, landlords, tenants and community group members. Come along for your first chance to see The Future Ready Home Shropshire, and have a go at assessing its thermal performance.
Friday 17th January, 10:00am - 12:00pm 
Shawbury, Shropshire

Book Here - A Hands-On Introduction To EPCs and Retrofit Assessments Tickets, Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Retrofit Surveys

The funding MEA secured recently from the Energy Redress Fund is for exploring either an archetype approach or community approach to retrofit.

They have limited time and resources, so their goal is to be as efficient and effective as possible. They are testing out whether more retrofit can get done by concentrating activity in particular local ‘hubs’. One hub is in Shrewsbury where there are lots of Victorian terraced homes – the property archetype – concentrated in specific communities such as Cherry Orchard and Castlefields.

Working with a particular property type should mean that the same issues keep coming up – so better solutions can be designed. Working with particular small communities can mean householders are encouraged to share their retrofit journeys – learning from each other as they go.

If you (or someone you know) are fortunate enough to live in one of our hub areas in the designated property type, this is their offer. Householders funding their own retrofit works can benefit from a low cost retrofit assessment and plan, with a thermal imaging survey, and support on their retrofit journey, all for just £100 + VAT.
 
Telford & Wrekin: Cavity built houses on the gas network.

Apply Here - Marches Energy Agency - Future Ready Homes Telford - Application Form