In this episode, we interview the directors of the National Retrofit Hub - Rachel Owens and Sara Edmonds.
00:00 Introduction
00:52 What is NRH?
02:02 Rachel’s background
04:12 Sara’s background
08:40 About the NRH, who is involved and getting the message across
14:25 Reasons for, and benefits of, retrofit
15:27 Retrofit for homeowners, builders and builders’ merchants
20:50 Community involvement
24:17 Getting the message out
27:17 Aims of NRH
30:15 The NRH directory and looking for examples and exemplars
31:50 Getting the next generations involved
33:15 The bigger picture and meeting the challenge
34:55 Scientific research regarding traditional buildings and technical issues
40:10 Funding for research
44:20 EPCs and concerns regarding tenants
50:20 Home buying and selling and log books
53:54 Global cooperation and coordination
57:52 Archetyping by age
1:00:30 Longer term aims and aspirations
1:04:40 Sustainability
1:05:10 How to contact NRH and how to get involved
1:06:27 Rich and Stephen sum up
Links
Built Environment Smarter Transformation - BEST: www.be-st.build
Home Energy Action Lab: https://www.instagram.com/home_energy_action_lab/
Architects Action Network - ACAN: www.architectscan.org
National Home Improvement Council - NHIC: https://nhic.org.uk/
Retrofit Reimagined - film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2hSkCZ_zE
Canopy Housing (Leeds): https://www.canopyhousing.org/
Timber Fest: https://timberfestival.org.uk/
Civic Square: https://civicsquare.cc/
Centre for Moisture in Buildings: https://ukcmb.org/
SEDA - Scottish Ecological Design Association: https://www.seda.uk.net/
Ecological Building Systems: https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/
Impact on Urban Health: https://urbanhealth.org.uk/
Home Buying and Selling Council https://homebuyingsellingcouncil.co.uk/
REScoop - https://www.rescoop.eu/
UKERC - https://ukerc.ac.uk/
SME - Small medium enterprise
RMI - Repair maintenance and improvement
BSI - British Standards institute
DESNZ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
UKGBC - UK Green Building Council
SHDF - Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
EPC - Energy Performance Certificate
MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
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