Housing associations taking more comprehensive actions on sustainability issues
Posted by Richard Lupo on Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Sustainable Homes have branched out! More of our clients are asking for more help. We are doing some great things to help organisations reduce their impacts.
Take Thrive Homes for instance. The Herts-based housing association approached us for help with measuring their carbon and reducing their wider environmental impacts. What happened then? Following detailed conversations with their operations director, Jo Barrett, a programme
was tailored to suit their needs. This included:
- Measuring carbon impacts - carbon assessment and retrofit strategy was developed for existing stock. This assessed every home to see which measures would most effectively reduce fuel bills.
Engaging staff and residents - an energy saving workshop was held at Thrive Homes offices.
Developing a survey specifically focused on engaging Thrive Homes residents about their attitudes to sustainability issues as well as passing on green tips and gaining data for asset management.
Independently assessing how green Thrive Homes is.
This will help determine how well they compare with their peers. The assessment covered their offices, existing homes, new build and the strategic approach of the business. In addition, they get to share and learn best practice from other organisations in the sector.
Was the approach successful?
Thrive Homes had this to say, “Thrive Homes is a trusted and respected landlord that delivers on its promises and sets high standards and that includes sustainability standards. The package offered by Sustainable Homes fitted our requirements perfectly and I’m pleased to say their work has given us clear guidance on where we go with energy efficiency and other sustainability issues for our stock. They even identified significant potential savings in our offices which will give us even more value for money.”
Want help with reducing your impacts?
The Sustainable Homes Team have years of experience and technical expertise. Call the friendly team 020 8973 0429 or email on info@sustainablehomes.co.uk.
