Low Carbon Homes’ final retrofit conference of 2021, hosted by Tawd Valley Developments and West Lancashire Borough Council explores the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting homes across the county and wider region. Eighteen speakers from across the UK will seek to share best practice and encourage collaboration.

The online event, Low Carbon Homes Lancashire, (Tuesday 7th – Thursday 9th December), is staged over three mornings. Day one features a showcase of five innovative local low carbon new-build and retrofit housing projects. Day two includes a review of the recent Tenants Climate Jury work conducted by the Northern Housing Consortium, and on day three the recently announced Heat and Buildings Strategy is explained by BEIS.

Lancashire local authorities aspire to build low carbon homes for the future and retrofit existing stock; improving energy efficiency, reducing fuel poverty and tackling climate change. As one of the spatially largest counties, Lancashire boasts many diverse communities – city, urban, sub-urban and rural – bringing many challenges from the quality and age of housing stock and the interventions needed to address climate change and eradicate fuel poverty. The event next week will focus on actions, resources and partnership working across all sectors to deliver positive change throughout the borough, the region and beyond.

In West Lancashire, the council’s development company Tawd Valley Developments has committed to make this a priority, developing a low carbon housing plan – and in doing so has encouraged the fusing together of intelligence, models of good practice and live case studies from housebuilders, developers, academics, consultants, council officers, government officials and others to showcase the possible.

Speakers:
Mark Kitts, MD, Tawd Valley Developments
Sean Conway, Eurocell
Alison Cahn, Lancaster co-housing
Lucy Cheetham, South Lakes Housing
Derek Mitchell, e Quality Homes
Patrick Berry, MD, Together Energy
TBC, Cosy Homes in Lancashire
Simon Brown, Heat Pump Specialist for Panasonic
Cllr. Shaun Turner, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, Lancashire County Council
Prof. Will Swan, Director Energy House Laboratories, University of Salford
Paul Barlow, Stelrad
Liam Gregson, Member Engagement Manager, Northern Housing Consortium
Iain Carr, Kensa Contracting
Michael O’Doherty, Project Director, Local Partnerships
Matthew Aylott, Electrifiction of Heat Lead, BEIS
Jo Crinson, Head of Customer Contact, Electricity North West
James Johnson, Local Energy North West Hub
Wendy Broomhead, Partner, Ridge and Partners

Low Carbon Homes Lancashire on 7, 8, 9 December, hosted by Tawd Valley Developments and West Lancashire Borough Council, is a free-to-attend online event bringing professionals from inter-related sectors together to collaborate and consider the scale of the challenge, the solutions available and the barriers to overcome.

Low Carbon Homes will be staging further regional retrofit conferences across the UK in 2022.