VOR join the UK Green Building Council
We are proud to announce VOR is now a member of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), recognising our commitment to improving the sustainability of the built environment.
What is retrofit?
Sustainability and energy efficiency are at the forefront when it comes to new building design, but how do we make sure older buildings and any buildings already constructed can benefit from new or environmentally friendly techniques, that might not have been available when they were originally built.
Catch 22: Fuel poverty vs energy efficiency
Whilst new builds are being built to be as energy-efficient as possible, existing homes that need to be retrofitted are pushing low-income families deeper into fuel poverty.
SHDF Wave One – What You Need To Know
The eagerly awaited details surrounding the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) wave 1 has been released by the UK government.
Humidity control makes a retrofit home
When one considers the retrofit of a house, more often than not, there is a focus centred around the reduction of energy required to heat up the house. Yet the implementation of humidity control is just as important.
Is it time to stop ‘glazing’ over home comforts?
Storming the schematics, energy modellers will all too often give computer software carte blanche to select a set of energy efficiency measures, with a 1 dimensional perspective of performance parameters.
PAS 2035: Flawed and by ’PAS’sed
The new framework was brought in to ensure high-quality retrofit projects is already facing cut corners and industry-wide bypassing.
PAS2035 was released as a response to the findings found within the Each Home Counts Review. The review identified current flaws as well as potential long-term problems with energy-efficient construction projects.
Is your retrofit project SHDF eligible?
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is widely anticipated to be the best grant funding programme for whole-house retrofit projects. So how can one ensure their project is eligible?
The Green Homes Grant Scheme made simple
The Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme is helping homeowners across England make key energy efficiency improvements to their houses.
Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator Unveiled
A new government initiative has been introduced across England to help support the decarbonisation of social housing.
The programme coined as the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (SHRA) has been designed to help social housing providers push through challenges faced by offering an information hub to try and simplify the process.
