ESOS PHASE 4 PLANNING: WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IN 2026
ESOS phase 4 The official deadline for ESOS Phase 4 compliance is 5 December 2027 and we have covered what this means for 2026 in previous blogs. The blog covered late ESOS phase 3 submissions, action plans and progress updates. This blog is about specific updates for...
SECR Metrics: Which KPI Should You Really Be Using?
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) has become the go-to framework for reporting energy use and carbon emissions in the UK. For many organisations, it’s an essential annual exercise — a structured way to calculate carbon footprints and demonstrate...
SECR and Scope 3 Emissions: Meaningful Actions
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) provides organisations with a standardised framework for reporting carbon emissions. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions are now well understood by most businesses and, aside from a few grey areas, are generally straightforward...
Integrating SECR with Net Zero Planning
Why SECR Is More Than a Reporting Requirement Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) is best known as a standardised framework for reporting energy use and carbon emissions. For many organisations, it’s viewed as a compliance exercise—something to complete for...
Cost vs Benefit: How SECR Can Drive Energy Savings & Profit
Background Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) is a methodical way to report your organisation’s carbon footprint. Although not specifically designed to make savings, doing SECR does help identify costs savings and increase income. This blog describes a few...
Practical Step-by-Step Guide to SECR for First Timers
Doing SECR for the first time may seem daunting because the official guidance is quite involved. However, the tips below help you get you through your first report. Mindset Before doing SECR for the first time, here are a few things to consider: Are you looking at...
Net Zero carbon roadmap – SHIFT roundtable session
This SHIFT roundtable session took place on the 15th March 2022 and included social landlords representing tens of thousands of UK homes. The summary focuses primarily on points raised during the roundtable discussion. A more comprehensive guide to decarbonisation can...
Profits calculator – estimating profit from good environmental performance
Establishing “green credentials” for an organisation can involve a little burden. But is it worth it? Of course, the real worth is a protected environment where we and our loved ones can all live, breathe and thrive happily. However, happiness is not enough of a...
Random list of environmental stuff
For a recent project we had to include some lists of environmental issues facing the UK. It’s a bit of a random collection, but there are some interesting nuggets in there. Extra rainfall Depending on which forecasting model you use and what may or may not happen to...
Carbon pricing for building owners
Over the past year, we’ve had some SHIFT landlords asking about internal carbon pricing and how it can be used to help decarbonise social housing. We’ve done the research for you and summarised below. What is carbon pricing? Carbon pricing can be used to recognise...
Heat and buildings strategy – 2 key points
Many organisations have already commented on the “Heat and Buildings Strategy” released last week [1, 2]. Rather than repeat criticisms or otherwise for the strategy, we take a look at two key points which should aid people working in the built environment. EPC’s are...
Building to EPC A – roundtable review
Building new homes to EPC A rating is an approach we champion at SHIFT and with 25% of our landlords having already built to this standard, the demand for a roundtable to share advice and experiences was high! Across two sessions, 18 social housing providers managing...
6 things you need for good environmental reporting
Our Sam McConnochie details how he set up the SHIFT [1] portal which helps social landlords report on all environmental issues and provides an excellent audit trail. Here’s what he wrote: Working with a web development agency, we built the SHIFT portal from concept...
‘Cool’ new energy efficiency scales for white goods
If you haven’t purchased a new freezer in recent months, you may not know about the changing energy efficiency standards for white goods. Richard Lupo, SHIFT’s Managing Director, recently purchased a new fridge. Ever the conscious environmentalist, his choice of a...
An Insight into Thermal Performance Evaluation of UK Housing
Our friends at Veritherm have looked at the Future Homes standard to see what it holds in store for the “as built” energy performance. Here’s what they say: Current Performance Outlook The UK’s is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by...