Sustainability Accounting That Makes Cents: SASB Standards for Real Estate and Home Building

Sep 20, 2023 | ESG, net zero, New Build, Retrofit, Strategy, Sustainability, Uncategorised

As the global community continues to grapple with the urgent need to address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, standards and frameworks for sustainability reporting have become essential tools for businesses, investors, and regulators alike. The...

Net Zero carbon roadmap – SHIFT roundtable session

Mar 28, 2022 | Carbon, Climate Change, net zero, New Build, Retrofit, Roundtable, Strategy

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...

Roundtable sessions (and a couple of in-person training events)

Feb 16, 2022 | Climate Change, ESG, Heating, New Build, Retrofit, Supply Chain

We’ve had excellent feedback from our webinars which are helping our SHIFT clients make environmental improvements.  They are also great for connecting with peers. We will be running more sessions over the coming months to help social landlords make even more...

Hands on in Swindon – practical retrofit

Dec 15, 2021 | New Build, Retrofit

It’s great to have a strategic knowledge of how to get a sustainable housing stock.  At SHIFT we’re also keen to keep up to date with the practical side of retrofit.  How big is a heat pump?  Where does the ducting on MVHR go?  How thick is internal wall insulation?...

Heat and buildings strategy – 2 key points

Oct 25, 2021 | Carbon, Government Strategy, Heating, Retrofit

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...

Low carbon communal/district heating systems

Jun 16, 2021 | Retrofit

Heat networks are systems in which heating, cooling or hot water is generated at a central source and supplied by the operator to multiple third party consumers. Heat networks serve either multiple buildings (district heating) or multiple occupants in a single...

Optimised Retrofit Programme – An EPC analysis case study

Mar 30, 2021 | Retrofit

Coastal Housing, a Swansea based social landlord asked SHIFT Environment to develop an optimised retrofit strategy that would meet the Welsh Government target of Net Zero Carbon Housing. By interrogating Coastal Housing’s property data, the project also offered an...