National Open Homes Network
Facilitating access to existing – and emerging – Open Homes networks
Project portfolio
At any one time we're working on up to 60 projects for a range of clients and funders. All contribute to our core charitable objectives of tackling the threat of climate change and ending the misery of cold homes. Here is a selection of our best work ...
Featured projects
Generating value from smart meter data
Making the most of the smart meter roll-out
The distribution of UK household CO2 emissions
A study of the likely social distributional impacts of UK Government energy and climate change policies
Bristol Switch & Save
Together for a better energy deal
Our Green Deal in Somerset
Getting the Green Deal up and running
Bristol Home Energy Upgrade
A retrofit programme to trial the Green Deal
Smart and happy meters
How can consumers learn to love (or at least engage with) their smart meters?
The National Heat Map
New web-based tool to support low-carbon energy projects
Supporting bids to the Local Energy Assessment Fund
CSE services were procured by 20 community groups who were awarded funding from the Government's £10m fund
PlanLoCaL: the website, videos and resource pack
Giving communities the knowledge and confidence to influence local planning policy
'You just have to get by'
A study of the coping strategies of low-income households in Great Britain
PlanLoCaL: overview
Giving communities the knowledge and confidence to influence local planning policy and contribute to a low-carbon future
Housing Energy and Fuel Poverty Assessment Tool
'HEAT' is a tool for designing optimal retrofit programmes and fuel poverty snapshots
Feasibility studies for the Community Sustainable Energy Programme
Assessing the potential for low-carbon measures in community buildings
What makes a good home energy display?
Exploring consumer preferences for energy display designs
Warm Streets
Tackling cold homes and carbon emissions across Somerset
100 Ideas House
Communicating the issues of climate change and energy use
Community energy outreach pilot
Engaging residents with energy efficiency in partnership with a local group
Winter Warmth Club
Keeping Bath & North East Somerset warm over the winter
The Housing Assessment Model
Modelling Green Deal and ECO opportunities for the South West of England
Green Communities
Promoting and supporting community-based energy projects with a major national programme
Bristol city-wide sustainable energy study
Establishing the evidence base for planning a low carbon future
Local Carbon Management Matrix
Helping local authorities understand their influence on carbon emissions
Our Big Energy Challenge
Achieving a 10% reduction in energy consumption among public sector organisations in Bath