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“It’s 19 degrees all the time now. The home is much more steady, comfortable, and cheaper. Our bills have gone down and the comfort has gone up.”

Retrofitting—the process of upgrading an existing building to improve how they feel and improving energy performance. When we talk about home retrofit, we mean fitting new energy efficiency measures and technology into your home, such as additional insulation, underfloor heating or a heat pump. This is to achieve better energy efficiency – which means lower…

retrofitting glasgow’s homes Glasgow is at a turning point. With a goal to reach Net-Zero by 2030, our city’s iconic but drafty sandstone tenements and gas-heated homes need a massive upgrade. Currently, 82% of Glasgow homes rely on gas, and 35% of our neighbors are facing fuel poverty. The Glasgow Housing Retrofit Position Statement (2025)…

Lowering Scottish Energy Bills Let’s be honest. Living in Scotland means we’re often fighting a losing battle against the weather. We have some of the least efficient housing in Europe, and when you combine 100-year-old stone walls with a damp, freezing winter, your heating bill starts to look like a phone number (or you are…

INSPIRED by guy MARTIN’S home without bills? If you’ve watched Guy Martin’s Home Without Bills on Channel 4 on Monday evening, you’ll have witnessed how an existing home can be transformed and made more efficient. Common Question: What heat Pump Does Guy martin have? Using Google lens, we can ascertain that his heat pump model…

ScotGov shouldn’t Be Waiting for Westminster to take action on cold homes  Chris Carus, Managing Director, Loco Home Retrofit CIC  January has seen householders across Scotland digging themselves out of snowdrifts. While layering up against the chill, I’m been waiting for the imminent release of Westminster’s Warm Homes Plan.  This plan which will show how they will make homes…