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Next week, Glasgow’s regional retrofit conference opens – just two weeks after the release of the Heat in Buildings Strategy and days ahead of COP26.
The Low Carbon Homes online event, hosted by Glasgow City Council, explores the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting 428,000 homes across the city region by 2030.
Low Carbon Homes Glasgow, (Tuesday 19th – Thursday 21st October), is staged over three mornings, with Day One kicking off with an opening address from Glasgow City Council Leader, Cllr Susan Aitken, then a showcase of current retrofit projects. Day Two sessions include a summary of the recently released Heat in Buildings Strategy from the Scottish Government and a review of Glasgow city region retrofit feasibility report calling for 428,000 homes to be retrofitted by 2030. Day Three features sessions exploring best approaches for resident engagement, and a special facilitated break-out session led by TPAS.
Featured projects include those of local housing associations: Maryhill, ng homes, Queens Cross and Wheatley Group and the debut review film of the Glasgow EnerPHit Tenement project at 107 Niddrie Road which will be featured at COP26 as one of 17 projects from around the world selected for Build Better Now at the COP26 Built Environment Virtual Pavilion, in which Low Carbon Homes is a partner.
“As Glasgow prepares to host COP26 very shortly, the timing of this week’s Retrofit Conference could not be better,” said Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council.
“At the conference, we will examine how retrofitting the city's homes can deliver commercial, economic, environmental and health benefits. Retrofitting homes can not only reduce energy bills and carbon emissions – helping to tackle fuel poverty and the climate emergency - but also offers the chance to further improve housing and create many new jobs in Glasgow. I look forward to the outcomes of the conference.”
Speakers:
Low Carbon Homes Glasgow on 19-21 October, hosted by Glasgow City Council, is a free-to-attend online event bringing professionals from inter-related sectors together to collaborate and consider the scale of the challenge, the solutions available and the barriers to overcome.
After Glasgow, Low Carbon Homes will be staging further events across the UK. Next is Suffolk on 23-25 November in November, hosted by Suffolk Climate Change Partnership and then Lancashire in December.
Registration for all events is open at https://www.lowcarbonhomes.uk/
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