A Community Interest Company saving home energy
Our Services
‘Unlike standard thermal surveys our process is centred around and closely involves the residents. It consists of 3 key phases. Plus, two further special phases.
Phase 1 - Energy Tracing-Pre Retrofit
The residence is prepared by heating to 10 degrees above the outside temperature for 2 days. The Energy Tracer visits and uses a specialised small thermal camera system to identify poor insulation. Our draft making calibrated blower door generates a low pressure difference across all external surfaces to simulate wind. The camera sees the incoming cold draughts. Its image is WiFi'd to a display which the resident holds and views whilst a continuous recording is made, including the Tracer’s verbal report. All internal surfaces are inspected. The whole building airtightness is measured by the calibrated blower door utilising the room sizes uploaded by the resident during the booking process. Then an advice session is recorded covering Energy Saving, Air Quality, Comfort and the suitability for fitting an Air Source Heat Pump. A short form retrofit plan is compiled, this together with a copy of the video plus our DIY Shallow Retrofit Pack including a guidance manual is explained and left. Also passwords for online access to our DIY shallow retrofit training video's are given. Please read the manual and view the video's to help decide on your next steps.
How much Does it cost?
One Bedroom Flat £150
Three Bedroom or less House £250
Four Bedroom House £300
Five Bedroom House £350
Payable on completion of Booking Process
For Properties that don't match any of the above criteria, please make an enquiry via the "Contact Us" tab.
Phase 2 – Energy Shallow Retrofit DIY
Using the information gathered from phase one, decisions can be made on how to reduce your energy consumption by behavioural change and physical changes to the property and costs involved. The DIY pack encourages both. Behaviour is changed by seeing which electricals are left on and measuring every device's consumption during use and in standby. Physical changes are what you can do yourself helped via a password to our DIY Shallow Retrofit Training Videos. It is important to draughtproof for full airtightness plus fit Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR), This reduces ventilation heat loss and ensures good air quality with low risk of condensation and mould. A member of our team calls each month to check how you are progressing.
Phase 3 – Energy Tracing -Post Shallow Retrofit
As the Shallow Retrofit concentrates on air tightness and ventilation It is important a Post Shallow Retrofit Trace is done to check the infiltration and measure ventilation for air quality and safety. It checks the improvement in performance and provides the data for a heat pump installation under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme [MCS]. Installing a heat pump run on renewable electricity gives you a net zero home and avoids the need for expensive professional deep retrofit to PAS 2035 regulations. Monitoring the heating, comfort and cost per year validates the home's performance.
How much does it cost?
One Bedroom Flat £150
Three Bedroom or less House £250
Four Bedroom House £300
Five Bedroom House £350
Payable on completion of Booking Process
Phase 4 – Energy Tracing- Post Deep Retrofit
If, however, you wish to gain further energy saving, major measures are required and need to be carried out by competent professionals under building control supervision. However, the post Shallow Retro Trace gives useful information into the deep retrofit planning. Deep Retrofit is expensive and you may delay until affordable. There are various grants to part fund but these require a PAS 2035 process and approved Trust Mark registered contractors.
When complete a Post Deep Retrofit Energy Trace checks the work and the savings.
How much does it cost?
One Bedroom Flat £150
Three Bedroom or less House £250
Four Bedroom House £300
Five Bedroom House £350
Payable on completion of Booking Process
Phase 5 – Energy Tracing - Post Heat Pump
There is controversy about heat pump performance with some unable to hold 20c in cold weather and they are costly. We have developed a special Energy Trace to diagnose the problem. Generally a real building is worse than the computer version in an installer’s software. A home diagnosed with our Trace and treated with DIY shallow retrofit measures would not suffer this. However, most heat pumps are installed with little or no preparation to get the home Heat Pump Ready. This is a very detailed service taking into account both the home and the heating performance and is undertaken by especially trained tracers based in Malvern.’
How much does it cost? "Price On Application" please use the contact tab.
Energy Tracing – Non-residential buildings
We have built up the expertise and equipment to trace buildings such as community centres, churches, parish halls etc.
How much Does it cost? "Price On Application" please use the contact tab.