Relish

Relish™ stands for ‘Residents 4 Low Impact Sustainable Homes’.

This 12 month pilot project sets out to prove how a pragmatic and cost effective approach to retrofitting, alongside close resident involvement, can not only support the ‘decent home’ standard, but also contribute to the government’s sustainability and fuel poverty agendas.

From the outset, the residents’ involvement has been at the heart of this initiative, helping to evaluate the most effective ways to reduce energy use and fuel poverty in social housing through:

  • Residents: working together with their landlord, making simple day to day changes that will reduce their energy use.
  • Low Impact: ensuring each home is refurbished in a way that minimises their energy use, optimising the benefits of low cost, affordable and sensible improvements.
  • Sustainable Homes: promoting lifestyle habits, relevant for each household, which deliver long term beneficial outcomes for families, monitored through their own updateable household energy rating.

To register your interest or for more information, visit the main Relish website.

  • Published July 2 2010 //
  • Created by Suzanne Newman //

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