Retrofit Resources
Find out more about retrofitting and energy efficiency through these useful retrofit guides and online retrofit resources:
A guide to Retrofitting your home (trustmark.org.uk)
Net Zero Carbon Toolkit (mendip.gov.uk)
LETI Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide
Love your home | Centre for Sustainable Energy
Energy advice for your home – Energy Saving Trust
National Energy Action (NEA) – the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity
The AECB is the home of sustainable building
Sustainable Traditional Building Alliance
Accreditations/certifications
For renewable energy installers including heat pumps and solar PV: Find a Contractor – MCS (mcscertified.com)
For loft and cavity wall installers: Find your local installer | The IAA
The Government endorsed quality for work carried out in the home: TrustMark – Government Endorsed Scheme For Work Done Around Your Home
Funding
There are grants available in Somerset. For more information on what’s available and if you’re eligible please look at:
Somerset Energy Saver – Financial Help
In addition, eligible households can qualify for other non-local authority grant funding. The Centre for Sustainable Energy, is working with Somerset Independence Plus to provide guidance and administer some of these schemes:
Somerset Independence Plus – Retrofit
There are is also a new national insulation scheme with wider eligibility criteria:
Great British Insulation Scheme
You may consider a getting a loan to help cover costs of retrofit works.
Lendology CIC currently offers loans for energy efficiency works across Somerset:
Energy Efficiency Home Improvement Loans | Lendology
Further advice on energy saving is available from these resources:
South Somerset Environment – Energy Saving Tips
Free Home Energy Advice – Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Climate change adaptation and resilience
National Flood Forum- A charity to help, support and represent people at risk of flooding
Please get in touch if you have other retrofit resources that you think we should add to this page.
