This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050.It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment.The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.
This deliverable is number 2 of 7 in Work Package 3. This report presents the findings from a review of completed retrofit case studies, both in the UK and in Germany and France. This deliverables aims to evaluate the cost effectiveness of these recent retrofit projects in terms of supply chain solutions and occupant’s perception of the achieved annual savings. It will inform the recommendations made in later deliverables regarding the retrofit interventions to pursue in the UK to improve thermal efficiency in domestic buildings at mass scale.
The case studies are discussed are:Low Energy Victorian House (LEVH)Greener Homes for RedbridgeMetropolitan Housing TrustPerry Street,DarlastonBirchcroft Smethwick64 Beach Road, Sea PallingZero Carbon HouseEco-Energy RetrofitSelf Heating Social HousingSolutions for a Holistic Optimal Retrofit (SHOR)BASF MeisterhäuserHohenzöllernhöfeBrunck QuarterKölnThe Luwoge Zero Heating Cost HouseL’HabitarelleSaint Fargeau -Maison PhénixThe report then coversMost effective intervention(s)Least effective intervention(s)New technology difficultiesCustomer acceptanceLevel of expertiseAvailability of materialsCost implications how does the scale affect the nature of interventions?Appendices coverRetrofit Database ReviewOverview of measures adopted by Retrofit ProjectPlease note this report was produced in 2011/2012 and its contents may be out of date.
This deliverable is number 2 of 7 in Work Package 3. This report presents the findings from a review of completed retrofit case studies, both in the UK and in Germany and France. This deliverables aims to evaluate the cost effectiveness of these recent retrofit projects in terms of supply chain solutions and occupant’s perception of the achieved annual savings. It will inform the recommendations made in later deliverables regarding the retrofit interventions to pursue in the UK to improve thermal efficiency in domestic buildings at mass scale.
The case studies are discussed are:Low Energy Victorian House (LEVH)Greener Homes for RedbridgeMetropolitan Housing TrustPerry Street,DarlastonBirchcroft Smethwick64 Beach Road, Sea PallingZero Carbon HouseEco-Energy RetrofitSelf Heating Social HousingSolutions for a Holistic Optimal Retrofit (SHOR)BASF MeisterhäuserHohenzöllernhöfeBrunck QuarterKölnThe Luwoge Zero Heating Cost HouseL’HabitarelleSaint Fargeau -Maison PhénixThe report then coversMost effective intervention(s)Least effective intervention(s)New technology difficultiesCustomer acceptanceLevel of expertiseAvailability of materialsCost implications how does the scale affect the nature of interventions?Appendices coverRetrofit Database ReviewOverview of measures adopted by Retrofit ProjectPlease note this report was produced in 2011/2012 and its contents may be out of date.