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Loco Home Retrofit

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Glasgow's co-operative of households, tradespeople and buildings experts working together to make homes more efficient and end dependency on fossil fuels.

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Trying to envision a net zero future for your tenement? Check out our Tenement Report, which took a tenement in Dennistoun and costed out a full retrofit including fixing a backlog of maintenance and repairs. Read a summary with link to full report retr.fit/ekhx

Trying to envision a net zero future for your tenement? 

Check out our Tenement Report, which took a tenement in Dennistoun and costed out a full retrofit including fixing a backlog of maintenance and repairs. 

Read a summary with link to full report retr.fit/ekhx
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As COP29 negotiations come to a precarious and frustrating end, join official COP observer and paleoclimatologist Ben Richards on Monday for a frank breakdown of what happened. Option to join in person or via zoom, register retr.fit/22kq All welcome

As COP29 negotiations come to a precarious and frustrating end, join official COP observer and paleoclimatologist Ben Richards on Monday for a frank breakdown of what happened.  

Option to join in person or via zoom, register retr.fit/22kq 

All welcome
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2 storms in a week, and more to come. How do we prepare for more and more extreme weather? Last chance to register for our free, practical and informative webinar this evening, with leading Glasgow-based architect Chris Morgan Register retr.fit/q015

2 storms in a week, and more to come. How do we prepare for more and more extreme weather? 

Last chance to register for our free, practical and informative webinar this evening, with leading Glasgow-based architect Chris Morgan

Register retr.fit/q015
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Read about Angus’ innovative low carbon retrofit of a traditional Glasgow tenement flat... Angus is one of our retrofit planners - if you’re interested in getting your tenement flat cosy and off gas, get in touch retr.fit/8nn7

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Listen to Chris Morgan’s summary of our recent report ā€˜on Climate Adaptation on our youtube channel. He covers the top ten things to consider when futureproofing your home to extreme weather retr.fit/c1ks

Listen to Chris Morgan’s summary of our recent report ā€˜on Climate Adaptation on our youtube channel. He covers the top ten things to consider when futureproofing your home to extreme weather retr.fit/c1ks
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Ready for a new challenge? We are a community-led co-operative committed to addressing the climate crisis. Recent funding success means we have three new roles opening up... Read more retr.fit/6811

Ready for a new challenge? 

We are a community-led co-operative committed to addressing the climate crisis. Recent funding success means we have three new roles opening up...

Read more retr.fit/6811
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Check out Ben’s retrofit project in Paisley, where he invested in energy efficiency measures and now pays less that Ā£300/year to keep a 5 bedroom family home cosier than ever. youtube.com/watch?v=RF05mW…

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ā€œFor us to train one new installer, it might cost us Ā£3000-4000 to get them the right certificatesā€ Listen to Loco Home members talk about the challenges of entering the retrofit space as a tradesperson youtube.com/watch?v=8_te5p…

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Ready for a new challenge in the new year? We are community-led co-operative committed to addressing the climate crisis. Recent funding success means we have three new roles opening up... Read more retr.fit/6811

Ready for a new challenge in the new year? 

We are community-led co-operative committed to addressing the climate crisis. Recent funding success means we have three new roles opening up...

Read more retr.fit/6811
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ā€œThe temperature sits at 19 degrees pretty much all the time. It’s very different from gas - we’d heat ourselves up and within a couple of hours, we were cold againā€ Listen to Loco Home members talk about superior comfort after moving to a heat pump youtube.com/watch?v=5Xysj6…

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Plumes of steam from your boiler flue is of a sign of wasted heating. Don’t heat the sky - watch our webinar demystifying boiler efficiency. vimeo.com/656801031

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Happy New Year everybody! Energy efficiency doesn't need to be expensive... You'd be surprised how much you can do with a limited budget and a sensible plan for your home. Get in touch retr.fit/qtdi

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Old homes don't have to be cold! Glasgow's historic buildings can be sensitively retrofitted to keep the heating in without trapping moisture. If you are struggling to know what to do with your old home, get in touch. retr.fit/q83x

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A new year, a new challenge? Loco Home is expanding! We are looking for a technical manager to join our team supporting and advising households on energy efficiency. Read more and apply retr.fit/ucre Or, to make a plan for your home retr.fit/ehmp

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Do you have electric heating? Join a study for: šŸŽ Ā£40 gift vouchers, šŸ’· Ā£20 cash, and šŸ¤žpossibility of a free heat pump Criteria: āœ”ļø electric storage or panel heaters (no boilers or heat pumps) āœ”ļø smart meter Info and check eligibility here: retr.fit/electric

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Nina + Josef took the plunge when their ceiling collapsed. Now they have a heat pump and a home fit for their future family life. Read the case study retr.fit/yz3a Make a plan for your home retr.fit/84mo

Nina + Josef took the plunge when their ceiling collapsed. Now they have a heat pump and a home fit for their future family life. 

Read the case study retr.fit/yz3a

Make a plan for your home retr.fit/84mo