Sustainable Homes

Sustainable homes

Find out more about how our partner organisations have been working together to make existing homes more sustainable.

Social housing retrofit toolkit

This toolkit brings together the knowledge and experience of Cornwall's microgeneration companies and Housing Associations to show how sustainable energy technologies can be installed in the existing housing stock.

Hard to treat case study 2008

A hard to treat farmhouse in Cornwall was treated with various energy saving and renewable energy measures, improving the building's SAP from 6 to 62 and its running costs from £1280/yr to £315/yr.

Hard to treat paper 2006

This paper describes the treatment options for improving the energy efficiency and affordability of homes that are not suitable for conventional loft and cavity wall insulation.