Sustainability center unveiled for residents' use
Raven Housing Trust Opens Sustainability Training Hub in Redhill
Raven Housing Trust, a Redhill-based housing association, has transformed one of its properties into a sustainability training hub, marking a significant milestone in their commitment to creating energy-efficient homes. The new training hub offers an opportunity for the public to learn about and decide which green home upgrades would work best for them.
The training hub is part of Raven Housing Trust's ongoing effort to create future-ready homes and is a response to the growing need for education on energy management and heating efficiency. Anthony Day, sustainability manager at Raven Housing Trust, acknowledged that some customers may be unfamiliar with the technologies used in the training hub.
The training hub demonstrates how energy-saving technologies will be fitted into homes, including solar panels, battery storage, managing humidity through wall insulation, extractor fans, and double glazing. These technologies aim to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in social housing.
The funds for this program come from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Raven Housing Trust's own investment. The program involves upgrading 700 homes in the Redhill area with energy-saving technologies, contributing to the UK's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
In 2022, the residential sector emitted 56.4 MtCO2, accounting for 17% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. This underscores the importance of initiatives like Raven Housing Trust's Sustainability Training Hub in reducing the carbon footprint of social housing.
Other housing associations in the UK are actively following similar decarbonisation and retrofit programs, aiming to meet net-zero targets and improve energy efficiency in social housing. Across the UK, many housing associations are engaged in retrofitting ageing housing stock to meet net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The training hub does not contain any advertisements, ensuring a neutral learning environment for visitors. The image provided is of Raven Housing Trust. Raven Housing Trust invites members of the public to visit the training hub to learn about green home upgrades and take a step towards a more sustainable future.
The transformation is part of Raven Housing Trust's decarbonisation and retrofit program, which aligns with national net-zero goals. The focus is on early and integrated installation of low-carbon technologies within retrofit and development programs to improve efficiency and compliance.
Technological advances such as data-driven tools and AI are helping housing associations identify homes needing prioritized retrofit work to maximize impact on decarbonisation. This collaboration between housing associations and technology is paving the way for a more sustainable future for social housing in the UK.
- The Sustainability Training Hub by Raven Housing Trust, situated in Redhill, is a demonstration of energy-efficient homes and an opportunity for the public to learn about sustainable living in their homes and lifestyle.
- The training hub is part of Raven Housing Trust's decarbonisation and retrofit program, which aims to incorporate energy-saving technologies such as solar panels, battery storage, and double glazing into social housing, in line with the UK's net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050.
- By upgrading 700 homes in the Redhill area with these technologies, the training hub contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions in the residential sector, currently accounting for 17% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK.
- Annually, housing associations in the UK are actively involved in retrofitting ageing housing stock and implementing decarbonisation programs, leveraging technological advances such as data-driven tools and AI to identify homes requiring priority retrofit work, thereby promoting sustainability in social housing.
