Successful retrofit is about more than technology and funding. 🏠 See how Amplius prioritised resident engagement to support the delivery of home energy upgrades and create lasting benefits for tenants. #Retrofit #SocialHousing #NetZero https://youtu.pulse.ly/idvbwsr8z3

Why good resident engagement is make or break for your retrofit scheme

Watch our short video with Amplius’ head of asset optimisation, sustainability and commercial services Fallon Warren below to learn more about the organisation’s care for its residents.

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"A huge part of starting my career." Hear how an apprenticeship opened the door to opportunities in clean energy and helped shape a career with purpose. ▶️ https://youtube.pulse.ly/uml3exyutq

'A huge part of starting my career’ – being a clean energy apprentice

Toyin Coomes-Allen was an apprentice working on Transport for London’s first gas-free depot.

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👋 Thanks to everyone we met and connected with at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Glasgow last week. It was great to hear the keynote speech from Chris Stark CBE from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, who described how the UK is accelerating the transition to clean power.

The government's Warm Homes Plan is here. 🎉 It highlights the intent to establish a Warm Homes Agency which will be a new and dedicated public body to support delivery of the plan. The aim of the new agency is to simplify consumer experience whilst providing a trusted source of advice and support.

🎥Watch: South Lakes Housing head of property services Paul Smith speaks to the benefits of energy efficiency projects for residents. Through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1, the housing provider was awarded more than £3.5 million in funding for energy upgrades for its homes.

South Lakes Housing upgrades 826 homes through government energy efficiency scheme

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Turning ideas into action for a cleaner, greener Wales 🌿 Wales Climate Week 2025 sparked powerful discussions on how Wales can lead the way to a cleaner, fairer future. 📰 Read our full Wales Climate Week roundup: www.salixfinance.co.uk/news/wales-c... #WalesClimateWeek #WythnosHinsawddCymru

Reflecting on Wales Climate Week 2025

From housing to hydrogen, and from classrooms to communities, Wales Climate Week 2025 showcased the power of collaboration and innovation in building a cleaner, greener future.

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We’re celebrating creativity for climate action 🌊 As we mark Wales Climate Action Week, we’re proud to share the story of Bronwen Gwillim, a Pembrokeshire-based artist and maker whose work transforms waste into beauty. Listen on Apple, Spotify and Amazon 🎧

The Decarbonisation Dialogue Wales Climate Week special feat. Bronwen Gwillim

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📹 Look inside the re-launched Barnsley College University Centre 🎓 We were delighted to be among the guests at the recent event along with the likes of Labour MPs Dan Jarvis and Dr Marie Tidball MP.

A look around the sparkling new Barnsley College University Centre.

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How does climate change shape our mental health - and how can we respond? 🧠 😥The rise of eco-anxiety, especially among young people 🧠How climate change compounds existing stresses on mental health 🔗The importance of resilience, connection, and hope in navigating uncertainty

£1.8m in government funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme helps Humber Teaching #NHS Foundation Trust to deliver energy efficiency upgrades across four sites – including Hornsea Cottage Hospital & Alfred Bean Hospital. Read more here: www.salixfinance.co.uk/news/humber-...

Dream team at Humber NHS help give energy efficiency a boost

Teamwork is powering Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s journey to net zero and the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is supporting plans.

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🎧 In our latest episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, we spoke to Charlotte Lastowecki and Olivia Horne, who are on a mission to mobilise and empower young people to take positive action for global climate justice through UK Youth Climate Coalition. #climatejustice #climateaction

Soha Housing shares its experience navigating costly ecological surveys due to the risk of roosting bats 🦇 Read more: www.salixfinance.co.uk/news/soha-ho... #SocialHousingDecarbonisationFund #SHDF #AgileProjectDelivery #WarmerHomes #EnergyEfficiency

Ecological considerations stunt retrofit progress in Oxfordshire

Soha Housing shares its experience navigating costly ecological surveys due to risk of roosting bats

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Fascinating to talk to gallery founder, curator and writer Veronica Sekules about her vision for GroundWork Gallery in episode 14 of our #podcast The Decarbonisation Dialogue. Listen to The Decarbonisation Dialogue: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #Veronicasekules #decarbonisationdialgoue #art

What does Net Zero mean for you? 🌍 Let us know in the comments. ⤵️

"for me, just being able to look to the future and think for our children, for our grandchildren, for our students who are coming forward, we're contributing towards that journey." youtu.be/0TUKEG6Qs3Q

Our visit to Farnborough College of Technology

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Did you know Milton Keynes University Hospital cares for more than half-a-million patients a year across Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire? Powering a cleaner, greener Milton Keynes Hospital 🏥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1EO...

Solar panels and heat pumps power Milton Keynes Hospital

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In this latest episode of our podcast, presenter Hannah Walker chats to Veronica about her work, art, causing harm to the environment & more: www.salixfinance.co.uk/podcasts 🎧 #podcast #veronicasekules #artist #art #decarbonisationdialogue

In the latest episode of the Decarbonisation Dialogue, Hannah Walker speaks to Nadine Moustafa, a multi-talented and skilled engineer and researcher working at Imperial College, London. 🎧 Listen here: soundcloud.com/salixfinance... #podcast #nadinemoustafa #engineer #technology

Dartford Borough Council has led energy efficiency retrofit initiatives across the borough, and recently, through the Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2. But when protected animals were potentially located in the roof space of one of the homes to be upgraded, the project came to a temporary halt. 🦇

Temporary halt to home upgrades in Dartford thanks to matchbox sized bats

Dartford Borough Council shares its experience navigating project challenges

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Our next Decarbonisation Dialogue webinar is an informal knowledge-sharing event for public sector workers on estate decarbonisation projects in England. Learn more: www.salixfinance.co.uk/events/decar...

The Decarbonisation Dialogue: informal knowledge-sharing event - July 17

This webinar is an informal knowledge-sharing event for those working in the public sector on estate decarbonisation projects in England.

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World-leading climatologist and scientist Professor Peter Cox has spoken on the Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast about groundbreaking technologies to help stop the clock on climate change. Listen here: soundcloud.com/salixfinance...

The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 10 feat. Professor Peter Cox

In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, presenter Hannah Walker speaks to world-leading scientist professor Peter Cox about how the climate is warming up and why. Peter is director of the Gl

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At Salix, we've helped transform homes around the country 🏘️ Our work has involved being the Delivery Agent for the Homes Upgrade Grant 2 and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Wave 2.2 Our recent three-year strategy showed that since 2023 👇

We recently spoke to Virginia Barrett OBE, at Farnborough College of Technology, to hear about how she is teaching ‘the art of the possible’ on climate change. youtu.be/0TUKEG6Qs3Q

Our visit to Farnborough College of Technology

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We recently spoke to Virginia Barrett OBE, at Farnborough College of Technology, to hear about how she is teaching ‘the art of the possible’ on climate change.

🎧 In episode 11 of The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast, we spoke to Anna Turns, who discussed how her background in wildlife TV production and storytelling inspires her mission to provide well-balanced, well-researched journalism. Listen to the latest podcast here: soundcloud.com/salixfinance...