Retrofitting & making your home energy efficient with EcoCosi from Changeworks

The ESPC Property Show

In this episode of the ESPC Property Show, Paul and Megan are joined by Ewan and Sam from Changeworks, a Scottish environmental charity that delivers solutions for low carbon living. Changeworks has over 35 years’ experience in delivering high impact solutions for low-carbon living. They work collaboratively with partners, organisations and householders to drive transformation in energy efficiency and to tackle fuel poverty.
They discuss retrofitting and making homes more energy efficient, including tips, ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps, and their new home retrofitting service - EcoCosi. They also discuss the importance of looking at what else a property needs before starting retrofitting, and the importance of ventilation measures.
Find out more about Changeworks here
Learn more about EcoCosi here
Find out more about retrofit funding here
You can watch the episode in full on our YouTube channel.
Key topics:
0:00-1:20 Introduction
1:21-4:40 What is Changeworks?
4:41-9:39 What is retrofitting?
9:40-16:58 What is EcoCosi?
16:59-18:27 What type of property can be retrofitted?
18:28-21:17 How much does an EcoCosi report cost and what is involved?
21:18-23:44 Is there funding available for retrofitting?
23:45-28:19 What is involved in changing your boiler to a heat pump?
28:20-30:19 How to ground sourced heat pumps and air sourced heat pumps work?
30:20-31:25 Short term tips for making your home more energy efficient
31:26-33:09 Long term tips for making your home more energy efficient
33:10-34:38 How should you use your heating system?
34:39-36:20 How much electricity can solar panels generate?
36:21-42:40 What's the future of the technology?
42:41-44:24 Wrap up from Megan & Paul

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What is Changeworks? (00:01:21)

3. What is retrofitting? (00:04:41)

4. What is EcoCosi? (00:09:40)

5. What type of property can be retrofitted? (00:16:59)

6. How much does an EcoCosi report cost and what is involved? (00:18:28)

7. Is there funding available for retrofitting? (00:21:18)

8. What is involved in changing your boiler to a heat pump? (00:23:45)

9. How to ground sourced heat pumps and air sourced heat pumps work? (00:28:20)

10. Short term tips for making your home more energy efficient (00:30:20)

11. Long term tips for making your home more energy efficient (00:31:26)

12. How should you use your heating system? (00:33:10)

13. How much electricity can solar panels generate? (00:34:39)

14. What's the future of the technology? (00:36:21)

15. Wrap up from Paul & Megan (00:42:41)