What Is MEES? The UK government has a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050. To meet this target, a huge amount of work is needed to upgrade the country’s ageing and inefficient buildings which are responsible for 34% of all emissions. To encourage property owners to Read more…
What Is The Hollingdean Community Centre? The Hollingdean Community Centre is located in one of the Brighton’s most diverse and vibrant wards but also one of its poorest. It is managed by the Hollingdean Development Trust – a charity dedicated to addressing issues of poverty, deprivation and education within the Read more…
Thousands of beautiful homes in Sussex are quite old and can lose a lot of heat through their walls, ceilings, and windows. With energy prices expected to rise for the foreseeable future, there’s no better time to improve the energy efficiency of your home. If you think about it, when Read more…
On Friday 30th June, BHESCo and Community Energy South jointly hosted an event at the Linklater Pavilion in Lewes to introduce ‘RetrofitWorks‘, an innovative online community for generating business in the retrofit industry. ‘Retro-fitting’ means transforming our old, draughty homes to places which are more comfortable to live in, while Read more…
In the face of catastrophic climate change, we need to encourage energy efficiency and cleaner, renewable energy production, more than ever before. Unfortunately, our current government seems to be indifferent, if not intentionally hostile, to promoting this constructive, job-creating transition to a cleaner, income-generating and robust energy bill saving economy. Read more…