FutureFit our retrofit research project
- Affinity Sutton’s three-year FutureFit research programme, which began in 2010, looked at the impact of low-carbon refurbishments and energy advice.
- The FutureFit research project has looked at the impact of retrofitting homes to make them low carbon, with 150 Affinity Sutton homes involved.
- Results showed that retrofitting can have a real impact on household’s gas bills.
The UK is legally required to reduce its total carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, with an interim target of 34% by 2020.
More than a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from our homes. The vast majority of homes that will be standing in 2050 have already been built, and this means retrofitting (low carbon refurbishment to existing homes) will be needed on a large scale. What’s more, fuel bills are increasing year on year so the more we can do to improve the energy efficiency of our homes the better for affordability of the people living there.
FutureFit video
Watch our video on Sally and her family’s FutureFit home