Green Doctor – News, Case Studies & Blog
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Helping Hull Residents Improve Their Homes – Malcolm’s Story
Background In January 2025, Groundwork’s Green Doctor and Retrofit teams supported Malcolm (name changed to protect identity), a vulnerable homeowner in Hull, to make his home warmer, safer, and more energy efficient. Malcolm was living on a low income, receiving benefits, and managing serious health condition, including cancer treatment. His home was in very poor…
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BLOG – Retrofitting Homes to be More Resilient for Extreme Weather Events
Page contents A Climate Turning Point On 14 July 2025, the Met Office released its annual climate stocktake, which confirmed that extremes of heat and rainfall in the UK are ‘becoming the norm’. It showed average UK temperatures have been rising around 0.25 °C per decade since the 1980s, with both record heat and floods increasing…
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Retrofitting Homes to Reduce Fuel Poverty – A One Street at a Time Approach
The Home Upgrade Scheme 2 (HUG2) is a government-backed initiative aimed at improving energy efficiency by retrofitting homes that are off the gas grid, particularly in areas with high fuel poverty. In 2023 Groundwork partnered with Rochdale Borough Council and started engaging residents in off-gas properties about new, low carbon technologies. One area identified for…