RISE podcast

Nigel Walley from the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) joins our host Sarah McClelland from the RISE team to discuss what a property logbook is, how they are different to EPCs and how logbooks can be used by landlords, and their tenants to bring huge benefits. Together, Nigel and Sarah also talk through the ways that logbooks can be used to improve retrofit projects, and how user behaviour c...

RISE is excited to be at Housing 2024, which is taking place on 25-27 June 2024 in Manchester. In this latest podcast, our host Sarah McClellend is joined by RISE colleagues, Yasmine Younes and Owen Daggett to talk all things Housing 2024. With 9000 attendees and 500 speakers expected this year, there's a lot going on, so Sarah, Yasmine and Owen talk through what you can expect, and the role t...

Following the release of the draft guidance for SHDF wave 3 on Monday 13th May, this podcast explores the detail of this wave of SHDF support. Host Sarah McClelland is joined by Elliot Marcus (Social Housing Decarbonisation Policy Lead, DESNZ), Alice Kaiser (Senior Project Manager, DESNZ) and David Kemp (Director, Turner & Townsend) to discuss: the key features of SHDF wave 3, and the differen...

PAS 2035 is the quality standard for the energy efficiency sector, and a requirement for all government-funded retrofit work. And although it can be a lengthy and complicated process, it can also help to manage the significant technical risks associated with retrofit, ensuring housing providers implement a compliant and well-scoped project.   In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is join...

In this week's episode, Rubianka Winspear of Trowers & Hamlins LLP joins our host Sarah Daly, Associate Director, Turner & Townsend. They discuss what the typical retrofit process is regarding legal considerations and how you can upskill and get prepared for your upcoming retrofit projects. Sarah and Rubianka explore the right times within a project to involve a legal team and how the...

In this second of our two part series exploring EDI in retrofit, our host Sarah Daly discusses the practical steps that can be taken to place greater emphasis on EDI at every stage of a project, with James Olujohungbe (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) and Anusha Shanmuganantha (Turner & Townsend). This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. For more formal gui...

Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are three closely linked values that enable us to support the needs of different groups of people. In this podcast (the first in a series of two) we celebrate the launch of RISE's new ‘EDI in retrofit’ toolkit by exploring why embedding EDI within housing retrofit is so vital. Our host Sarah Daly leads a discussion with James Olujohungbe (Department for...

A resident-first approach to planning retrofit works is vital for the decarbonisation our social housing stock.  Involving residents not only empowers them with a sense of ownership and pride in their community, but also allows for diverse perspectives and needs. Nick Atkin, chief executive of Yorkshire Housing, joins guest host Sarah McClelland to discuss the organisation’s experience of engaging...

There is a pressing need to embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles into the DNA of housing providers, as they offer transformative potential within retrofit strategy and delivery.    In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is joined by Lucy Malarkey, EDI trainer and consultant, and managing director of Women in Social Housing.  Listen as the two discuss how housing provid...

With inflation continuing to put pressure on the delivery of retrofit projects, how can social housing providers balance rapidly fluctuating costs to remain within budget while maintaining supplier relationships? In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is joined once more by David Kemp, associate director at Turner & Townsend, to discuss how housing providers are managing procurement i...

In this podcast episode, host Sarah Daly is joined by Selvin Brown, Director of Net Zero Domestic for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Sarah McClelland from Turner and Townsend. This episode discusses the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.2 and explores eligibility, bid criteria and what support is available to potential applicants. Eligible social housing landlor...

Choosing the right heating technology for homes can drastically reduce carbon emissions and decrease energy bills for tenants.   In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly discusses some of the different heating technologies available on the market with Jan Rosenow, director of European programmes at The Regulatory Assistance Project, and Claire Brown, senior consultant at Tuner & Townsen...

Mandatory for all government grant-funded programmes, TrustMark is the only government-endorsed quality scheme in the UK for retrofit.  In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is joined by Phil Mason, head of regulatory engagement at TrustMark.  Find out about what the organisation does, why they’re there, and how the Data Warehouse can support good quality retrofit delivery.  This episode...

With many social housing providers awarded funding in Wave 2 of the SHDF, and some now starting new working relationships with contractors to deliver retrofit programmes, what considerations should providers be having for contractor partners? In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is joined by three contractors working on a wide range of social housing retrofit projects - Claire Bailey-Jo...

In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly is joined by Turner & Townsend's Alison Skillen to discuss low carbon heating. Listen as the two unpack the wide variety of solutions available and the differing benefits, as well as drawbacks that providers should be aware of before deciding which technology to adopt. This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. For more...

In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly from Turner & Townsend is joined by two guests – Richard Lupo, managing director of SHIFT Environment, and Emma Woods, senior consultant at Turner & Townsend – to discuss how to get the most out of your social housing data. The three discuss what kind of data social landlords need; the ways it can be utilised or modelled, including to evidenc...

In today's episode, Paul Quinn from Clarion Housing and Natalie Gardner from Turner & Townsend join host Sarah Daly to discuss the relationship between retrofit and regeneration. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced significant investment in energy efficiency measures, but housing providers need to go beyond retrofitting a home to create happy, healthy communities....

This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly from Turner & Townsend speaks to Katie Livesey, partner at ERM, about sustainable and responsible procurement. The two unpack concepts like LCA, EPD and sustainable procurement; consider how providers can implement their economic power to promote sustainability; and discuss why pro...

In this episode of the podcast, host Sarah Daly from Turner & Townsend's RISE team is joined by not one, but two special guests to discuss tenant motivation around retrofit - Ed Houghton, head of research and service design at DG Cities, and Tony Price, head of programme, innovation, commercial management and sales at Trent & Dove Housing.  Those involved in resident engagement know ho...

On the day SHDF Wave 2.1 officially launched, Richard McWilliams of Turner & Townsend's SHRA team sits down with Caroline Withey , SHDF programme director at BEIS, to talk about ambitious bids, the reaction from the sector and her aspirations for the future. A must listen for prospective SHDF bidders!  This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. For more formal guidan...

In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, and Sam Stacey , challenge director - transforming construction at UKRI, discuss the importance of innovation in addressing the challenges and opportunities for social housing retrofit, including supply chains, technology and solutions, and the digitalisation of large scale retrofit.  This episode was originally posted under the...

In this special edition of the podcast, Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, welcomes Selvin Brown MBE , director of Net Zero Buildings – Domestic at BEIS, to discuss the government’s scaled up ambitions for Wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), and why social housing providers should be bold and ambitious with their bids. The bid window for Wave 2.1 of the SH...

In this episode, Sarah Daly from the Turner & Townsend RISE team is joined by BEIS's Alison Skillen, technical support manager for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), as the two review the key successes and lessons learnt from Wave 1 of the SHDF, and what can be expected for Wave 2. This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. For more formal guidance, plea...

In this episode, Sarah Daly is joined by Stewart Little, CEO and founder of IRT Surveys, to discuss the role of data analysis in large scale retrofit. We know that data is often misunderstood, misinterpreted, and poorly managed, and yet it’s also a vital part of successful programmes.  In this podcast, we’ll explore what data is required, where and how to get it, and how to manage it for the durat...

In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, and Lydia Parnell , associate director and corporate responsibility lead at Turner & Townsend, discuss the topics and opportunities around embedding social value and equality, diversity and inclusion in retrofit programmes . This episode was originally posted under the SHRA podcast series. For more information, resources and...