People who own or occupy listed buildings in and around Bath and North East Somerset are being invited to attend a series of events to understand how they can save energy.
The events are being organised by the grant-funded Green Heritage Homes project, a collaboration between B&NES Council, Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE), Bath Preservation Trust, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and People Powered Retrofit, which aims to improve understanding of energy efficiency works to listed buildings.
The first event will be a free webinar on Wednesday 15th May and will feature talks from several of the partner organisations.
Bath & North East Somerset Planning & Conservation team will talk about applying for Listed Building Consent, BWCE will outline the retrofit services it offers to help owners and occupiers, and Bath Preservation Trust will discuss how the historic significance of a building is assessed when considering energy measures.
Councillor Sarah Warren, Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Sustainable Travel at Bath & North East Somerset Council, said: “We are lucky to have some truly outstanding listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset and these events will allow us to support homeowners and occupiers and help them to understand how they can save energy and support our ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030, while also conserving their property.”
As part of the Green Heritage Homes project, the council recently launched a Level 0 pre-application advice service that allows owners and occupiers of listed buildings to discuss possible measures with a conservation officer at the initial stages of a potential retrofit project.
The Energy Efficient Listed Buildings webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 15th May, 9.30am to 12.00pm.
You can sign up for the free event here.
The Green Heritage Homes project is funded with £344,308 from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, working with the South West Net Zero Hub through the government’s Local Energy Advice Demonstrator Programme (LEAD).
Service Level 0 pre-applications will be part of the Green Heritage Homes project until the end of March 2025.
The Service Level 0 pre-application is exclusive to listed buildings (Grade II, II* and I). Interested homeowners can apply on the council website, or contact the conservation officer via [email protected] to find out more.