How to improve your home’s energy efficiency
Discover how to improve your home’s energy efficiency by retrofitting. Use our Retrofit Explorer tool to get actionable insights and costs to help you make changes to your home, which could reduce energy bills and improve the value of your home.
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What are the benefits to making your home more energy efficient?
Reduced energy usage
Your home will be more energy efficient, so you’ll be using and losing less energy every day.
Increased home value
Energy efficient homes are in demand, so you could see a boost to your property’s value.
Reduced bills
As your home requires less energy, you should see a reduction in your monthly utility bills.
Better property lifespan
With a home that’s insulated, leak proof and well ventilated, there’s less chance of it developing problems like damp, increasing its lifespan.
Lower carbon impact
Using less energy means you’ll be lowering your impact on the environment.
How can I reduce my home’s energy usage?
Whether you want to save money and the environment, or you’re looking to sell up, one of the best ways to reduce your energy usage is by retrofitting your home.
By retrofitting, you’ll be identifying ways to make your property more energy efficient and putting them into action. This can range from small changes, like switching to LED lightbulbs, to big changes like replacing windows and doors with more energy efficient options.
Learn about retrofitting your home
Below, you can read up on everything you need to know about retrofitting. Then, once you’re clued up, you can use our Retrofit Explorer tool to get insights, actions and estimated costs to get started.
Understand and improve your energy usage with Retrofit Explorer
Use the Retrofit Explorer tool to get a better understanding of your home’s current EPC rating — you can even use it if you don’t have a current EPC certificate. You can then easily discover the options available to make improvements to your property, as well as the costs of doing so.
The tool has a real-time EPC checker for properties across the UK, and offers actionable insights and costs to enhance your home’s energy rating and reduce energy bills. You can even see a list of local tradesmen who can carry out the work for you.
By using the tool, you’ll get an estimated breakdown of your:
- Cost per improvement
- Annual fuel saving
- Total retrofit package cost
It’s one of the easiest ways to understand and improve your EPC rating and unlock the benefits of a more energy efficient home.
Try the Retrofit Explorer tool