The Housing Safety & Wellbeing Journey to Net Zero:
Based on consultation within the sector, Aico the leading founding member have identified the following 5 pillars to reach ambitious targets of becoming Net Zero
Housing = all tenure approach
Explores the skills needed within the Social and private rental sector to deliver the NetZero
Community Education
This agenda has the potential not to just the physically but also socially regenerate homes and communities. We need to engage communities and bring customers along on the journey.
Education
The education system and national curriculum needs to be reviewed to ensure skills are developed now to meet the future demand of a workforce that can deliver
Supply Chain
Existing contractors will require to be upskilled to meet the demand of to deliver the net zero. We need focus to be on medium to small and financial support as they may not have the capacity to upskill.
Manufacturers
Not all homes can be installed with energy efficiency measures due to structure and location. This will require collaborative working amongst the manufactures to identify solutions that will create efficient homes.