Since 1997 Sustain has specialised in helping registered social landlords improve their policies and procedures, obtain funding for housing stock improvements and manage the installation of energy efficient measures. Working with over 200 registered social landlords, we have delivered more than £13 million worth of investment capital. These bring affordable warmth to your tenants, increase your housing stock quality towards Decent Homes and deliver carbon savings to your corporate targets.
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target 
Low Carbon Energy
Energy Efficiency Training
Insulation Project Management
EcoHomes assessment
Energy assessment
Affordable Warmth
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target
Sustain are independent Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) agents, specialising in accessing the highest amount of funding to Social Housing Providers from the various Energy Suppliers for energy efficiency measures installed in their housing stock. We have 15 years of experience in this market and have accessed funding in excess of £13 million for our clients during the first period of EEC from 2002-2005.
Low Carbon Energy
We have expertise in communal heating systems utilising microCHP, ground- and air- source heat pumps, solar domestic water heating, and biomass. We also work with programmes for rolling-out single systems, such as for hard-to-treat homes in rural settings.
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Newham Homes SustainableHeat case study pdf (72KB)
Energy Efficiency Training
An effective Affordable Warmth or energy strategy will utilise staff and tenants in the fight to improve the quality of life among residents. Sustain can tailor a training package to embed new perspectives into your practices:
- Energy efficiency seminars
- Individual or group sessions
Devon & Cornwall energy efficiency training case study pdf (92KB)
Insulation Project Management
Sustain provides a high-quality Project Management service to social housing providers wishing to install loft and cavity wall insulation.
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1066 Insulation Project Management case study pdf (82KB)
Our BRE-accredited consultants work alongside architects, M&E consultants and surveyors to ensure that the Housing Corporations guidelines are met in for a minimum standard of ‘Good’ in new build social housing.
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Energy assessment
Getting building design right delivers long-term benefits to your tenants, residents and homebuyers. Using quality assured NHER software, our consultants can model different energy scenarios allowing cost-effective decision-making to embed good environmental practice into your housing stock. Sustain also provides full SAP certification services.
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Affordable Warmth
Tackling fuel poverty requires a multidisciplinary approach looking at health, wealth, heating and housing stock quality. Sustain provides tailor-made strategic planning and implementation services to identify and tackle the key issues of fuel poverty amongst social housing providers’ tenants.
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