Solihull Case Study
Innovative Retrofit of Social Housing Apartment Building in Solihull, Birmingham
The project partners are:
- Beattie Passive - inventors of the patented TCosy™ Retrofit build system
- Encraft - energy consultants and Passivhaus designers, who are the TSB lead partner
- Coventry University - for tenant involvement and assessment
- Solihull Community Housing - a subsidiary of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, who own the block of 6 flats to be retrofitted
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Retrofit Plus, Birmingham
This collaborative project is retrofitting two social houses in Birmingham to achieve EnerPHit performance. The project aims to drive innovation in energy retrofit of homes that achieve up to 100% carbon emissions reduction, drawing upon academic, technology start-up and private sector expertise.
"We’ve enjoyed working with Beattie Passive and seen with great interest the impressive transformation of these six flats. We are looking forward to the feedback from our tenants and seeing the impact of their new super insulated homes."
Mark Pinnell, Head of Asset Management, Solihull Community Housing.