We share retrofit knowledge and best practice
SuperHomes is a rapidly expanding community of energy aware households who are taking great steps towards reducing their own, and the planet’s, carbon footprint.
SuperHomes was initially set up in 2007 by the SEA (Sustainable Energy Academy). The aim was to spread awareness of how household CO2 emissions could be reduced by at least 60%, even in hard-to-treat homes, and to inspire other homeowners to act. In recognition of its work on SuperHomes, the Academy won an Ashden Award in 2009 and a Sustainable Energy Europe Award in 2014. In 2014 SEA merged with the National Energy Foundation (NEF), helping to ensure that SuperHomes continued to grow and thrive.
Recently, there have been some changes at SuperHomes in order access the wider housing market, making retrofit and sustainable living as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes dissolving the previous network membership and replacing it with free access to the SuperHomes Community.
Our mission is to create a space that inspire others to begin their retrofit journey. To achieve this mission, we will work with our partners and residents to inform and encourage best practice retrofit. Together we can reduce energy bills and carbon footprints, whilst elevating comfortability and peace of mind.
The SuperHomes Rating Scheme provides a framework for the performance of all refurbished homes no matter the type.
Our ‘SuperHomes Rating Scheme’ (SRS) is an assessment encouraging the take up of whole house retrofit. It can be applied to all UK homes and accommodates all approaches to retrofit.
The SuperHomes Rating Scheme has been designed by our team to help you meet your retrofit aspirations and offers a way to understand the true performance of the work you have completed on your home through retrofit.
The SuperHomes Rating Scheme provides a benchmark of home retrofit accomplishment with a top rating representing the pinnacle of performance producing zero emissions and optimum comfort conditions.
Our SuperHomes Resident Pioneers
Meet other energy saving pioneers.
SuperHomes came about as a result of a group of friends and neighbours working together to retrofit their homes to high standards of energy efficiency.
These Pioneer SuperHomes supported each other through their retrofit journeys and when they had finished, generously opened their homes and gave time to others who were interested in doing the same.
This altruistic spirit continues today within the community groups that NEF is currently working with. NEF’s role is to provide the community groups with the tools and support they need to deliver a retrofit service to their local residents.
We’ve been inspiring change and promoting green living since 2007 But not alone:
We are proud to be working with the following partners and sponsors whose generous support has helped the SuperHomes network grow.
Sustainable Development Foundation
The Sustainable Development Foundation aims to drive the property and construction industry towards exemplary sustainability practices.
MCS Charitable Foundation is an independent UK-wide charity whose mission is to accelerate the widespread adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies.
The Good Homes Alliance promote and encourage the building of quality sustainable homes and communities and to transform the whole of mainstream UK house building into a sustainable endeavour.
Innovate UK helps businesses develop the new products, services and processes they need to grow through innovation.
SuperHome Events:
Our online events are an opportunity to learn more about home retrofit and develop your understanding of what’s available. To stay up to date with the latest event announcements, sign up for the SuperHomes Newsletter.
Please see below our events and click to book a place:
Frequently Asked Questions
SuperHomes is a project run by the National Energy Foundation. It’s a membership network from this interested in home retrofit that also facilitates the completion of a Whole House Plan, an essential first step in home retrofit. The SuperHomes Rating Scheme is a system that allows those who have completed retrofit to evaluate their work and look at the true performance of their home.
If you’re interested in making your home more energy efficient and starting to produce your own energy, our network is for you. To access our in-house Retrofit Coordinators who can complete your Whole House Plan, attend our events and access our networking platforms you will need to be a member of the SuperHomes Network.
SuperHomes has a team of in-house Retrofit Coordinators who can complete a Whole House Plan for you. Find out more here or join the network to book your Whole House Assessment.
Yes. Our Rating Scheme is built for those who are just starting out on their retrofit journey or who have already completed work. Find out more here.
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