“No downside” to internal wall insulation
Scottish Government, Scottish Borders Council, Home Energy Scotland
After downsizing from a modern home Kathleen from Peebles was finding her 160-year-old garden flat unbearably cold.
Case studies
We’ve delivered great results for our clients, funders, partners and householders. Our case studies explain how.
Thinking about getting external wall insulation? Go for it!
Scottish Government, Scottish Borders Council, Home Energy Scotland
Borders homeowners save money on heating with subsidised external wall insulation
Rural Affordable Warmth partnership helps rural residents save £158,500
SSE, ScottishPower, Citizen’s Advice Bureaux: Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey; Ross and Cromarty
Through our Rural Affordable Warmth project, we have been working with local Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) in the Highlands to help residents living in fuel poverty maximise their income, heat their homes affordably,
IDEAL project helps family save energy at home
University of Edinburgh
Gillian Anderson wanted to understand how much she was spending on her energy bills and decided to take part in the IDEAL research project to help her track her e
Community working achieves clean streets and increased recycling
The City of Edinburgh Council
We worked with the small community of Granton Medway, in north-west Edinburgh, to tackle litter and fly-tipping issues and low recycling rates. Our approach Between January and March 2017 we engaged with the community by:
Local community shares ideas for a zero waste Leith
Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland called for proposals for urban focused projects to work closely with the community to deliver transformational change to achieve Scotland’s national targets for zero waste.
Waste Wise Volunteers
Zero Waste Scotland
Changeworks received funding from Zero Waste Scotland to deliver the Volunteer and Community Advocate Programme in Edinburgh from 2015–2017.
Research informs best practice and policy recommendations for district heating
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Centre for Sustainable Energy
The UK government considers District, Community and Communal Heating (DCCH) to be one of the most favourable approaches to meeting the country’s heat demand while achieving carbon dioxide emissions savings1.
Heat heroes for families
ScottishPower Energy People Trust, Community Help and Advice Initiative
Heat Heroes for Families was a Changeworks project to provide practical support to over 350 Edinburgh families with children under age 16, living in or at risk of fuel poverty.
Warmer home for new mum
Energy Saving Trust
Rachel received a leaflet from the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust who are using windfarm