FREE LOW CARBON LIVING SESSIONS
Free energy information and support to help your colleagues live a greener, more sustainable life.
Changeworks delivers FREE sessions for Scottish organisations to support colleagues and members to save energy in the home.
Our mission is to make Scotland’s homes more energy efficient. To help achieve this, we’re offering Scottish employers the chance to access specialist advice and support on home energy use, managing energy debt, and advice on switching to sustainable technologies at home.
Our expert team can deliver simple introductions to low carbon technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicles to help your colleagues go green at home.
The team can provide tailored advice to support your employees either in-person at your workplace, or online, via short, informative sessions.
They are on hand to support your employees to enjoy more sustainable and affordably warm homes, support their well-being and help your organisation reach its carbon reduction goals.
“The session was very easy to arrange, came at no cost to us and was condensed enough to fit in with the busy staff schedules. Attendees were provided with the basic knowledge necessary to understand energy usage at home, identifies the small changes we can make to save money now and explored how we can embrace new technologies and reduce emissions.”
– Edinburgh International Festival
Register your interest in Low Carbon Living sessions today
What’s in it for your employees?
Changeworks can support your employees to take more control of their energy use and live more sustainably.
Our free Low Carbon Living Sessions offer:
- Convenient sessions from our energy experts on saving energy at home, reducing energy costs and managing energy debt
- Personalised guidance on sustainable technologies like heat pumps, solar panels, and electric vehicles
- Support with finding funding and grants to help make sustainable living more affordable
- Free, convenient, and anonymous follow up support that can be accessed via a call back request
“The session was really easy to arrange and Changeworks ensured everything ran smoothly. The Low Carbon Living session was a great introduction for our staff and students looking to save energy around their home and they came away with some really helpful information.”
– Senior Student Communications Officer – Edinburgh Napier
What sessions are available?
Whether in-person at place of work or via webinar, our bitesize Low Carbon Living sessions can be planned to suit your employees work patterns. Sessions can be booked individually or as a series.
Our most popular session is a combination of all three topics within an hour, with time for questions after. If you would like to combine topics, or tailor the topic to suit your needs, please reach out to our team via the form at the bottom of this page.
Join the team to hear how to get started with a new electric vehicle or e-bike, with practical advice and tips on tariffs and getting set up at home. The session will cover:
- Tariffs
- Electric cars and e-bikes
- Charge points
- Funding
- Enabling work
- Integrating transport with home technology
Suggested duration: 40mins to one-hour. This can be tailored to suit your organisations need.
Join the team and learn more about how you can make small changes and save big on energy in the home. The session will cover:
- Top tips for saving energy in your home
- Priority Services Register
- Warm Home Discount
- Smart meters and Radio Tele Switch
- Billing issues
- Speaking to supplier
- How to raise complaint with your energy supplier
Suggested duration: 40mins to one-hour. This can be tailored to suit your organisations need.
Join the team for a short introduction to low carbon technology, including what’s available, how to access funding and make sure you get the most out of the technology. The session will cover:
- Air source heat pumps
- Solar PV
- Funding
- Smart meters
Suggested duration: 40mins to one-hour. This can be tailored to suit your organisations need.
Trial Low Carbon Living event at one of our free monthly open sessions
Why choose Changeworks?
By partnering with Changeworks, you can enhance your employee benefits packages for a more sustainable and supported workforce.
Employees gain access to invaluable information and advice that can help them save money on energy bills, tackle energy debt, switch to more sustainable technologies in and out of the home and reduce their carbon footprint, all while enjoying the health benefits of living and working in an affordably warm home.
Find out what other employers think of our sessions
Electric Vehicles Support
Domestic transport remains the biggest single source of emissions (source). Many are interested to switch to an EV to benefit from cleaner, cheaper transport, but need more information to make the change. That’s where our experts come in.
- Advice on EV tariffs, charge points, electric bikes, and integrating EVs with home solar panels.
- Support for employees to make informed decisions about sustainable transport options.
Energy Advice & Energy Debt Support
36% of households – 1 in 3 – in Scotland are in fuel poverty, many of whom will be of working age and in employment. We offer confidential, expert support to help tackle energy debt and relieve the stress caused by worrying about energy bills.
- Expert guidance on saving energy at home, managing energy bills, and tackling energy debt.
- Help with accessing benefits like the Warm Home Discount and getting onto the Priority Services Register.
Low Carbon Technology Support
79% of householders in Scotland care about the climate emergency. Demonstrate your commitment by supporting your employees on the journey to net zero. Our experts provide advice and personal plans tailored to your employees’ green energy interests and needs.
- Information on how to switch to and get the most out of sustainable energy technologies such as heat pumps, time-of-use tariffs.
- Personalised plans for adopting low-carbon technologies at home, including signposting to funding options.
How Low Carbon Living sessions work
These sessions are quick and easy to arrange. Once you have the date and time for the session(s), attendees need to register via an online link which we’ll provide.
We are funded by SP Energy Networks who ask us to collect limited personal information to evidence the support provided, and so that we can deliver follow-up advice where requested. Only essential information is collected.
When someone registers using the link we provide, they will be asked for their name, contact details (phone/email) and home address. After submitting the form they will receive a booking confirmation that includes either the in-person venue details or a Microsoft Teams meeting link.
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