Blog

Welcome to our blog, where we'll be keeping you up to date with information, views and insights into the sustainability sector. If you would like to know more about what we do, take a look at our case studies or contact us on contact@se-2.co.uk.

What happens when energy suppliers fail to meet their obligations?

by: Liz on Aug 22, 2016

Category: Energy, Fuel poverty

The short answer to the title of this blog is: they get fined!

View from the policy frontline: our ACE interview with Joanne Wade

by: Rachael on Jul 25, 2016

Category: Buildings, Carbon, Climate change, Energy

Anyone and everyone who works in the energy efficiency sector has heard of ACE – the Association for the Conservation of Energy. Established in 1981, and now with Dr Joanne Wade at the helm, ACE has provided a loud and consistent voice for and within the sector for 35 years. They are the organisation that Government and stakeholders go to

The House Detox?

by: Rachael on Jul 4, 2016

Category: Behaviour Change, Buildings, Carbon, Climate change, Energy, Housing, Smart, Sustainability

We're delighted to welcome Ellie Horwitch-Smith as our guest blogger this week. Ellie is a Director at Adecoe and is an expert in energy and housing: she's recently been busy helping Birmingham develop their district heating offering and has a keen eye for technical detail. She believes that if you bring the right people together, you can always find a solution - a woman after SE2's heart!

Hope: a renewable resource

by: Liz on Jun 15, 2016

Category: Sustainability

The journey to a more sustainable future can feel long and arduous sometimes. Every piece of good news seems to be overshadowed by several pieces of bad, and it’s hard to remember that hope is a renewable resource.

SHIFT-ing gear: our interview with Andrew Eagles

by: Rachael on Jun 1, 2016

Category: SE2 news, Housing, Events, Retrofit, Sustainability

Andrew Eagles has been the Managing Director of Sustainable Homes for 9 years and has seen it grow from a good idea to a thriving not-for-profit consultancy and research body providing advice and assistance to the housing sector. In 2009 they set up SHIFT, ‘

Heat Network Zoning - supporting policy development