Later this month (October) the London School for Economics and the insulation manufacturer Rockwool are launching High Rise Hope,
a report of the path-breaking investigation into the social impact of whole building energy efficiency refurbishments in residential tower blocks.
In advance of the Green Deal, LSE Housing and Communities has researched the social impact of a landmark energy efficiency scheme at the Edward Woods estate in Shepherds Bush, west London, through interviews with residents and staff over the winter of 2011 during the major work of cladding, installing solar PV and changing the worst heating systems.
The LSE report High Rise Hope highlights lessons learned and the potential benefits from transforming a 1960s local authority housing estate into a landmark development. The project provides a blueprint for large-scale energy efficiency schemes showing how energy saving can help take millions of people out of fuel poverty, if accompanied by education to help households cut energy use.
This website will keep you closely informed about the report when it is published.
More information: www.lse.ac.uk/