Get retrofit ready with RISE Direct
If you are in the early stages of planning your next retrofit project, RISE can help with tailored, one-to-one support and advice.
RISE Direct provides bespoke guidance to housing providers and local authorities to help them to prepare for the incoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES).
The support on offer through RISE Direct is varied – from help to develop resident engagement plans or procurement processes through to help with project identification or developing your project team.
By identifying any challenges or gaps in your experience, a RISE expert will create a package of support to meet your needs. This support can help you to:
- Identify suitable projects and opportunities
- Define project teams and skills requirements
- Strengthen procurement processes
- Develop resident engagement plans
- Prepare to deliver retrofit ahead of the 2030 MEES deadline
The first step – RISE’s self assessment process
If you’re not sure how ready your organisation is to start delivering it’s next retrofit project, RISE’s online self-assessment tool is a great place to start. In just a few minutes you’ll get a clear picture of your current retrofit ‘maturity’, across areas like data quality, procurement readiness, resident engagement and strategic planning. You’ll also receive a personalised support plan to help you move forward. There’s no right or wrong answer, just an honest starting point.
From there, RISE supports you with the right level of hands-on advice and guidance to help you build towards delivery.
To take the first step towards receiving personalised, one-to-one support from the RISE team, complete the self-assessment form now.
Why engage with RISE Direct? The introduction of MEES
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) introduced by the government will require all social homes to meet EPC C by 2030. RISE Direct can help you develop a comprehensive retrofit programme that will see your organisation on track to meeting the 2030 deadline.
For more information about MEES, including how to reach compliance and how MEES will be enforced, RISE has produced a Quick Guide PDF, available here.
The range of free support available
RISE Direct enables you to:
- learn lessons from previous delivery
- identify performance objectives
- understand and integrate data identification and property eligibility
- identify retrofit solutions for archetypes
- develop strong resident engagement strategies
- find routes to procurement and identify project delivery support tools
- define project teams, resource and skills requirements
Your journey through RISE Direct’s support
Introducing the RISE Direct Support Managers
Your RISE Direct support manager is a single point of contact who will work with you to help you achieve your retrofit programme ambitions. They will identify how best to support you, in a way that works for you and they will they keep you on track through the process, with a personalised delivery support plan.
The support manager can also draw down specialist support from across the wider RISE team, and beyond, as required.
What kind of support is on offer through RISE Direct?
Support managers can help you with the following topics, personalised to your / organisational needs:
- Developing a retrofit strategy
- Business case development
- Identifying a retrofit project and integrating with planned maintenance programmes
- Archetypes, retrofit measures and planning requirements
- Navigating PAS2035 within an end to end project process
- Putting residents at the centre of your projects with tailored guidance and tools
- Area based retrofit and forming consortiums to support delivery
- Project delivery, developing the tools you need to procure and manage retrofit projects.