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# Energy efficiency
### [Local Trust](https://localtrust.org.uk/)
[Retrofit your community building](https://localtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Retrofit-your-community-building-action-plan-FINAL-2.pdf) - a Community Action Plan
### [Centre For Sustainable Energy](https://www.cse.org.uk/)
[Community Retrofit Guide](https://www.cse.org.uk/news/cse-launches-new-community-retrofit-guide/#0) - free community retrofit guide covers everything community groups need to get started on retrofit projects.
### [National Retrofit Hub](https://nationalretrofithub.org.uk/)
The National Retrofit Hub is a non-profit organisation that brings together all those involved in the retrofit sector to share their expertise and work together to enable a National Retrofit Strategy to be delivered.[Knowledge Hub](https://nationalretrofithub.org.uk/knowledge-hub/)A source of valuable resources curated by NRH dedicated working groups.
### [VCSE: Apply For A Capital Grant](https://www.groundwork.org.uk/vcseenergyefficiency-capital/)
Capital Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in your Independent Energy Assessment (IEA) to reduce your building’s energy costs.Further information on energy efficiency can be found at the [Energy Saving Trust](https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/).
[Guidance on Carbon-Saviings in Buildings:](https://www.slcc.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Guidance-on-carbon-saving-building-improvements-September-2023.pdf)
This document was put together by the Future Leap consultancy (contact\
) in conjunction with the Society of Local Council\
Clerks (SLCC).\
It is intended to support local councils in making decisions about carbon saving and\
contains a checklist of the possible carbon saving measures and accompanying\
prerequisites together with a review of factors to consider in decision-making.\
In order to provide real-world examples of how decarbonisation interventions could\
be applied in a real-world context, two very different case studies were examined:\
Banwell Youth and Community Centre in North Somerset, and Newark Town Hall in Nottinghamshire.
[Case Study for Barnwell Youth and Community Centre](broken://spaces/usvfuGGG12tbJ6xBDw90)
A non-listed building in rural Somerset
[Case Study for Newark Town Hall in Nottinghamshire](https://www.slcc.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Newark-Town-Hall-case-study-2023.pdf)
A Grade 1 listed building in a conservation area
### National Energy Action
E-Learning / Online assessment[**Energy Awareness** **6281-01**](https://www.nea.org.uk/training/course-outlines/level-3-award-in-energy-awareness/2/) (Level 3 Award)
### Retrofit
[Coaction ](https://coaction.org.uk/courses/retrofit)| Passivhaus Retrofit DeliveryCoaction deliver training courses to understand the delivery of deep fabric retrofits and what is needed to ensure projects are a success on site.
### [MCS Foundation](https://mcsfoundation.org.uk/)
Decarbonising homes, heat, and energy.The MCS Foundation is the operating name of the MCS Charitable Foundation, a UK registered charity.Heat Pump AssociationHeat Pump Federation: The Coalition for the UK Deployment of Heat Pumps
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