Grŵp Cynefin Home Energy Upgrade Scheme Information

Optimised RetroFit (ORP) is a whole house, pragmatic, approach to decarbonising existing homes. It is far more sophisticated and bespoke than previous schemes. It takes into account the fabric or materials homes are made from and the way we heat and store energy. It also takes into account how energy reaches our homes.

It is open to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities (LAs) to install a variety of home decarbonisation measures in existing social housing stock.

The proposed new standard encourages landlords to consider issues around affordable warmth and decarbonisation across their whole stock to produce a plan for each home undertaking retrofit.

ORP adopts a progressive and adaptable approach to decarbonising homes. This approach allows for the exploration of innovative and entrepreneurial methods, ensuring effective and efficient decarbonisation strategies are implemented.

ORP supports approaches to the decarbonisation of homes which enables the wider necessary infrastructure to be addressed ensuring issues such as skills development, procurement, finance models, material selections and the foundational economy are all considered and developed.

ORP underpins Welsh Government’s ongoing development of retrofit policy and practice across all sectors. ORP seeks to understand the best value combination of fabric, space, water heating, energy, improvements for individual properties and set out a route to net zero for each home.