Over 100 residents are receiving tailored home energy advice and support to lower bills and stay comfortable through heat and cold.
Higher Folds, Greater Manchester.
The Green Doctor Program is helping residents in Higher Folds save energy, cut costs and make homes safer during heat and cold.
Residents receive personalised home visits to learn practical ways to reduce bills and improve comfort.
Winter packs and hands-on demonstrations help families adopt small daily changes that save energy.
Households are being connected to grants and retrofit schemes that support long-term improvements.
To build a picture of each community, the Resilience for Communities (R4C) program used risk mapping, open-data sources, expert interviews, community surveys and focus groups. This assessment used the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) tool to assess community resilience to extreme heat and flooding - helping to identify priorities and design solutions.
Sources of resilience — Enhanced energy security strengthens the community’s physical, financial, human and social capital.
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Social
Financial
Human
Homes are being upgraded with simple energy-saving improvements that make them safer and more comfortable.
Regular sessions through HF Works keep neighbours connected to advice and peer support.
Lower bills and better insulation strengthen households’ financial stability.
Residents are learning new habits and energy-saving skills they can share with others.
Impact multipliers — Resilience solutions have a different mix of impact multipliers and impact multiple systems, businesses and societies. Together, multipliers produce an amplified impact.
Net Zero
Local energy improvements help reduce emissions and support community-wide sustainability.
Improved Access to Basic Services
Affordable energy advice ensures families have stable, reliable access to warmth and cooling.
Sustainability
Builds long-term capacity for HF Works to continue energy support through new funding and partnerships.
How does this solution make a difference? – Addressing prioritized shocks and stresses
Aging Infrastructure
Economic Inequality
Extreme Weather
Improving homes, one visit at a time
Small repairs and upgrades improve insulation and comfort, linking residents to larger retrofit programs.
Helping families save energy and money
Advice and low-cost measures reduce the burden of high bills while improving daily wellbeing.
Staying safe in every season
Better insulation and ventilation protect homes from extreme temperatures during heatwaves or cold snaps.
Infrastructure and social indicators highlight the need for stronger energy-efficiency measures to reduce cost burdens in Higher Folds.
One in three Higher Folds residents faced food insecurity in the past month. Addressing energy poverty will support families’ stability and well-being.
Infrastructure and social indicators highlight the need for stronger energy-efficiency measures to reduce cost burdens in Higher Folds.
