With the pressing challenge of climate change, households in the UK are a big emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26% of total emissions. To address this issue and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, nearly all housing requires some form of

Nilam embarked on an inspiring retrofit journey, driven by her love for nature and a desire to make a positive impact on the

A large family home in North Oxford has undergone an eco-retrofit to cut carbon emissions and make the home as energy efficient as possible. Cosy Homes Oxfordshire recently completed work on retrofitting a large Victorian semi-detached property in North

Eleanor and Chris wrapped their 1930s house in insulation to make it warmer, greener, and cheaper to run. About the home Eleanor and Chris live in a 1930s three-bed end-of-terrace in East Oxford with cavity walls and solar PV panels on the roof. The home is

As the installation of heat pumps increases in the UK, we are often asked what it’s really like living with a heat pump, as opposed to a gas boiler, or other forms of heating.  Tim is the project manager at Cosy Homes Oxfordshire, and with his wife,

We recently completed an environmental retrofit for Lis and Sarah in a beautiful terrace home in East Oxford. Motivated by the need to reduce carbon emissions, they wanted to make their home environmentally friendly and were delighted to find their home much

Peter and Maggie investigated getting a retrofit as they want to protect the

Anne and Richard are active members of Abingdon Carbon Cutters, a low carbon community group with a strong interest in retrofitting, which became a Community Advocate Group for Cosy Homes Oxfordshire in 2020. The couple decided to use the services of Cosy

We completed work on retrofitting a semi-detached home in Didcot, Oxfordshire, including replacing a fossil fuel boiler with an Air Source Heat Pump to improve comfort and reduce carbon emissions. In this post we’ll give a summary of the work, but you can

Cosy Homes Oxfordshire client, Andy Pedley, shares his experience so far working with us to make improvements to his home in Kidlington. We are all very aware, from huge publicity, that there is a climate emergency – carbon dioxide levels are increasing

We completed work on retrofitting an end-of-terrace family home in east Oxford, helping ensure that every room in the home was comfortable, and cutting carbon emissions for the family. In this post, we’ll give a summary of the work, but you can

We completed retrofitting a cottage in Hook Norton, helping the residents come off fossil fuels for their heating. In this post, we’ll give a summary of the work, but you can also download the full case study as a PDF. About the home This home

Catherine Hayward lives with her family in a 16th century Grade II listed thatched cottage in the picturesque village of Hook Norton in North Oxfordshire. They also own a barn on the same property, also Grade II listed, which they now use as recreational

The Nicholsons and their two boys live in a 1960s end of terrace house in a small development in Oxford. Their home was dark and super cold and they found themselves having to huddle in the tiny kitchen most of the time as that was the warmest room in the

Tina & Richard and their children live in a semi-detached home in a typical suburb in Oxford. A few years ago they underwent a whole house eco retrofit to reduce their energy use and tackle extreme damp and mould in their home. They were initially

We recently completed work on retrofitting a cottage in Hook Norton, helping the residents come off fossil fuels for their heating. In this post we’ll give a summary of the work, but you can also download the full case study. About the home This home