Solutions
Empowering Sustainable Homes
We deliver tailored solutions that improve energy efficiency, wellbeing, and community resilience. Our services are designed to create lasting impact through practical, people-centred approaches.
Training Programmes
We design and deliver bespoke training programmes tailored to the needs of housing associations, landlords and tenants, further and higher education and community groups. Our sessions equip participants with practical green skills, covering topics such as energy efficiency and managing utility costs, as well as sustainable living and wellbeing.
Delivered by experts in sustainability and behavioural change, our programmes combine technical expertise with relatable, actionable guidance to empower communities to create healthier, more sustainable homes. Whether you are just starting with sustainability or require comprehensive, technical module development, we use our award-winning scientific communication skills to create your content to best fit your learning outcomes.
Interactive Workshops
Our interactive workshops bring sustainability to life through hands-on, engaging activities. Designed for tenants, housing providers, and staff, these workshops focus on real-world applications, such as understanding energy bills, reducing waste, and maintaining indoor air quality. Participants leave with practical tools and knowledge to implement immediate changes that improve their homes and their wellbeing, as well as reduce their costs. Workshops are adaptable for diverse audiences, ensuring maximum impact and accessibility.
Research and Consultancy
Our team provides cutting-edge research and consultancy services in building performance evaluation, energy efficiency, and post-occupancy studies. We collaborate with housing associations, councils, academic institutions and community organisations to identify barriers, explore solutions, and deliver evidence-based strategies for improving housing stock, sustainability and wellbeing outcomes. Whether conducting data-driven analyses or creating actionable reports, we provide trusted expertise to support decision-making and policy development.
Bespoke Tenant Engagement Initiatives
We specialise in creating tailored tenant engagement programmes that foster sustainable behaviours and build stronger, more sustainable communities. From delivering energy advice surgeries to creating tenant-led green initiatives, our services motivate and empower residents, aligning with the goals of housing providers. These initiatives enhance tenant satisfaction, reduce operational costs, and create lasting positive change.
Lectures and Keynote Speeches
Dr Sam Mudie and Dr Kate van Someren bring their extensive expertise to conferences, community events, and stakeholder meetings as captivating speakers. They offer thought-provoking insights into energy efficiency, sustainable building practices, and the future of housing. Their prize-winning talks inspire action and foster a deeper understanding of how individuals and organisations can make meaningful contributions to sustainability.
Content Development and Resources
We produce high-quality educational content, including tenant guides, instructional videos, and digital toolkits, to complement in-person training and workshops. Our resources are designed to be accessible, practical, and visually engaging, helping tenants and staff make informed decisions about sustainability in their homes.
Client Stories
Client: UCEM
"Kate’s presentation was excellent and raised some very real challenges around SIL and S106. I grapple with these on a daily basis. I really enjoyed the links Kate made around health and wellbeing, connecting with nature, and the view from the eyes of a 3-year-old around what the built environment feels like."
Year: 2024
"I work closely with the planning team and Council, and I feel Kate’s reflections around how we use data to shape what the built environment needs to be for communities will really help inform future discussions I have with the Council."
Industry: Education
"I’m also involved with a School Streets project with the council to support decarbonising the school run, and the story Kate shared from the Doctor at Great Ormond Street really got me thinking about how we use the data from the project to create safer school runs, how the outputs from the project can be used to drive real change."
Stakeholder engagement
Our ability to be deeply empathic with learners is what makes us unique.
Year:
2024
“I think one of the most brilliant things about how you work is your ability to see and name things for what they are and cut through some of the nonsense. At the same time you create and hold space for other people so that they feel seen and heard and can start to work things out.”
Industry: Commercial Workplace
“Every time I talk to you you’ve got a framework or reference in your back pocket and that conveys a sense of you being very informed and rigorous, and you combine that with being deeply kind. It’s a set of skills I greatly admire and I feel very fortunate to work with you.”
Participants and sensitive information
Working with participants and asking sensitive information was a part of our study, protecting their privacy and working with data specialists imperative. This project was able to highlight the link between mental health and financial wellbeing for the participants in this study.
Year:
2022
Asking challenging questions of an industry while protecting individuals is particularly important; sensitive information must be gathered with empathy and compassion.
Industry:
Construction
This work was presented at a leading construction conference to challenge the norms around the topics of food security, financial wellbeing, job security, values and mental health.