Local Area Retrofit Accelerator (LARA)
At The MCS Foundation, we’re taking steps to make every UK home carbon-free by supporting local communities in creating tailored retrofit strategies through our Local Area Retrofit Accelerator (LARA) initiative.
We’re working hand-in-hand with localities across the UK, using co-design workshops and strategic working groups to help them craft bespoke retrofit strategies that address the unique challenges and opportunities of each region. By bringing together key stakeholders, we’re helping to ensure that these plans are both practical and impactful.
We’re helping localities by:
- Collaborating with four pilot areas – Hertfordshire, Surrey, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, and Liverpool City Region – to help them create retrofit plans tailored to their needs.
- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of these plans through a comprehensive programme.
- Helping attract investment and funding where possible.
A collaborative effort for a carbon-free future
LARA is powered by partnerships. We’ve collaborated with Ashden, Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, Connected Places Catapult, National Retrofit Hub, and the UK Green Building Council to make this vision a reality.
Together, we’re breaking down barriers to retrofitting, and driving the UK closer to its net zero goals.
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