Start at Home
May 1, 2025
By enabling heating engineers to install heat pumps in their own homes, the 'Start at Home' project offers a practical solution to build a confident and competent low-carbon heating workforce.
This project, in partnership with Nesta, piloted a practical solution to bridge the gap between training and real-world installation – a common barrier in the industry – by allowing newly trained installers to fit an air source heat pump in their own home. This provided them with practical experience in a low-risk environment, helping them become more confident and competent when entering the retrofit heat pump market. Our report shows the findings of this project.
