All work streams are working towards the schedule to complete their recommendations and roadmaps by 29^th February. We really appreciate all the continued hard work the groups ae putting into identify their vison for the way forward and action milestones on how we can achieve this together.

• The third Compliance and Enforcement workshop took place on Wednesday 17^th February. At this session, the draft recommendations and the roadmap were discussed.
• The Insulation working group met on Wednesday 17^th February, bringing together the outcomes from their four independent working groups.
• On Thursday 18th February our industry colleagues had a productive initial discussion on funding options for implementation of work streams recommendations. A follow up meeting will be scheduled shortly.
• Following the successful workshop last December for the Advice and Guidance workstream, the follow up meeting is taking place today, 19th February. We will discuss the recommendations for the workstream and also a roadmap for implementing these priorities.
• We also have the Redress working group event on 19th February for the Consumer Protection workstream. This focus event will follow on from the larger forum on 29 January. It will bring together industry experts to examine the role of an oversight body in providing redress, the role of insurance backed guarantees, independent dispute resolution before suggesting a suitable model for single point of redress for consumers.

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Many thanks and well done again to everyone who took part – much appreciated

Themes from the discussion include how we can best embrace the holistic property consideration, the underpinning of knowledge and core skills across the industry, training, certification and monitoring. Also, the importance of collaboration across the supply chain and training practitioners.

If anyone outside the workshop attendees would like a copy of the discussion write up then please let us know. The workstream is on schedule to deliver the proposed recommendations and roadmap by 29 February as required.

The points of discussion centred on:

·        The requirement for a framework document for retrofitting energy efficiency measures and low carbon energy

·        Agreeing this framework in the short and longer term including

o   The role of PAS2030

o   The role of certification

o   its relationship with Building Regulations

·        Carrying out a current standards mapping exercise against the Framework including a proposed action plan

It was agreed that the major objectives for the workstream will be to:

• set up a Task Group of key stakeholders to develop a detailed standards response to retrofitting energy efficiency measures and low carbon energy in domestic buildings; and
• Co-ordinate the delivery of a standards development roadmap in the longer term.

Peter Bonfield, Kanta Nar, Richard Mellish, Matt Webb, Diana Menville and;