See the whole portfolio
Bring together utility information, known maintenance issues, planned refurbishments and site constraints before choosing technologies.
For care home groups / 01
One ambition. Different buildings.
When every home has a different roof, plant room and daily rhythm, a group-wide energy plan has to be consistent in purpose and specific in execution.
A portfolio view, a home-by-home planA group-wide perspectiveUnderstand the estatePrioritise opportunitiesDeliver around care
Where the work begins
An estate is not a single site multiplied.
Two homes in the same group may have entirely different demand profiles, building fabric, roof conditions, electrical capacity and heating systems. A standard specification can be attractive on paper and awkward in practice.
We start by making those differences visible. That gives directors a clearer basis for deciding what to investigate first, where a coordinated programme makes sense and where a building needs its own answer.
Read the multi-site planning guideSet a decision framework
Compare sites against the same questions: technical suitability, operational disruption, investment timing and the ability to measure performance.
Keep local detail local
Survey and design each home in its own right. A common programme should not erase the needs of residents or the practical knowledge of site teams.
What leadership needs to see
Better decisions, before bigger commitments.
A useful proposal should reveal assumptions and trade-offs, not just present equipment as a finished answer.
The investment case
How does the proposal relate to current demand, planned capital works and the time horizon for each asset? Finance teams should be able to challenge the inputs.
For finance directorsThe delivery sequence
Which works can be grouped and which need separate windows? Consider site access, staffing, resident activity and dependencies on other contractors.
Plan for continuityA consistent record
Agree what site teams need at handover: system information, operating guidance, maintenance responsibilities and a route for questions.
Our processReputation starts on site
A project is experienced by residents, relatives and staff as activity in their home. Communication and sensitivity matter alongside the technical result.
For registered managers
Existing estates
Retrofit as a planned programme, not a collection of products.
Solar PV, battery storage, heating, cooling and charging can each have a place. The right combination depends on when a home uses energy, what infrastructure is already there and what changes are planned.
A phased approach can make it easier to align surveys, approvals and works with wider estate priorities. It also gives the group a chance to learn from each home rather than assuming every site will behave alike.
Explore retrofit for occupied homesA working agenda
Questions for the first portfolio conversation.
Which homes are changing?
Identify refurbishments, extensions, plant replacements or acquisitions that may affect project timing.
Who holds the site knowledge?
Bring estates, finance and home managers into the discussion early. Their concerns often reveal constraints that drawings and bills cannot.
What is the programme trying to achieve?
Separate energy-cost priorities from comfort, resilience, future capacity and wider environmental goals. They may point to different first steps.
What must stay undisturbed?
Document critical services, resident routines and periods of heightened activity at each home before proposing an installation window.
The next conversation
Start with the estate you actually have.
Tell us about the number and type of homes, the decisions in front of you and where you want to begin. We can help frame the next sensible step.
Discuss your care home