1625 Independent People works with young people who are homeless, leaving care or at risk of homelessness in Bristol and the South West.
Their services ranges from signposting or advice, to intensive one-to one support, supported housing, group activities and peer support.
As well as providing safe, stable accommodation, 1625ip provide practical and emotional support to ensure vulnerable young people can build healthy relationships, develop independent living skills and can access jobs and training.
The charity required condition surveys across their properties to ensure they would be fit for purpose and could house young people who are in need of support. However, the costs for this can be incredibly high so they turned to the LandAid Pro Bono Programme for support.
Luckily the the LandAid Pro Bono team were able to match their request with one of their partners, Savills Earth and Savills Building and Project Consultancy (BPC). The BPC team carried out a condition survey of each property, while the Savills Earth team conducted a Carbon Assessment and a Strategic Retrofit Plan for the entire portfolio. The survey’s focused on the immediate maintenance needs of each property and assessed them against the Decent Home Standard. Using the information collected in the survey, and considering the current carbon footprint of the portfolio, a series of retrofit interventions were identified to form the Strategic Retrofit Plan. It has been estimated that if the proposed retrofit plan is implemented in all phases, the 1625IP portfolio could potentially reduce its carbon footprint by up to 79% compared to its current carbon baseline.