Relish (Residents 4 Low Impact, Sustainable Homes)
We launched the Relish project at the National Housing Maintenance Forum at Stratford-upon-Avon in January 2010, in collaboration with our project partners: Worthing Homes and Rydon.
Our objective is to demonstrate the effectiveness of low-cost retrofit improvement works, coupled with training and support to modify occupational behaviour, in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in occupied homes.
The initial 12 month pilot study continues to enjoy the support of Constructing Excellence as an 'Innovation in Practice' project and has attracted interest from the Homes and Communities Agency, social housing landlords and Members of Parliament.
In November 2011, Faithorn Farrell Timms picked up a national award from Constructing Excellence, a body that aims to improve industry performance and produce a better built environment.
The Legacy Award – Sustainability, which goes to organisations that display a strong dedication to green issues, was presented to Faithorn Farrell Timms alongside Worthing Homes and Rydon, for their work on Relish (Residents for Low-Impact Sustainable Housing).
Constructing Excellence also gave Relish two awards at their ceremony for London and the South East. The Legacy Award – Sustainability and the Integration and Collaborative Working award were collected by Faithorn Farrell Timms, Worthing Homes and Rydon in recognition of their ground-breaking work on this innovative project.
In 2010, Faithorn Farrell Timms won the Energy Saving Initiative of the Year prize at the Sustainable Housing Awards, with the judges praising our Relish scheme for “changing the lifestyle and habits” of residents, as well as offering “an impressive reduction in CO2 emissions and savings of up to half of their energy bills”.