Tag: programme

  • How to run sessions

    How to run sessions

    We’ve trained our first group leaders and engineers, and they are ready to run sessions. If you’re curious to see more detail of what the sessions contain, you can find the session schedules and supporting materials here: Materials – HeatHack We’re still finishing off some elements of it, but they’ll be done in time for…

  • Programme Overview

    We’ve had a lot of questions about the content of the training and of the four main sessions of the programme. This post will cover the training for Group Leaders and the four sessions themselves. Each of the four sessions will last two hours and you will be provided with detailed session plans describing how…

  • A game, sort of 

    A game, sort of 

    It’s important in our group sessions that everyone participates.  Games are a very common way to make activities more engaging and ensure this happens. For our second session, we’ve devised a sort of a game. There’s no winners and no losers, and no real sense of knowing how the group has done, but it has cards…

  • A welcome to Eco-Congregations

    A welcome to Eco-Congregations

    Last night we spoke to Eco-Congregation Scotland members about our programme. Eco-Congregation has been very supportive of what we do because it complements and deepens what they are themselves able to offer. For those who were unable to make it, here are the slides we used. HeatHack presentation for Eco-Congregation Scotland, 16 August 2022

  • Reading materials

    Reading materials

    We’ve been thinking about what reading materials to provide to the groups and engineers involved in the programme. There are lots of resources available on-line. We don’t want to reinvent the wheel, but they are scattered, and many of them assume too much background knowledge in how buildings work. We’ve been writing basic material that…

  • The site survey

    The site survey

    We’re currently working on writing up the materials that groups will use during their sessions. Each week, there are some concepts to think about and some kind of practical activity. Some of the activities have the groups conduct a simplified site survey that will help them understand their heating systems and understand what professionals need…

  • An apology to those outside the UK

    An apology to those outside the UK

    We’re getting good interest in engineers and community groups wanting to take part in the programme, and an unexpected surprise – some of them are outside the UK. They are very keen to take part, and we’d love to be able to support them, but it’s not something we can do at this time. HeatHack’s…

  • Our new programme

    In partnership with The Surefoot Effect, we are delighted to accept an Ingenious grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering to deliver a programme of facilitated group sessions that community building operators can use to understand what a net zero future holds for their own premises. It will help them not just understand energy efficiency…