The Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (CEEB) was established by the Green Finance Institute, with support from E3G, as its flagship coalition in December 2019.
Made up of more than 200 individual members from the finance, property and energy sectors, and across policy, academia and non-profit organisations, the CEEB’s remit is to develop the market for financing a net-zero carbon and climate-resilient built environment in the UK, initially by catalysing the widescale retrofitting of residential buildings.
In May 2020, the CEEB released Financing energy efficient buildings: the path to retrofit at scale assessing the market for energy efficiency improvements in UK homes across the owner-occupied, private-rented and social-rented tenures, and identified specific initiatives where finance and government can bridge investment gaps to drive systemic change.
The report outlines a portfolio of 21 demonstration projects, developed collaboratively by members. It has been positively received by the sector and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which called it “a positive step towards achieving our Green Finance Strategy ambition to build the market for green home finance”.
In December 2020, the Coalition’s Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce released Financing zero carbon heat: turning up the dial on investment, a major piece of analysis of the investment barriers to widescale decarbonisation of the UK’s domestic heating and details of a portfolio of 12 financial solutions and policy, regulatory and data enablers to overcome them, turning the challenges into an opportunity for the finance sector and a green economic recovery.
“The work carried out by the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings represents a positive step towards achieving our Green Finance Strategy…to support the UK in delivering its commitment to move towards net zero whilst growing our economy.”
The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Our focus areas
01.
Energy efficiency
Design, develop and deploy financial solutions to accelerate investment into net-zero homes.
02.
Zero carbon heat
Design, develop and deploy financial solutions to scale up investment into heat decarbonisation.
03.
Climate resilience
Unlock public and private capital flows towards flood and climate resilience measures for homes.
04.
New-build property
Design and scale new funding models for net-zero new-build homes.
05.
Commercial buildings
Create and scale financial solutions to channel capital into net-zero and climate-resilient commercial buildings.
06.
International markets
Export the CEEB methodology to international markets.
Our reports and highlights
Our demonstration projects
Building Renovation Passports
Digital tool with information on a building’s performance and a bespoke retrofit pathway
Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles
A framework of guidelines for the allocation of finance towards retrofitting works
Metered Energy Savings
Standardised calculation methodology to deliver data on real-time energy savings
Add-to-my-Mortgage Platform
Online platform for homeowners to apply for a Further Advance to their mortgage for energy-efficiency measures
Affordable Rent, Affordable Living
An ‘affordable rent’ definition that includes energy costs and incentivises landlords to retrofit homes
All-in Rental Agreements
A monthly rent inclusive of heat, creating a landlord revenue stream
Comfort as a Service
New business and funding models that utilise the cash savings in more energy-efficient homes
Community Improvement District Financing
Support new district heating networks with upfront loans, repaid via an increased levy on buildings in a designated area
Community Municipal Bonds
Crowdfunding model to enable local authorities to finance green projects
Demand Aggregation Financing
Combining demand from households to provide access to cheaper zero-carbon heating solutions
Domestic Energy Efficiency Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Salary sacrifice scheme that allows employed individuals to fund energy-efficiency measures from gross salary contributions
Financial Institution ‘FAQs’
Practical toolkit to upskill lenders on zero-carbon heat technologies
Green Equity Release
Adapting an existing funding solution for owner occupiers aged 55+ years to undertake retrofit works
Green ISAs
A savings product that allows retail investors to build up capital for energy-efficiency measures
Green Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
A new type of REIT that invests into energy efficiency buildings with zero-carbon heating systems
Green Rental Agreements
A rental agreement that fairly distributes energy savings between landlord and tenant
Guarantees for Social Housing Retrofits
Credit guarantee scheme for large-scale retrofit projects in the social housing sector
Help-to-Green Equity Loan
Homeowners can unlock additional equity in their property to invest into energy efficiency measures
Leaseholder Financing
A simple and attractive finance solution for private leaseholders to retrofit their properties
Long-term Retail Investment
Investment product that links retail investors to retrofit projects in the private-rented sector
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Compliant Funding
Insurance policy to deliver funding for improvements to meet future MEES requirements
Mobilising secured and unsecured finance
Embed green features into mortgage and consumer lending products
National District Heating Fund
A specialist investment fund focussed on investing in new district heating networks
National Heat Delivery Body
A centrally-run, locally-led body for oversight and coordination of heat decarbonisation initiatives
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Finance
Long-term funding for retrofit works attached to properties instead of owners
Sustainable Housing Label
Certification scheme to increase capital flows towards sustainable social housing
Tax credits and incentives for the Private Rented Sector
Analysis to understand how allowances and incentives could support private landlords
Third party asset infrastructure
Third parties invest in heating infrastructure, repaid via a running charge to homeowners
TrustMark ‘Call to Action’ Platform
Online platform to support customers through the full retrofit journey
Energy Efficiency & Valuation
Research and tools to establish the link between energy performance and long-term protection of property values
Zero Carbon Heat Investment Guides
Practical guides for lenders, manufacturers, suppliers and installers
Our coalition members
Members of the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings include individuals from:
- Abundance Investment
- Accelar Limited
- ADE
- Allium Money
- Arup
- Ashman Finance
- Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA)
- Baringa Partners
- BEAMA
- BeWarm Group
- BNP Paribas
- BRE Group
- Bristol City Council
- British Gas
- BPF
- BSA
- Build Test Solutions
- Carbon Trust
- CREDS
- Citigroup
- Cheshire East Council
- Clarion Housing Group
- CMS
- Countrywide
- Coutts
- BEIS
- Development Bank of Wales
- Devon County Council
- DWS
- E.ON
- E3G
- Ecology Building Society
- Economic Consulting Associates
- Eigen Ventures
- EMEC
- Energeo
- Energetik
- Energiesprong UK
- Energy Efficiency Instructure Group
- Energy Network Association
- Energy Saving Trust
- Energy Systems Catapult
- Energy Unlocked
- Energy Harmonics
- EnergyPro
- Enfield Council
- Engenera Renewables Group
- Engie
- Environment Agency
- Epsilon Advisory Partners
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Federated Homes
- Federation of Master Builders
- Gemserv
- Governex
- GLA
- GMCA
- GMPF
- Greengage Environmental
- GreenPlace Partners
- Grid Edge Estates
- Ground Source Heat Pump Association
- Harpenden Building Society
- Harvey Donaldson & Gibson
- Heat Pump Federation
- Homes England
- homeproved
- ilke Homes
- Improveasy
- Innovate uk
- Interfacing
- IRT Surveys
- Islington Council
- Kensa Group
- Knauf Insulation
- Kingspan
- Leeds City Council
- Legal & General
- Life Moments
- Lloyds Banking Group
- LMA
- London South Bank University
- Low Carbon Hub
- Lux Nova Partners
- LSE
- Metropolitan
- MHCLG
- Monmouthshire Building Society
- NRLA
- Nationwide Building Society
- NatWest Group
- Newbury Building Society
- Nordheat
- Octopus Energy
- Orkney Islands Council
- Otley Energy
- Paragon Bank
- Parity Projects
- PCAF UK
- Phoenix Group
- Principality Building Society
- Retrofit Works
- RICS
- Santander UK
- Scottish Government
- Sero Homes
- Smart DCC
- Solo Energy
- SSE
- SunLife
- TLT LLP
- TfL
- Travers Smith
- TrustMark
- Turner & Townsend
- UCL The Bartlett Energy Institute
- UK Finance
- UKGBC
- UK Parliament
- UKRCBC
- University of Reading
- Vattenfall UK
- Vital Energi
- Yorkshire Building Society
- Welsh government / Llywodraeth Cymru
- Winckworth Sherwood
We support and collaborate with initiatives led by the following organisations and networks:
