The Heero App: Energy-efficiency made easy for local authorities
Local authorities can play a major role when it comes to decarbonising homes. And whilst they may feel the required measures as being costly, logistically or technically challenging, or as negatively affecting residents, there are innovative and cost-efficient solutions that make environmental, social, and financial sense.
One such solution is the Heero App, designed by Heero Technologies™ to streamline the often complex and seemingly disjointed retrofit experience whilst guiding local householders through the entire energy retrofit journey.
One local authority’s requirements
Supporting householders in their catchment area with retrofitting advice is a practical way for local authorities to meet regulatory expectations, particularly amid the ongoing energy and cost-of-living crises. Alongside softening the impact of persistently high energy bills, improving the energy efficiency of homes will also positively impact local residents’ living standards.
Realising the opportunity, one local authority recently reached out to Heero Technologies™ looking for a bespoke data driven energy retrofit tool. With several plans in place to support local households, it was looking for an innovative solution and specifically an engagement App for its area-based initiatives that could be customised with council-trusted branding, and which offered bespoke recommendations.
The solution
The Heero App delivers agnostic, bespoke and impartial property information that is both personalised and specifically targeted at home energy improvements. It not only highlights specific measures based on the ability to improve the thermal efficiency of a property and to generate energy from renewable sources, but also shows the predicted cost of installation and energy bills savings associated with each suggested measure.
The Heero App is driven by data and acknowledges a “one size fits all” solution is not appropriate for retrofit projects. It uses detailed information to not only analyse a property’s current inefficiencies but recommend appropriate energy efficiency measures and savings for the individual household.
Additionally, the technology offers advice on financing and can ensure that any grant funding available is highlighted.
As the Heero App can be customised, it allows for specific geographical areas to be pinpointed. To further ensure a regional approach, the App contains details of a large installer network.
The internally evaluated network of regional contractors undertakes an extensive qualification process, to further ensure a high standard retrofit project is carried out and delivered seamlessly by an experienced local installer.
What’s more, the App offers a powerful solution to promote sustainability and engage with local communities. Through customisation and branding, the App can be seamlessly integrated into any existing outreach strategies, fostering stronger connections with residents and encouraging active participation in energy-saving initiatives.
Essentially, the Heero App acts as a guide for householders through the entire retrofit journey. It efficiently shares information, providing resources and inspiring behavioural changes towards a more energy-efficient and environmentally conscious society.
To meet the local authority in question’s requirements, a customised version of the Heero App was developed with bespoke content and branding to be deployed according to demographic and project-specific channels.
A cut above the rest
Through the Heero App, we provide local authorities across the UK with a one-stop shop solution. What sets us apart from our competitors are:
· Proprietary technology: The DREam platform that provides the data, intelligence, and decision-making algorithms has been in development for 20 years. We have exclusive use of the software in the housing sector.
· Supply chain experience: Our management team has 30 years of combined experience managing energy efficiency installation programmes, installers, and supporting homeowners through the process.
· B2B strategy: Heero has made a strategic decision to focus on B2B clients, allowing consumer-facing businesses to integrate the technology into their own digital platforms.
· Web and App platform: While our App is the focus of technology development, having a web-based interface provides our clients with wider reach and the ability to concurrently serve different customer segments.
At Heero Technologies™ we firmly believe our App can provide the answer to driving energy efficiency and decarbonisation. We offer local authorities the opportunity to effect tangible change and progress by drastically improving energy efficiencies whilst making a real difference to communities and the environment.