A season of community workshops and info days For the 2025/26 cold season, The CHEESE Project was very happy to have two separate grant funds in place to offer Cold Homes workshops to communities who need it most. We had… Read more: Sharing our cold homes learnings

We are excited to be running 3 grant-funded workshops all about the causes of cold in our homes, with free draughtproofing materials and refreshments The CHEESE Project (Cold Homes Energy Efficiency Survey Experts) is hosting three free workshops all about… Read more: Cold Homes Workshops coming up in Hartcliffe, Lockleaze and Southmead

The CHEESE Project is back in action as Autumn temperatures become cold enough for thermal imaging surveys Our guided Heatview® thermal imaging surveys have been helping people uncover the causes of heat-loss at home for ten years now. We use… Read more: Bookings for thermal imaging surveys now open!

The CHEESE Project says an emotional farewell as Mike leaves the Cold Homes Energy Efficiency Survey Experts with over 1,200 surveys completed and scores of 5* customer reviews, ready to continue to serve Bristol and surrounds Mike Andrews founded The… Read more: Founder and CEO of The CHEESE Project, Mike Andrews, retires after 10 years delivering thermal imaging surveys

How James’ thermal imaging survey from The CHEESE Project helped to guide his retrofit journey It’s always a great pleasure for us when we get feedback from customers about what they are planning and how our guided survey helped them… Read more: Case study: thermal imaging helps target home improvement

We are excited to be opening early registration for a whole new service in addition to our thermal imaging surveys As Cold Homes Energy Efficiency Survey Experts, we have been serving Bristol and surrounds for 10 years, helping people to… Read more: Pulse testing: coming this Autumn from The CHEESE Project!

We can all relate to the benefit of decent curtains, when it’s cold out you can feel the difference between the air in the room and the air in front of the windows, and when it’s warm out you can… Read more: How much do curtains impact energy efficiency?

This beautiful warm weather means it’s a wrap on our surveying season, until we return in October 2025. Why have we closed our season? In order to deliver our enhanced Heatview® thermal imaging surveys, we need an 8-10 degrees difference between… Read more: The CHEESE Project 24/25 thermal imaging surveying season is now closed

Whether you had a Heatview® thermal imaging survey with The CHEESE Project, or elsewhere, let’s talk about what you might want to do next So your surveyor has been through all your rooms with a blower door going to depressurise the… Read more: I had a thermal imaging survey. What next?

When people talk about ‘shallow’ or ‘first’ retrofit vs ‘deep’ retrofit, what do they mean? Retro comes from the Latin word ‘back’ or ‘behind’, and in the case of buildings, ‘retrofitting’ simply means fitting something or making changes after the… Read more: What is shallow retrofit?

We have conducted thermal assessment on many newly built homes since we launched the project. We use a slightly different approach when we are called out to survey buildings or extensions that are still under warranty. When it comes to… Read more: New-builds

As part of a wider reform of the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) framework, the consultation acknowledges the flaws in EPCs and calls for informed responses. The CHEESE Project would like to highlight this opportunity for skilled professionals, tradespeople, academics… Read more: Government Consultation on EPCs closes this month