Scottish Housing Day 2021 – save the date

Scottish Housing Day is back for the sixth year and will take place on Wednesday 15 September 2021. The day is intended to raise awareness of challenges and successes in the housing sector and raise people’s awareness of their housing options. This year the focus is on housing and the climate emergency.

The Scottish Government has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2045 and homes across Scotland currently account for around 15% of emissions. To meet ambitious targets, all homes will need to be energy efficient and the vast majority will need to switch to low or zero-carbon heating.

Becoming a net-zero nation will require significant investment and cooperation from people living in new and existing homes across all tenures. This year’s campaign will encourage everyone to think about the climate emergency and will signpost tenants and residents to sources of advice, information and support.

To mark this Scottish Housing Day, private and social landlords, tenants and residents organisations, developers, third sector organisations, advice agencies and individuals are encouraged to show their support by organising online events, Q&A sessions, fun days, sharing stories and blogs and through social media using the hashtag #ScottishHousingDay.

Ashley Campbell  |  Policy and practice manager at CIH

We know how important it is to tackle the climate emergency and we can all make a difference by making sure our homes are as energy-efficient as possible and moving towards low or zero-carbon heating. However, these changes will require significant investment and changes in behaviour and it’s not clear if people are aware of the scale of the challenge or about who will be expected to pay for our transition to net-zero emissions. We want to encourage organisations and individuals to use this opportunity to spark discussion about the role of housing in reducing carbon emissions and to talk about challenges and solutions.

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Lori McElroy  |  Chair of the Existing Homes Alliance

We’re all going to have to make changes if we are to tackle the climate emergency and transforming how we heat our homes is a major part of that. Scottish Housing Day is a great way of raising awareness of the opportunities this presents for us to make sure all of our homes are warm, low carbon and affordable to heat.

Mike Heffron  |  Chief Executive of Under One Roof

When it comes to making tenements more sustainable in terms of energy usage, flat owners in a tenement community that work together can achieve so much more than single owners working on their own. Scottish Housing Day supports the building of that community by giving owners, tenants, landlords and factors the opportunity to both discuss the ideas and challenges they face, and learn the information they can act on to collectively address the climate emergency.

Scottish Housing Day is delivered in partnership with Aberdeen Citywide Multistorey Group, the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO), CIH Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland, Existing Homes Alliance Scotland (EHA), Homes for Scotland, Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the Scottish Government, TPAS Scotland, Under one Roof and Wheatley Group.