Keep the Heat

If you’re a Community Group or Parish/Town Council taking part, go to the Training and Resources page.

What is the Community Thermal Imaging Project?

For the third year in a row, the Suffolk Climate Action Team are running ‘Keep the Heat’, a project which enables Community Groups and Parish/Town Councils in Suffolk the free use of thermal imaging equipment to carry out heat loss surveys in their local community.

Thermal images can show where additional insulation is needed (wall, lofts, draught proofing etc), and help households save money on their energy bills, stay warmer and reduce their carbon footprint.

The project runs from November 2024 to April 2025 as it needs to be at least 10°C warmer inside than out.

Since winter 2022, communities across Suffolk have surveyed more than 1,660 homes over 355 weeks, and for the 2024-25 we want to double this number.

Are you part of a Community Group or Parish/Town Council? Book your thermal imaging equipment HERE. You can book the thermal imaging equipment from one of the 9 Camera Host locations around the county and each slot is 13 days long. Each Camera Host will have 2 thermal imaging cameras.

This is a community activity, and the thermal imaging equipment cannot be hired by individuals.

Why are we doing this?

We want to help communities create more energy-efficient homes, keeping households warmer for longer, lowering energy bills, and reducing carbon emissions.

Homes make up 22% of the UK’s carbon emissions, so energy efficiency improvements are essential to meeting the targets needed to reduce the impact of climate change.