{"id":3845,"date":"2022-06-27T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2023-12-11T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:08:47","slug":"metro-mayor-visits-bristol-retrofit-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/metro-mayor-visits-bristol-retrofit-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Mayor visits Bristol retrofit site"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3845\" data-postid=\"3845\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3845 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_wa2c639 tb_first tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_bz8x641 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_wwbr293 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"sub_column module_column tf_box col-full first tb_ziqj295\"> \n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_26i6357 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span  class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMetro Mayor visits Bristol retrofit site\t\t    <\/span>\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_6a9l146 tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 first tb_17wv147 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1co8890   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Metro Mayor Dan Norris met workers who are retrofitting four homes on Philip Street in Bristol, as part of his second Jobs and Skills Summit.<\/p>\n<p>The Metro Mayor chatted to the insulation workers about what attracted them to their roles, how they gained the skills they needed, and quizzed them about their ideas on how to encourage others to take up green jobs.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Metro Mayor\u2019s flagship Green Recovery fund, the West of England Combined Authority is investing over \u00a33 million in retrofitting.<\/p>\n<p>Over 250,000 homes across the West of England would benefit from measures to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, which is vital to cut carbon and people\u2019s sky-high energy bills.<\/p>\n<p>But more workers in this sector are urgently needed as at the current pace, it would take 557 years to install the required solid wall insulation to meet the region\u2019s ambitious 2030 zero-carbon target.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module link_block -->\n<div  class=\"module module-link-block tb_ew1r718 solid  tf_textc rounded wow\" data-tf-animation=\"slideInUp\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"2\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax=\"true\" data-lax-anchor=\"self\" data-lax-optimize=\"true\" data-lax-translate-y=\"(vh*1) 0,(vh*0) -70\" data-lax-v-speed=\"1\">\n        <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk\/news\/metro-mayor-visits-bristol-retrofit-site\/\" class=\"tb_link_block_container ui light-blue\">\n                 <em class=\"tb_link_block_icon\"><svg  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-right\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n                            <span class=\"tb_link_block_heading tf_block\">More...<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"tb_link_block_blurb tf_block\">Read more on the West of England Combined Authority website. 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