Public Sector

Cut costs against a constrained budget, and evidence it for the targets.

Public Sector Energy Works

Local authorities, state agencies, public buildings and social housing.

Public sector bodies carry a dual obligation: reduce energy costs against constrained budgets, and meet mandated efficiency and emissions targets with the reporting to evidence it.

ENCON delivers energy upgrade and construction works for local authorities, state agencies, public buildings and publicly funded organisations. Work covers fabric upgrades, heating and controls, ventilation, lighting, solar PV and building refurbishment, including social and vacant housing stock.

Public sector projects come with procurement requirements, documentation obligations and reporting expectations that private work doesn’t. We’re used to them, and the paperwork is part of the job rather than an afterthought bolted on at the end.

Every Building Type, Every Constraint

From civic buildings to depots to social housing stock.

The buildings vary enormously and each brings its own constraints:

  • Offices and administrative buildings — heating controls, lighting and fabric, usually upgraded around continuing occupation
  • Libraries, museums and civic buildings — often older, sometimes protected, with heritage constraints shaping what’s possible
  • Social and local authority housing — domestic retrofit at scale, frequently with residents in place
  • Vacant and derelict stock — refurbishment to bring housing back into use, with deep retrofit while the building is open
  • Depots, yards and operational buildings — large uninsulated volumes with real savings available
  • Community and sports facilities in public ownership

Protected structures need particular care. Where external insulation would alter a protected façade, internal insulation with proper vapour control is the route, and it needs specifying rather than improvising.

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Home & Energy Services

From insulation to heat pumps, ventilation and more. Improve comfort, lower bills and increase your BER rating.

Design & Build

New builds, extensions and deep retrofits, fully managed from design and planning through to construction and completion.

Solar PV

High-quality solar panel systems for homes, farms and businesses. Lower energy costs and gain energy independence.

Sectors

Energy upgrades and construction solutions for commercial, agricultural and public sector projects.

Evidence and Occupied Buildings

Public sector work is verified work. Commissioning records, energy performance evidence, compliance certification and detailed handover documentation aren’t optional extras — they’re how the spending is justified and how the targets are demonstrated.

We build that into the programme from the outset. It’s considerably cheaper to document properly as you go than to reconstruct evidence afterwards.

Occupied buildings and residents

Social housing retrofit with residents in place needs a communication plan as much as a works programme. Notice periods, access arrangements, a named contact and respect for people’s homes matter as much as the technical specification — and they’re usually what determines whether a scheme goes smoothly.

Aggregated projects

The Community Energy Grant supports projects spanning multiple buildings, and public sector bodies are often well placed to lead them, bringing together their own stock with community facilities and private homes in one area.

Scaffolded apartment block with ENCON vans on site

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you set up for public procurement?

Yes. We tender for public sector work and are familiar with the documentation and compliance requirements.

Can you work on protected structures?

Yes, with the appropriate approach — typically internal insulation with careful vapour control where the façade can’t be altered.

Can you retrofit social housing with tenants in place?

Yes, and most schemes are done that way. It needs a communication plan alongside the works programme.

Do you provide energy performance evidence?

Yes — commissioning records, certification and performance documentation as part of handover.

Can you deliver across multiple buildings?

Yes. Programme delivery across a portfolio is usually better value than procuring building by building.

Planning a public sector programme?

Call 051 850722. Portfolio delivery usually beats procuring building by building.

Why ENCON

Documented as we go, not reconstructed after.