Weโre delighted to announce that Mitchell & Dickinson has been shortlisted in not one butย two 2020/21ย National Energy Efficiency Awards:ย National Energy Efficiency Champion of the Yearย andย Energy Efficiency Landlord.ย
Our founder, Mukti Mitchell has been shortlisted in the National Energy Efficiency Champion of the Year category, which recognises demonstrable leadership in the field. The beautiful historic harbour village of Clovelly on the north Devon coast has been shortlisted in the Energy Efficiency Landlord category, in recognition of a pioneering energy-saving insulation initiative undertaken by Mitchell & Dickinson in conjunction with the estateโs forward-thinking landlord, John Rous.
This month weโre sharing the inspirational credentials that earned Mukti Mitchell his shortlisting and next month weโll reveal the fascinating personal story behind Clovelly. If youโd like to learn more about Clovelly in the meantime, you can read our project case study here.
Mukti is well known in the South West for his dedication to energy efficiency. Heโs already won numerous awards, given hundreds of talks and interviews on the subject, and regularly appears in local media.
Both Mukti and his family have long practised and advocated sustainable, low-carbon living and were hailed Britainโs Greenest Family in the 2021 P.E.A. Awards. They grow their own vegetables, collect rainwater, make their own compost and drive an electric car. Theyโve also halved the energy use of their solar-powered, 17thcentury farmhouse by insulating the walls and windows.
Mukti himself has made energy efficiency his lifeโs work: innovating, inspiring, advocating and lobbying alongside personally conducting over 900 home-energy-saving consultations for private homeowners, and more than 30 assessments for landlords and estates.
Over and above this, he has designed, built and, in 2007, sailed a zero-carbon micro-yacht round the UK, raising awareness in schools and communities along the way. Heโs also written five award-winning carbon calculators, invented our award-winning CosyGlazing secondary glazing system, organised the 2018 Retrofit Revolution conference and established the Carbon Savvy education platform โ to name but a few of the many things heโs achieved in the field. And heโs not done yet.
During the Covid-19 lockdown, Mukti established The Period and Listed Retrofit Academy to provide energy-saving education and resources to owners of listed and period properties.
Heโs currently writing a book on decarbonisation and is involved in a number of projects tackling the reduction and sequestration of COโ, and he continues to champion energy efficiency as a key part of the carbon reduction agenda.
Mukti founded Mitchell & Dickinson in 2010 and, so far, weโve insulated over 1200 homes – thatโs a carbon saving of over 40,000 tonnes of COโ, providing a return on investment to homeowners of 10โ20%. Mukti is passionate about adopting a clear, meaningful, positive and inclusive approach to low-carbon living; leading through example and explanation rather than shaming and scaremongering. Weโre sure youโll agree, heโs an inspirational man and a very worthy contender for the award.