Keep the Heat

A thermal image is a photo of a house that shows you where heat might be ‘leaking out’ of a building.

We run a scheme called Keep the Heat where community groups and parish/town councils can borrow one of our thermal cameras for free. You can request images of your home to find out where the heat is ‘leaking’ out of it and what you can do to fix it, so that your home stays warmer and you can reduce your energy bills.

From November 2024-April 2025, the Suffolk Climate Action Team ran Keep the Heat. The project has now closed because thermal imaging can only happen when the weather is cold enough to see the difference between the inside and outside temperatures.

Information for community groups and local town/parish councils 

If your community group would like to give a thermal camera a home for the winter (2025-26), please get in touch with Jess at Jess.Miller@suffolk.gov.uk.

Why is keeping heat in your home important? 

We want to help you identify ways to make your home more energy efficient so it stays warmer for longer, you save money and less carbon is emitted. 

Living in a cold and possibly damp home can be harmful for our health, causing a range of conditions from higher blood pressure and more colds, to breathing problems and pneumonia. 

Additionally, our homes in Suffolk account for around a fifth of the county’s carbon emissions. There needs to be an urgent increase in energy efficiency improvements in our homes, if we are going to hit the carbon reduction targets necessary to reduce the impact of climate change.