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The workshop's open.

Prototypes, experiments and half-finished ideas we're testing with real installers and real homes. Some will ship. Some won't. You get to poke at all of them.

2 live experiments3 looking for testersupdated weekly

The experiments

Click into any project to read what we're testing, try it for yourself, or sign up to help.

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Savings Simulator 2.0
In testing
v2.0 · beta
For homeowners

Savings Simulator 2.0

A faster, friendlier cost calculator that models your actual home, not a national average.

Try it →
In testing
v0.4 · experiment
For everyoneWants testers

HeatBot

A chat assistant trained on the Heat Geek knowledge hub — no jargon, no sales pitch.

Try it →
The Heat Loss Visualiser
Live
v1.1
For homeowners

The Heat Loss Visualiser

A short film and interactive model showing exactly where heat escapes, and what a proper design fixes.

Watch the demo →
Radiator Doctor
Concept
prototype
For homeownersWants testers

Radiator Doctor

Point your phone at a radiator and get an instant read on whether it's sized for low-temperature heating.

Read more →
Geek Score
In testing
v0.8 · internal beta
For installers

Geek Score

A live performance score for certified installers, built from real system data — not reviews.

Read more →
Open Heat Loss
Live
v1.0
For installersWants testers

Open Heat Loss

An open dataset and API of our heat-loss calculations, free for installers and researchers to build on.

Read more →
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