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TheADHDGap:Li vi ng3 60l aunc hesc ampai gnt or ai s e awar enes sofADHDi nwomen Li vi ng360, t hel i f es t yl eandwel l bei ngbr andf r omAPL Medi a, hasl aunc hedanews i xweekc ampai gn, The ADHDGap, e xpl or i ngt hee xper i enc esofwomenl i vi ng wi t hADHD( at t ent i ondefic i thyper ac t i vi t ydi s or der ) and r ai s i nga war enes soft hec hal l engess ur r oundi ngdi agnos i s , t r eat mentands uppor t . Whi l eADHDi sof t enas s oc i at edwi t hmor evi s i bl ehyper ac t i v eordi s r upt i v ebeha vi our s , evi denc es ugges t si tc an bel es sr eadi l yr ec ogni s edi ngi r l sandwomen. Gui danc e not esf r omNI CE( Nat i onal I ns t i t ut ef orHeal t handCar e Ex c el l enc e) s t at eADHDi st houghtt obeunder r ec ogni s edi ngi r l sandwomen, whoma ybel es sl i k el yt obe r ef er r edf oras s es s ment , mor el i k el yt oha v eundi agnos ed ADHDandmor el i k el yt or ec ei v eani nc or r ec tdi agnos i s ofanot herment al heal t horneur odev el opment al c ondi t i on. ¹Res ear c hhasal s oi dent i fiedf ac t or st hatma yc ont r i but et oADHDbei ngov er l ook edi nf emal es , i nc l udi ng l es sov er ts ympt oms , genderbi asands t r at egi esus edt o mas korc ompens at ef ordi f fic ul t i es . ² Ac r os ss i xweeks , t hec ampai gnwi l l e xpl or ewhyADHDi n womenc anbeov er l ook ed, t hepot ent i al i mpac tofmi s s ed ordel a y eddi agnos esandt hewa ysADHDc anaf f ec tdi f f er entar easofl i f e. Li vi ng360wi l l publ i s has er i esofi ndept hdi gi t al f eat ur es c ov er i ngk eyt hemesi nc l udi ng:
Thes ur v eyi sopent oev er y one, wi t horwi t houtanADHD di agnos i s . I tai mst obui l dac l ear erpi c t ur eofa war enes s andunder s t andi ngofADHDi nwomen, andi t si mpac ton bot hper s onal andwor ki ngl i v es . Thefindi ngswi l l hel p s hapet hec ampai gn’ sedi t or i al di r ec t i on, ens ur i ngt hec ont entaddr es s est heques t i ons , e xper i enc esandc onc er ns t hatmat t ermos tt oi t saudi enc e. Kat i eSi ppHur l ey , pr oj ec tedi t oratLi vi ng360, s ai d: “ Ata t i mewhenwomenar ei nc r eas i ngl yfindi ngt hei rv oi c eand s peaki ngopenl yaboutt hei re xper i enc esofADHD, ourai m f ort hi sc ampai gni st os hi neal i ghtonhowi tc anaf f ec t woment hr oughoutt hei rl i v es—andwhybet t erac c es st o appr opr i at eas s es s mentanddi agnos i s . “ I hopet hatbr i ngi ngt oget herpr ac t i c al advi c eandl i v ede xper i enc ewi l l pr ovi deus ef ul andempower i ngi nf or mat i on f ort hos ewhoar ena vi gat i ngADHD, c ons i der i ngwhet her t heyha v ei torf ort hos es uppor t i ngs omeonewhodoes . ” AnnaEv doki mou, edi t orofLi vi ng360, s ai d: “ Fr omourc ampai gnonmenopaus et oouri nv es t i gat i oni nt ohowt he mens t r ual c y c l ei mpac t sfit nes s , Li vi ng360hasc ons i s t ent l y c hampi onedwomen’ sheal t h. Thi sl at es tc ampai gnc ont i nuest hatf oc us , pr ovi di ngwomenac r os st heUKwi t hi nf or mat i ont ohel pt hemf eel bet t erunder s t oodands uppor t ed, whi l ehi ghl i ght i ngwher ec hangei ss t i l l neededi nwor k pl ac esandt heheal t hc ar es ys t em. ”
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Thec ampai gnwi l l br i ngt oget here xper ti ns i ghtf r om l eadi ngr es ear c her sandADHDs pec i al i s t sal ongs i del i v ed e xper i enc esf r omwomens har i ngt hei rownj our neys . I t wi l l al s of eat ur ei nt er vi ewswi t hnot abl efigur eswhoha v e s pok enpubl i c l yaboutADHD, i nc l udi ngheal t handwel l nes ss peak erLaur aDowl i ng, BBCbr oadc as t erSonya Bar l owandc r eat orHannahVi ney .
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Aspar toft hec ampai gn, Li vi ng360wi l l al s obei nvi t i ng peopl eac r os st heUKt os har et hei re xper i enc esandper c ept i onsofADHDi nwoment hr oughadedi c at eds ur v ey .
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¹S our c e : Nat i onal I ns t i t ut ef orHe al t handCar eEx c e l l e nc e( NI CE) , At t e nt i onde fic i t hy pe r ac t i v i t ydi s or de r : di ag nos i sandmanag e me nt( NG87) . Av ai l abl eat : ht t ps : / / www. ni c e . or g . uk / g ui danc e / ng 87/ r e s our c e s / at t e nt i onde . . . . Ac c e s s e dS e pt e mbe r2026. Y oungS , e tal . ( 2020) , “ F e mal e swi t hADHD: Ane x pe r tc ons e ns uss t at e me ntt ak i ng al i f e s panappr oac hpr ov i di ngg ui danc ef ort hei de nt i fic at i onandt r e at me ntof at t e nt i onde fic i t / hy pe r ac t i v i t ydi s or de ri ng i r l sandwome n ” , BMCPs y c hi at r y , 20, 404. Re l e as ef r omAPLMe di a
Aspar toft hec ampai gn, Li vi ng360wi l l al s obei nvi t i ng peopl eac r os st heUKt os har et hei re xper i enc esandper c ept i onsofADHDi nwoment hr oughadedi c at eds ur v ey .
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SamBens on, Res ear c hL eadatAr cRes ear c h, s ai d: " Engl anddoes n' tha v eas i mpl es hor t ageofc hi l dr en' shomes . The numberofr egi s t er edhomeshasr i s enbymor et han20%i nas i ngl e y ear , y etc apac i t yhas n' tk eptpac e. " Whatwe ' r es eei ngi sas ec t oraddi ngl ar genumber sofi nc r eas i ngl y s mal l homes , ov er whel mi ngl yt hr oughpr i vat epr ovi s i on, whi l et hat gr owt hr emai nshea vi l yc onc ent r at edi npar t i c ul arpar t soft he c ount r y . " Thatr ai s esamor ei mpor t antques t i ont hans i mpl yhowmanyhomes Engl andhas : whet herwe ' r ec r eat i ngt her i ghtpr ovi s i on, att her i ght s c al e, i nt hepl ac eswher ec hi l dr enac t ual l yneedi t . " TheOf s t edpr ovi derdat adoesnots howwher edemandf or pl ac ement sor i gi nat esorwhet heri ndi vi dual homesmeetl oc al or nat i onal pl ac ementneeds . Ar cRes ear c ht her ef or edoesnotc onc l ude f r omt hi sanal ys i st hatpr ovi s i oni sbei ngc r eat edi nt hewr ong l oc at i ons . I ns t ead, t hefindi ngshi ghl i ghtt heneedt oc ons i derc apac i t y andgeogr aphi c al di s t r i but i onal ongs i deheadl i negr owt hi nt he numberofr egi s t er edhomes .
Engl and' sChi l dr en' sHomes : Of s t edPr ovi derDat a2025anal ys es Of s t ed' sI ns pec t i onandr egul at i onofc hi l dr en' ss oc i al c ar eand s uppor t edac c ommodat i onpr ovi der sdat as et , r el eas edon30J anuar y 2026andc ov er i ngr egi s t er edpr ovi s i onat30Sept ember2025. Year ony earc ompar i s onsus et heequi val entOf s t eddat as etc ov er i ng 30Sept ember2024. Theanal ys i sc ov er sr egi s t er edc hi l dr en' shomesonl y . I te x c l udess ec ur e c hi l dr en' shomes , r es i dent i al s pec i al s c hool sr egi s t er edasc hi l dr en' s homes , s uppor t edac c ommodat i on, f os t er i ngagenc i esandot her pr ovi s i ont ypesc ont ai nedwi t hi nt hewi derOf s t eddat as et . Thefigur esr epr es entr egi s t r at i onpos i t i onsatapoi nti nt i me. Theydo nots howt het ot al numberofhomest hatopenedorc l os eddur i ngt he y ear . Readt hef ul l r epor t , met hodol ogyanddat aanal ys i s : ht t ps : / / ar c c ar e. c o. uk/ r es ear c h/ of s t edpr ovi der dat a2025 Re l e as ef r omAr cRe s e ar c h
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TheSubMet erTr ap: WhySmar tTenant sAr eAs ki ng TougherQues t i onsAboutEner gy Mos tbus i nes s eswoul dn' ts i gnof fani nv oi c et heyc oul dn' t v er i f y . Yetmanyt enant sr out i nel ypa yener gybi l l swi t houtf ul l y under s t andi nghowc os t sha v ebeenc al c ul at edorhow muc hener gyt heyha v eac t ual l yc ons umed. Asener gyc os t s , c ar bonr epor t i ngands us t ai nabi l i t y e xpec t at i onsc ont i nuet omov eupt hec or por at eagenda, ac c es st oac c ur at ec ons umpt i ondat ai sbec omi ng i nc r eas i ngl yi mpor t ant . I nmul t i oc c upanc ybui l di ngs , howev er , s ubmet er i ngar r angement sc anl ea v eoc c upi er s wi t hl i mi t edvi s i bi l i t yoft hei nf or mat i ont heyneedt o managec os t sandper f or manc eef f ec t i v el y . Payi ngt hebi l l wi t houts eei ngt hedat a Mos tor gani s at i onswoul dnev erac c eptani nv oi c ef orr a w mat er i al s , l ogi s t i c sort el ec ommuni c at i onswi t hout under s t andi ngwhatt heyar ebei ngc har gedf or . Yetener gy i sof t ent r eat eddi f f er ent l y . Manyt enant sr ec ei v ear ec har gei nv oi c eeac hmont hor quar t erwi t hl i t t l evi s i bi l i t yoft heunder l yi ngc ons umpt i on dat a. Somer ec ei v es ummar yfigur esbutnoac c es st omet er r eadi ngs , whi l eot her ss t r uggl et ounder s t andhows har ed c os t sha v ebeenappor t i oned. Wi t houtac c ur at e, t i mel yener gydat a, i tbec omesdi f fic ul t t odet er mi newhet herc ons umpt i oni si nc r eas i ng, c har ges r eflec tac t ual us age, oref fic i enc yi ni t i at i v esar edel i v er i ng r es ul t s . Li mi t edvi s i bi l i t yal s ohi nder sper f or manc e benc hmar ki ng, c os tc ont r ol ands us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ng. I nef f ec t , or gani s at i onsar epa yi ngf orener gywi t houtt he i nf or mat i onneededt of ul l yunder s t and, manageor opt i mi s ei t . I nc r eas i ngl y , t hati nf or mat i oni sr el i eduponby financ edi r ec t or s , s us t ai nabi l i t ymanager sandbus i nes s l eader sal i k e.
onehast hevi s i bi l i t yt ounder s t andwher ei ti sbei ngus ed, whet herc os t sar ei nc r eas i ngandhowi mpr ov ement sc an bemade. Dat at hatc hangesbehavi our , notj us tbi l l s Ther ei sal s oabeha vi our al di mens i ont oc ons i der . Meani ngf ul ener gydat adoesmor et hanval i dat ei nv oi c esor s uppor tr epor t i ng. I thel pspeopl eunder s t andhowt hei r da yt oda ydec i s i onsaf f ec tc ons umpt i on, c os tandc ar bon. Whenoc c upi er sc ans eec l earpat t er nsi nt hei rener gyus e, t heyar ebet t erpl ac edt oques t i onwhati shappeni ng wi t hi nt hei rs pac e. Une xpec t edov er ni ghtc ons umpt i on, week ends pi k es , i nef fic i entheat i ngandc ool i ngs c hedul es , orequi pmentbei ngl ef tonunnec es s ar i l yal l bec ome eas i ert oi dent i f yandaddr es s . Thi si swher edat abec omeseduc at i onal . I tt ur nsener gy f r omanabs t r ac tov er headi nt os omet hi ngempl oy ees , f ac i l i t i est eamsandbus i nes sl eader sc ani nfluenc e. By maki ngc ons umpt i onvi s i bl eandunder s t andabl e, or gani s at i onsc anenc our agebet t erhabi t s , s uppor toper at i onal c hangesandgi v epeopl eowner s hi poft heac t i onst hat r educ ewas t e. I nt hats ens e, ac c es st ogoodener gydat ai snotonl ya ques t i onoft r ans par enc y . I ti sal s oapr ac t i c al t ool f or c hangi ngbeha vi ourandi mpr ovi ngper f or manc eov er t i me. I t ' snotj us tel ec t r i c i t y I nmanymul t i oc c upi edbui l di ngs , ener gyc os t se xt end bey ondel ec t r i c i t ys uppl i eddi r ec t l yt oat enant ' ss pac e. Heat i ng, c ool i ng, wat erandev enwas t emanagementc os t s ma yber ec ov er edt hr oughs er vi c ec har gesorappor t i onmentmet hodol ogi est hatar enotal wa ysf ul l yunder s t ood byoc c upi er s .
Thec os tofoper at i ngbl i nd Atat i mewhenbus i nes s esar ewor ki nghar dt oi mpr ov e ef fic i enc yandc ont r ol c os t s , ener gydat ahasbec omea val uabl emanagementt ool . Cons umpt i ondat ahel psor gani s at i onsi dent i f ywas t e, f or ec as tbudget s , s uppor ti nv es t mentdec i s i onsand meas ur eper f or manc e. I ti sal s oi nc r eas i ngl yi mpor t antf or c ar bonac c ount i ng, s us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ngandESG di s c l os ur es . Or gani s at i onsof t enr el yons pec i al i s tener gy bur eaus er vi c est oc ons ol i dat e, val i dat eandanal ys eut i l i t y dat af r omac r os st hei res t at es . Whent hatdat ai si nc ompl et e, del a y edoruna vai l abl e, i nf or meddec i s i onmaki ngbec omesf armor edi f fic ul t . Two oc c upi er sma ys pendt hes ameamountonener gy , butonl y Theot heri sef f ec t i v el yoper at i ngbl i nd.
Wher ei nf r as t r uc t ur ei ss har ed, c os t sar eof t enappor t i onedus i ngfloorar ea, oc c upanc yl ev el sorot heragr eed met hodol ogi esr at hert hanac t ual c ons umpt i on. Whi l e t hes ear r angement sar eof t ennec es s ar y , t heyc anmak ei t di f fic ul tf ort enant st ounder s t andwhati sdr i vi ngc os t s andwhet heref fic i enc ymeas ur esar edel i v er i ngs a vi ngs . Asmor es har eds er vi c esar ei nv ol v ed, t r ans par entmet er i ng, c l earal l oc at i onmet hodol ogi esandac c es st os uppor t i ngdat abec omei nc r eas i ngl yi mpor t ant . Whyt hi si sbec omi ngabi ggeri s s ue Hi s t or i c al l y , t hepr i mar ypur pos eofener gybi l l i ngwas c os tr ec ov er y . T oda y , e xpec t at i onsar ec hangi ng.
Bus i nes s esar ebei ngas k edt opr ovi dei nc r eas i ngl ydet ai l ed i nf or mat i onaboutt hei renvi r onment al per f or manc e. Cus t omer s , i nv es t or s , l ender sandc or por at er epor t i ng f r amewor ksal l pl ac egr eat eremphas i sonunder s t andi ngener gy us eandc ar bonemi s s i ons .
Wi l l wehaveac c es st oourc ons umpt i ondat a? Rec ei vi ngani nv oi c ei snott hes ameasr ec ei vi ngmeani ngf ul ener gyi nf or mat i on. T enant ss houl des t abl i s hwhatdat awi l l be pr ovi ded, howf r equent l yi twi l l bea vai l abl eandwhet heri tc an beus edf ori nt er nal r epor t i ng.
Foroc c upi er swi t hl i mi t edac c es st oener gydat a, meet i ngt hes e e xpec t at i onsc anbec omes i gni fic ant l ymor edi f fic ul t .
Canweac c es shi s t or i cc ons umpt i oni nf or mat i on?
Whatwasonc eanoper at i onal i nc onv eni enc ei sr api dl y bec omi ngabus i nes sr i s k.
Pr evi ousener gyper f or manc ec anpr ovi deval uabl ei ns i ghti nt o l i k el yoper at i ngc os t sandf ut ur eef fic i enc yoppor t uni t i es .
Ques t i onsever yt enants houl das kbef or es i gni ngal eas e
Howar ebi l l i nger r or sr es ol ved?
Thegoodnewsi st hatmanyoft hes ec hal l engesc anbe addr es s edbef or eat enanc yagr eementi ss i gned. Ener gyar r angement sdes er v et hes ames c r ut i nyasr entr evi ews ands er vi c ec har ges .
Ev er ybi l l i ngpr oc es ss houl di nc l udeac l earmec hani s mf or i nv es t i gat i ngdi s c r epanc i esandval i dat i ngc har ges .
Keyques t i onsi nc l ude:
Asr epor t i ngr equi r ement sc ont i nuet oev ol v e, bus i nes s es s houl dens ur et heyc anac c es st hei nf or mat i onneededt o s uppor tc ar bonands us t ai nabi l i t ydi s c l os ur es .
Howwi l l ourener gyc ons umpt i onbemeas ur ed? Under s t andi ngwhet herc ons umpt i oni sr ec or dedt hr ougha dedi c at edmet erors har eds ubmet eri ses s ent i al . Bus i nes s es s eeki nggr eat erc l ar i t yons ubmet er i ngar r angement sc an benefitf r omr evi ewi ngpr ac t i c al gui danc eont enantener gydat a ands ubmet er i ngbef or eent er i ngl eas enegot i at i ons .
Cant hedat as uppor ts us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ng?
Whoi sr es pons i bl ef ormet erac c ur ac yandmai nt enanc e? Rel i abl edat adependsonr el i abl ei nf r as t r uc t ur e. Res pons i bi l i t i ess houl dbec l ear l ydefinedf r omt heout s et . Howar es har eds er vi c esandc ommonar easc har ged?
Thi si spar t i c ul ar l yi mpor t anti nbui l di ngss er v edbyc ommunal heat i ngorc ool i ngs ys t ems , wher eheatnet wor kar r angement s ma yoper at es epar at el yf r omt r adi t i onal el ec t r i c i t ys uppl i es . Oc c upi er ss houl dunder s t andhowheatc ons umpt i oni s meas ur ed, bi l l edandevi denc ed.
Wher eheat i ng, c ool i ng, l i ght i ng, wat erorot herbui l di ng s er vi c esar es har ed, t enant ss houl dunder s t andt he met hodol ogyus edt oappor t i onc os t sandwhet hert hos e c al c ul at i onsc anbei ndependent l yv er i fied.
Howar eener gyc os t sal l oc at ed?
Ener gydat ai sbec omi ngal eas enegot i at i oni s s ue
T enant ss houl dunder s t ande xac t l yhowut i l i t yc os t sar e appor t i onedandwhet heranyes t i mat es , as s umpt i onsor s har edar eac al c ul at i onsar ei nv ol v ed.
Thec ommer c i al pr oper t ys ec t ori sunder goi ngabr oaders hi f t i ne xpec t at i ons . J us tasEPCr at i ngsha v ebec omeani nc r eas i ngl yi mpor t ant c ons i der at i onf oroc c upi er s , vi s i bi l i t yofener gyc ons umpt i on dat ai sl i k el yt obec omeak eyf ac t ori nf ut ur el eas i ngdec i s i ons . Bus i nes s esar er ec ogni s i ngt hatt heabi l i t yt omanageener gy c os t sdependsont heabi l i t yt omeas ur et hemac c ur at el y . Wi t houtt r ans par ent , ac c es s i bl eandaudi t abl edat a, ev ent he mos tambi t i ousef fic i enc yors us t ai nabi l i t ys t r at egi eswi l l s t r uggl et odel i v ermeani ngf ul r es ul t s . L ooki ngbeyondt hei nvoi c e Thebi gges tr i s kf ac i ngmanyt enant si snotnec es s ar i l yr i s i ng ener gypr i c es ; i ti spa yi ngf orener gyt heyc annotpr oper l ys ee, under s t and, ormanage. Bef or es i gni ngal eas e, bus i nes s ess houl dbeas ki ngmor et han howmuc has pac ewi l l c os t . Theys houl dal s obeas ki ngwhat i nf or mat i ont heywi l l r ec ei v et ohel pc ont r ol t hos ec os t s t hr oughoutt hel i f eoft het enanc y . Bec aus ei nt oda y' sbus i nes senvi r onment , ac c es st ogood ener gydat ai snol ongerat ec hni c al det ai l . I ti sac ommer c i al advant age. Re l e as ef r omTEAM ( Ene r g yAudi t i ngAg e nc yL t d. )
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