The Google Maps of Heat Loss with Lucy Lyons, Co-founder & CEO of Kestrix

<p>The UK is set to spend ~£15bn upgrading 5 million homes by 2030 — but much of the insulation we've already paid for is failing, and the way we survey buildings hasn't really changed in 30 years.</p><p>Lucy Lyons is fixing that. Her company, Kestrix, flies thermal imaging drones over buildings to map exactly where heat is escaping — and has already covered around 12,000 homes.</p><p>In this episode, Tom and Lucy get into:</p><ul><li>Why finding the right co-founder matters more than the idea</li><li>What's actually broken about EPCs — and what replaces them</li><li>How £15bn of government retrofit money could be spent far better</li><li>Why Kestrix's thermal dataset is a moat that compounds in the age of AI</li><li>The vision: becoming the building-surveying company of the future</li></ul><p>A must-listen for anyone interested in climate tech, the built environment, and early-stage EIS investing.</p><p>Follow <a href="⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-lyons/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lucy on LinkedIn</a></p><p>Follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombritton/⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tom on LinkedIn</a>To see more about the Google of heat loss, visit the <a href=" ⁠https://www.kestrix.io/⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kestrix website</a></p><p>To explore early-stage investing, visit <a href="https://www.syndicateroom.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SyndicateRoom</a>.</p>