Dr. Ciaran Byrne:

Cost was definitely one. Even aside from cost, there was reluctance. One or two homeowners really did not want to sign up until they saw the work being done. It was then that they could experience it. Strandmill is an example. It is a little terrace of houses. People who see it say it looks nice and want some of the action. When the first workshops were held, there was a lot of hesitancy. Certainly, cost was one factor, but it was also a matter of people buying into the initiative. There was a lot of work on clarifying what exactly was involved because there is a lot of misinformation on what is involved in retrofitting and the disruption.