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Big Retrofit Challenge winners highlight healthy UK innovation

|Date: 25 February, 2026

Big Retrofit Challenge winners highlight healthy UK innovation

The National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG), in partnership with Futurebuild and Innovate UK, announce ...

The National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG), in partnership with Futurebuild and Innovate UK, announces the winners of the second annual Big Retrofit Challenge. The competition is designed to accel ...

25 February, 2026
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Why retrofit must be understood as a place-based strategy

|Date: 18 February, 2026

Why retrofit must be understood as a place-based strategy

Samantha Alleyne, Head of Business Development & Major Bids at Anglian Building Products, discusses w ...

Samantha Alleyne, Head of Business Development & Major Bids at Anglian Building Products, discusses why retrofit must be understood as a place-based strategy and calls for change in fragmented pro ...

18 February, 2026
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Centre for Sustainable Energy to support delivery of innovative project connecting energy efficiency upgrades with flexibility markets

|Date: 12 February, 2026

Centre for Sustainable Energy to support delivery of innovative project connecting energy efficiency upgrades with flexibility markets

Social housing tenants, who are often among the most vulnerable energy consumers, could benefit from new ...

Social housing tenants, who are often among the most vulnerable energy consumers, could benefit from new flexibility markets through a pioneering project that links energy efficiency retrofits to grid ...

12 February, 2026
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Delivering retrofit at scale: Lessons from 26,000+ multi-measure installations

|Date: 11 February, 2026

Delivering retrofit at scale: Lessons from 26,000+ multi-measure installations

As the Warm Homes Plan moves from ambition to delivery, social landlords across the UK are grappling with ...

As the Warm Homes Plan moves from ambition to delivery, social landlords across the UK are grappling with the same question: how do we deliver retrofit at scale without compromising resident experienc ...

11 February, 2026
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Karbon Home’s journey to net zero

|Date: 10 February, 2026

Karbon Home’s journey to net zero

Karbon Homes’ Group Executive Director of Development and Asset Management, Sarah Robson, sets out the or ...

Karbon Homes’ Group Executive Director of Development and Asset Management, Sarah Robson, sets out the organisation’s plans for a more sustainable future. With the least energy-efficient housing in Eu ...

10 February, 2026
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Lift fire safety flagged as critical risk in major retrofit programmes

|Date: 6 February, 2026

Lift fire safety flagged as critical risk in major retrofit programmes

As the focus shifts from regulation to delivery, industry leaders warn that lift fire safety is becoming ...

As the focus shifts from regulation to delivery, industry leaders warn that lift fire safety is becoming a critical challenge in major retrofit and remediation programmes, particularly in older high-r ...

6 February, 2026
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Rethinking shower retrofits in social housing

|Date: 5 February, 2026

Rethinking shower retrofits in social housing

As local authorities and housing associations face mounting pressure to meet ambitious sustainability tar ...

As local authorities and housing associations face mounting pressure to meet ambitious sustainability targets, retrofitting bathrooms has become a key focus. As multigenerational living becomes more p ...

5 February, 2026
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Green jobs scheme launches to support energy efficiency targets

|Date: 4 February, 2026

Green jobs scheme launches to support energy efficiency targets

The Real Green Jobs Accelerator Scheme has launched to deliver a training programme that supports housing ...

The Real Green Jobs Accelerator Scheme has launched to deliver a training programme that supports housing retrofit demand, promotes green skills and reduces unemployment. The scheme led by EN:Procure, ...

4 February, 2026
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Bell tasked with four phase retrofit project for Hafod in South Wales

|Date: 3 February, 2026

Bell tasked with four phase retrofit project for Hafod in South Wales

Bell Group has carried out a four phase decarbonisation retrofit project for Haford in Wales. LABM shares ...

Bell Group has carried out a four phase decarbonisation retrofit project for Haford in Wales. LABM shares all the details. Bell Group has undertaken an extensive retrofit and decarbonisation scheme fo ...

3 February, 2026
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New insights paper calls for retrofit to be treated as a place-based health intervention

|Date: 21 January, 2026

New insights paper calls for retrofit to be treated as a place-based health intervention

A new insights paper from the National Retrofit Hub, Health, Place & Retrofit: Findings and Recommend ...

A new insights paper from the National Retrofit Hub, Health, Place & Retrofit: Findings and Recommendations for Change, argues that retrofit must be understood as a place-based approach that shape ...

21 January, 2026
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