Fabric Efficiency for mechanical cooling in Hot-Humid climates
An exploration of what factors drive the cooling demand, and what a retrofit to minimise that demand would look like.
Innovative housing design to keep cool in the tropics
Dr Ben Roberts will discusses the findings from recent research projects from homes and test buildings in Nigeria and Ghana with the aim to adapt and retrofit homes to keep them cool, comfortable, and healthy.
Traditional and Heritage Buildings
At this webinar we were joined by heritage experts to explore solutions that effectively improve the performance of traditional buildings, while retaining historic value.
Walking the Talk: My Home Retrofit By Will South
A walk through the priorities, technical decisions, compromises and outcome for my home, a 2 bed Victorian terrace. Will is a Passivhaus Certifier, Designer, Tradesperson and Mechanical Engineer focusing on building fabric, moisture and heat transfer. He has built up a wealth of technical and practical experience in construction with a focus on energy efficiency, improving existing buildings, and sustainable design. Will is a Director of Etude, advisor for the Passivhaus Trust and teaches on the Coaction Passivhaus Designer Course.
What is needed from the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to deliver the health, fuel poverty and comfort outcomes needed for renters?
In this webinar you’ll explore our new report, supported by Impact on Urban Health, setting out practical recommendations to help the Government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency regulations deliver real, lasting improvements for tenants in the private rented sector.
Measuring Outcomes & Impact Evaluation: Health, Place and Retrofit
This webinar explores two recent National Retrofit Hub resources, from our Measuring Outcomes & Impact Evaluation project, focusing on how retrofit can better account for health, wellbeing and place in both policy and delivery.
Kirsty Kenny, Co-Founder, Kuppa
Reinier, an experienced Environmental Engineer, and Kirsty, a seasoned Property and Tech entrepreneur, came together to found Kuppa. This podcast discusses humanising data, but also being aware of the potential for action within understanding data and how it can help improve people’s lives.
Sarah and Michael Lewis
Sarah and Michael Lewis share a really detailed history of the retrofit of their home, and we focused a lot on important things such as indoor air quality, the state of the grant led measures available, and the need for attention to detail in understanding both the buildings we retrofit but the way we go about retrofitting them.
Marion Baeli
Marion is partner at PDP London, an architect and Passivhaus designer with a passion for sustainability and low energy design. In this episode we hear about Marion’s own home retrofit as well as her work in reviewing the Retrofit for the Future programme.
How Can Retrofitting Improve Your Home?
Want to cut energy bills and make your home more efficient? In this episode of the Move iQ Podcast, Phil Spencer speaks to Rachael Owens, co-director of the National Retrofitting Hub, to explore how retrofitting can improve your home.