Our Impact Report: 2025
As a Community Interest Company, the National Retrofit Hub exists to create public benefit by helping strengthen the UK retrofit system so local delivery can happen at the scale, quality and fairness needed.
Digital Building Logbooks Webinar
The Digital Building Logbooks Webinar took place on the 5th June 2024. Along with Louis Daillencourt (Novoville) and Nigel Walley (Residential Logbooks Association), we gave an overview of Digital Building Logbooks and how they could unlock good quality retrofit at scale.
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.
A Tale of Two Retrofits by Hannah Dixon
A quick delve into the contrasting approaches of Greater Manchester’s first two AECB CarbonLite Retrofit Level 2 Projects; One an Edwardian manor house, the other a 1980s bungalow.
Archetypes Guide & Best Practice
At this event you will hear from authors and contributors to the National Retrofit Hub’s latest resources on Archetyping for Retrofit.
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.
Measuring Outcomes and Impact Evaluation – Innovations in Retrofit and Energy Efficiency Evaluation
This webinar brings together leading voices and pioneering tools that are reshaping how we measure success in the built environment.
Mike Teall and Sophie Leang, Snugg
In this podcast, hear from Mike Teall and Sophie Leang from Snugg. Snugg is a digital platform to allow users to work out how their home is performing and what they can do next.