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Historic England, Cadw and Historic Environment Scotland have jointly released a new handbook to support learners pursuing retrofit qualifications, as part of broader efforts to support the country's net zero goals.

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Insulating the UK’s eight million solid walled homes has the potential to cut energy bills by 30 per cent in some homes - and is essential to achieve the domestic energy efficiency targets, according to new research led by Leeds Beckett University.

Historic England has launched a new report aiming to tackle the housing shortage by providing small and medium-sized developers with clear guidance on repurposing historic buildings for residential use.

The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has launched the Archetypes Best Practice Guide and the NRH Archetypes Library, to help designers, local authorities, property owners, and the wider sector more easily identify and apply archetype-based retrofit solutions.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is running a short survey on national planning legislation, policy and guidance for decisions involving demolishing and redeveloping or retrofitting buildings.

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An overview of how the 2024 election manifestos of the three main parties align with CIAT's recommendations.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published a report setting out a framework for defining competence in the UK domestic retrofit sector.

The Institute has published its Be the change to lead the future of our built environment document, calling on political parties to work more closely with the built environment sector to tackle significant issues facing the country.

The City of London Corporation and Purcell have published an open-access toolkit to help heritage building owners make necessary adaptations to reduce carbon emissions and build climate resilience.

MPs have called for all UK homes to be retrofitted in order to cope with rising temperatures due to climate change.

CIAT has been invited to participate in a stakeholder advisory group for an EU InterRegNW project entitled Circular Reno, which is seeking to develop and demonstrate biobased modular construction solutions for application in retrofit across several EU regions including in Ireland.

When undertaking retrofits of heritage buildings, maintaining the integrity of the structure is paramount.

If the UK is to have any chance of achieving its net zero carbon target by 2050, the existing building stock will have to be improved considerably with a comprehensive retrofit plan to improve thermal performance, reduce energy consumption and upgrade heating systems.

An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has said the UK Government must act now to decarbonise the built environment and avoid climate disaster.

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The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a guide to support industry to retrofit the UK's poorly performing commercial buildings.

The Retrofit Eaves Insulator – invented and patented by Dr Matthew Brooke-Peat MCIAT – is being brought to market through a partnership between Leeds Beckett University and ARC Building Solutions, part-funded by the Government through Innovate UK.

Over a hundred construction professionals representing leading architecture and engineering firms, academia and NGOs have joined together to launch a new Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide, which aims to provide a blueprint for how we can retrofit our homes to support the UK's net zero targets.