Commercial and public buildings could be overlooked in the UK's drive towards net zero despite billions of pounds being committed to decarbonisation, according to new research from the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA). The association's latest Policy Pulse report suggests that while more than £40bn of funding, investment and policy support is being directed towards [...]
Retrofit safety risks are becoming an increasingly important issue across the UK construction sector as contractors, developers and housing providers work to improve the energy performance of existing buildings while meeting tightening compliance requirements. The drive to decarbonise homes, commercial buildings and public sector estates has accelerated retrofit activity across the UK, particularly through insulation [...]
New build homes are significantly more energy efficient and cheaper to run than older housing stock, according to new research published by the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The Watt a Save report, based on data from Octopus Energy, shows that energy bills for new build homes are on average 21% lower than those for older [...]
The CITB funded Build Academy pilot, aimed at tackling skills shortages in the repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) sector has been showcased during a visit by the Minister for Industry to Shooters Hill Sixth Form College in London. The Build Academy, delivered in partnership by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the Federation of Master [...]
Historic buildings in England risk becoming uninhabitable, unaffordable, and redundant unless the government reforms the heritage planning system to allow faster energy efficiency upgrades, according to Grosvenor. The property group has published Retrofit or Ruin, a report highlighting how England’s three million listed buildings and properties in conservation areas are being delayed by complex, slow, [...]
The House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has warned that the Government is on track to miss its 2030 and 2050 energy and climate targets unless urgent action is taken to address the UK’s widening construction and retrofit skills gap. Its new report, Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy, calls for [...]
When Build North Expo returns to Liverpool on 16th June March 2026, insulation and retrofit innovation is set to be one of the biggest draws on the exhibition floor. With rising regulatory pressures, tightening building-performance targets and a national push for low-carbon retrofit, manufacturers are racing to re-engineer thermal materials that are lighter, greener, smarter [...]
Small and medium sized businesses are being urged to seize a growing wave of opportunities in the retrofit sector, by exhibiting at Build North Expo Liverpool, on the 5th March 2026. With local authorities, housing providers and industry leaders all converging on the event, the message was clear: SMEs have a pivotal role to play [...]
As the UK accelerates its transition to a low-carbon built environment, retrofit has become one of the most significant challenges and opportunities facing the construction sector. At Build North Expo in Liverpool- on the 16th June 2026, northern contractors, suppliers and innovators will take centre stage to demonstrate how the region is driving national progress [...]
By Paul Trace, Director, Stella Rooflight When the government launched its latest wave of retrofit initiatives, from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) to the Great British Insulation Scheme, the goal was admirable: improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock and accelerate progress towards net zero. Yet, the recently published audit findings paint a [...]
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