Accelerating innovation in building retrofit for a net zero future
Author(s)
Lowe, Clare
Type
Report
Abstract
Many UK homes and other buildings are poorly insulated, expensive to heat, and rely on fossil fuels for heating and cooking. Upgrades through retrofit can help deliver comfortable, climate-resilient, low-carbon dwellings, but challenges such as the scale of disruption and limited options for suitable products put many people off.
This background briefing, which shares insights from the Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator programme, showcases some of the ways in which innovation in the building retrofit sector can help overcome these challenges and how targeted support for innovators can help get these products to market, benefitting households and helping to build a thriving UK retrofit sector.
This background briefing, which shares insights from the Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator programme, showcases some of the ways in which innovation in the building retrofit sector can help overcome these challenges and how targeted support for innovators can help get these products to market, benefitting households and helping to build a thriving UK retrofit sector.
Date Issued
2025-09-01
Citation
2025
Publisher
Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
Copyright Statement
© 2025 The Author(s). This work is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence. This licence permits all or part of the work to be copied and shared with others, provided that the original authors and source are credited. The full licence is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License URL
Subjects
Energy
Heating
Housing
Publication Status
Published