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What is the best way to reduce the cost of energy efficiency retrofits?

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Related UKRI funded projects

  • Unlocking whole-building retrofit through virtual modelling and real-world simulation

    Mortar IO is an early-stage software business, founded in 2022, with the mission to enable building energy efficiency retrofits to happen at the greatest speed and scale. Our mission seeks to tackle one of the UK's great...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically addresses energy efficiency retrofits and provides a solution through virtual modelling and simulation.

  • Modelling engine for Net Zero home efficiency retrofits

    Home Energy Foundry uses specialist financing and a prefabricated supply chain to accelerate deep efficiency retrofits. Their goal is to enable healthy and low cost homes, and the most carbon and cost optimal pathway to ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on efficiency retrofits for homes, which is related to the question, but does not address reducing costs specifically.

  • Energy Management System incorporating Integrated Retrofit Decision Model (EMSIRDecMo)

    Development of a Decision Tool, integrated within an Energy Management System, for predicting outcomes of energy-related building retrofit actions, plus development of domestic demand side management functionality to enh...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project involves an Energy Management System for predicting outcomes of building retrofit actions, which partially addresses the question.

  • StockMatch

    **The retrofit challenge** There are 29 million homes in the UK, all of which require some form of retrofitting to help achieve our net zero goals by 2050\. This means we need to tackle 2 homes a minute between now and ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • H.E.A.T (Home Energy Advice Tool) - Automated, AI-Driven, Retrofit Advice Engine

    H.E.A.T (Home Energy Advice Tool) is an AI-powered, all-in-one solution, delivering automated and personalised green home improvement advice directly to the consumer in real-time. The web application aims to provide algo...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Upskilling Domestic Retrofit - Haringey

    Haringey Council in partnership with Retrofitworks and Parity Projects intends to tackle the non-technical barriers to domestic retrofit. Through the implementation of a SME outreach and mentoring programme it aims to in...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Digitising Domestic Retrofit for Scale

    Furbnow's project, Digitising Domestic Retrofit for Scale, is an innovative approach aimed at supporting the UK's Net Zero goals by assisting homeowners in planning, designing, and implementing energy efficiency projects...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Fast Start Grant NZ Retrofit Performance Analysis

    The solution that we have developed reduces the risk of retrofitting domestic properties and failing to achieve the desired outcome in respect of reduced carbon emissions and cost of comfort for the resident. Energy use...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Energy Management System incorporating Integrated Retrofit Decision Model (EMSIRDecMo)

    Real-time data provided by the existing cloud-based EnerGenius Energy Management System ('EMS') includes minute-byminute gas, electricity, electrical circuit, oil consumption/tank level, temperature and relative humidity...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project develops a decision tool for predicting outcomes of energy-related building retrofit actions, and also enhances user control features to support demand side management, which can help reduce the cost of energy efficiency retrofits.

  • KestrixHOME: engaging, 3D home heat-loss visualisations to inspire retrofit action

    Energy utilities, who will finance £1B+ in home retrofits for customers through 2026(4) and require even more uptake from able-to-pay customers in order to meet net zero goals, recognise that existing tools for dri...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

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