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What are the risks and benefits of taking a whole system approach to the deep retrofit of buildings and how do we manage the unintended consequences?

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Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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  • 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

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  • Wrapt Homes - Unlocking investment into whole house retrofit

    WRAPT Homes will develop a data-driven, stock-level analysis model that informs the targeted retrofit of homes using modern methods of construction (MMC), and specifies scalable post occupancy evaluation strategies to un...

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    The project will develop a network for regulatory science in the context of retrofitting existing buildings to meet government net-zero targets. Our **Phase 1** 'discovery' project will establish a virtual network with ...

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