Transform-ER (Transform. Engage. Retrofit)

Deze ondertitel kan weg

Aerial view of urban neighborhood with solar-paneled houses and trees

Revolutionising retrofit to enable one million home upgrades every year

Transform-ER (Transform. Engage. Retrofit) is a game-changing, consortium-led project funded by Innovate UK that’s tackling the retrofit industry’s biggest barriers to enable a sector that can deliver one million home upgrades every year by 2030.  

13 industry leaders are collaborating to create a new retrofit delivery model that makes it easier for social landlords to achieve high-quality, cost-effective retrofit programmes at scale - creating comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient homes that appeal to residents.

Systemic change for a radically new approach to retrofit  

We’ve taken a systemic approach to tackling the multiple, intertwined challenges in the sector, from spiralling costs and resident dropouts to delays and disappointing outcomes.  

Using the Construction Innovation Hub’s Demand – Develop – Deploy structure, project partners have focused on transforming retrofit from a fragmented 'cottage industry' into something genuinely scalable, structured, and repeatable with:

✓ Smart data and drone technology for aggregated property pipelines matched with proven, high-performance solutions – streamlining delivery while guaranteeing outcomes (led by Ambue and Planarific)  

✓ Blended financing unlocking viable business cases that actually work, leveraging grant, HRA and private finance (led by Tallarna and Energiesprong UK)

✓ Collaborative alliancing for problem-solving partnerships that increase trust, reduce risk, drive certainty, and lower your costs (led by Energiesprong UK, KIN and Bow Tie Construction)

✓ Lower-cost, higher-quality, interoperable kits-of-parts solutions to offer better budget visibility, economies of scale and reduce time onsite (led by Bow Tie Construction, BRE, KIN , Ultraframe, Tata Steel and VundaHaus)

✓ Resident-first engagement so upgrades happen with people, not to them – delivering choice, agency, and trust while creating homes that residents love (led by Energiesprong UK)

✓ Independent oversight and an industry ‘retrofit rulebook’ provides honest learning, continuous improvement, and innovation (led by ESUK and the MTC).

Discover our progress one year into the project

Sign up for our mailing list

You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of emails. By clicking subscribe below, you consent to allow Energiesprong UK to store and process the personal information submitted above to provide you the content requested.

Sign up for Transform-ER news and insights

* indicates required

Intuit Mailchimp

Publications and resources

Define the need: why we need to transform the retrofit sector, and how

Colorful arrows depicting key aspects of transforming the retrofit market

Our Define the need report explores why the retrofit market needs rethinking and how a 'Manufacturing-Led' approach could support retrofit-at-scale with a high-performing, digitally enabled, people-focused market.

View online

View the full report.

View the summary report.

Download a PDF

Download the full report.

Download the summary report.

Retrofit product certification: state of the market

Brick houses with solar panels illustrating retrofit market certification report

What is the current state of the market for retrofit certification? This report explored considers stakeholder input and funding needs, identifying the main market challenges and featuring industry case studies.

Download the report.

By clicking “Accept”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. View our Privacy Policy for more information.