South & City College Birmingham (SCCB) has unveiled two purpose-built houses that will support students’ retrofit training.

The Warm Homes Plan is a major opportunity for the construction and retrofit sectors, but successful delivery will be jeopardised if key issues are not addressed, writes Stuart Fairlie.

A new training programme has been launched to promote green skills and support housing retrofit demand.

The UK government has launched its Warm Homes Plan as part of a £15bn investment to upgrade the nation’s homes and cut energy bills.

Poor-quality installations, weak government oversight and inadequate audit and monitoring have all contributed to failures in the Energy Company Obligation scheme.

Millions of tests performed in the UK over the last few decades to measure the energy efficiency of homes could have been returning wrong EPC grades, a paper by Leeds Beckett University researchers suggests.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

Caroline Gumble reviews the highlights of a recent talk by a veteran CIOB member on the damp problems associated with retrofitting.

Mace said it won’t be using fossil fuel during the construction of what it calls one of London’s largest retrofit projects.

A tool that provides the analysis to establish targeted retrofit improvements has been launched following successful testing.

New publication aims to help address critical skills and knowledge gaps across the retrofit workforce

Key recommendations include expanding training provision and integrating retrofit skills into all construction courses

Bootcamps offer a flexible and effective solution to help tackle skills gaps across the retrofit sector

In the first of three pieces ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Ilaria Fazzini reflects on what’s driving BIM and digital construction in the UK. She is BIM coordinator at studioNWA and the Women in BIM regional lead for London. 

New solar panels on the roof of York Minster have been switched on for the first time during a blessing ceremony led by the Dean of York.

The retrofit sector has an important role to play in helping employers meet the needs of the post-pandemic workforce

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is celebrating the first anniversary of its retrofit programme, launched to help combat climate change by upskilling the built environment sector. To date, the programme…

New pilot schemes will to help coordinate retrofit skills development in the region