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widely across our communities. Retrofi tting is part of the solution to energy effi cient, sustainable, healthier homes and improves both our carbon footprint and the quality of people’s lives. If we are to meet our net zero targets, we must share knowledge, collaborate and innovate, and by doing this we will go some way to creating a world where every home is warm, healthy and low carbon.’’
TALKING RETROFIT At the heart of the Retrofi t Zone will be the CPD-accredited Seminar programme, which has been designed to off er valuable insights at all levels from assessment, coordination, deployment, and evaluation. T e line-up will feature industry leaders, pioneers and innovators who are driving forward with retrofi t. Speakers include Jarrod Green, retrofi t technical solutions manager – EQUANS; Edith Colomba, senior sustainability consultant – Useful Simple Trust; Antonia Craze, senior energy offi cer – Portsmouth City Council, and many more. As part of this and on Day T ree of Futurebuild (March 9th), David Pierpoint
will be chairing a wrap up seminar entitled, ‘Are we ready to deliver retrofi t at scale?’. It will explore insights from the fi rst three days of the event and what has occurred in the past 12 months in the world of retrofi t.
A SKILLED-UP RETROFIT WORKFORCE To meet this enormous retrofi t challenge, the Retrofi t Academy has secured funding from the government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to deliver over 1200 retrofi t courses in England to help the UK achieve its net zero goals by building a highly skilled retrofi t workforce. Recent studies have estimated that up to 400,000 new recruits will be needed to form a retrofi t army so that they can deliver retrofi t projects at scale. T e courses are ideal for experienced built environment professionals such as
architects, surveyors and construction site managers, social housing providers, those working in the energy effi ciency sector (such as Domestic Energy Assessors), and SMEs (e.g. contractors installing insulation, glazing, doors and heating systems) looking to deliver high quality and sustainable retrofi t projects.
“If we are to meet our net zero targets, we must share knowledge, collaborate and innovate, and by doing this we will go some way to creating a world where every home is warm, healthy and low carbon.’’ David Pierpoint, founder and CEO at the Retrofi t Academy
THE RETROFIT ACADEMY AWARDS T e winners of the Retrofi t Academy Awards will be announced at Futurebuild on Tuesday 7th March. As well as increasing credibility, the awards set out to recognise the rising stars in the industry and showcase the hard work and dedication going into outstanding retrofi tting projects across the UK being made across all levels, including retrofi t coordinators, installers, social housing, local authority delivery programmes, and individual projects. Martin Hurn, Futurebuild’s event director said: “T e solutions exist within
the supply chain that can underpin whole house retrofi t at scale and create a better built environment. It’s now about giving those innovative brands the platform to really showcase their products, solutions and innovations. Futurebuild 2023 will be that platform.” Futurebuild 2023 will take place from March 7th
to March 9th London’s ExCeL. For more details, visit
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