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07 October 2021
Retrofitting sustainably

Thinking retrofit? Then think wood, says David Hopkins of Timber Development UK in this guest blog.

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10 June 2021
Optimised Retrofit: Help retrofit homes in Wales

The Optimised Retrofit project will help to retrofit thousands of homes across Wales to be fit for the future, and the project needs skilled tradespeople to deliver the work. Find out about opportunities to get involved.

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28 February 2024
Pathways into Domestic Retrofit

Interested in pursuing a career in Domestic Retrofit? Come along to a free 'Pathways into Domestic Retrofit' event in Abingdon.

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31 July 2020
Retrofit for the future

Russell Smith, Managing Director and Founder of Parity Projects and Retrofit Works, talks to Master Builder about the importance of retrofitting the UK’s housing stock and the opportunities that it will create.

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22 September 2020
Retrofit and energy efficiency

If we are to tackle climate change, we need to make our homes greener.

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17 April 2024
Airtightness and ventilation in retrofit

Explore the additional skills and learning required to making our buildings more energy efficient and healthy in this breakfast seminar.

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03 February 2022
Retrofit contractors needed in Manchester

Homes as Energy Systems (HaES) are looking to partner with suitably experienced and qualified contractors who can design, supply and install energy efficiency measures in Manchester.

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10 November 2023
Revolutionising retrofit with innovative solutions

Nicola de Sousa visited a Cambridgeshire eco-renovation project led by members Carl Dodd and Dave Clay as they blend historical architecture with modern-day energy efficiency solutions.

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01 October 2019
The rise of residential retrofit

The Government’s declaration of a zero-carbon target by 2050 will require a radical rethink of how we use energy in our homes, but how do we successfully retrofit existing properties to be more energy efficient?

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14 May 2021
New junior retrofit training programme launching soon

Generation is committed to addressing UK retrofitting challenges with the launch of a green jobs training programme.

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20 June 2024
Getting retrofit-ready – one Master Builder’s approach

FMB members in Oxfordshire were offered a free course in retrofit. Find out why this Master Builder took the opportunity and why they feel it’s an important topic to focus on.

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07 November 2023
Joining The Dots – the FMB’s call for quality contractors to be valued by local authorities

At the invitation of the British Embassy in Dublin, FMB Chief Executive Brian Berry spoke and presented at the Joining the Dots retrofit conference in Cork, Ireland.

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13 February 2023
Free Course: Level 2 Award in Understanding Domestic Retrofit

The Installation Assurance Authority are offering are offering free places on courses dedicated to understanding domestic retrofitting.

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27 May 2022
MPs right to call on Government to publish retrofit strategy

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is correct to highlight that the Government’s missing retrofit strategy remains a barrier to green the nation’s homes and upskill the workforce in order to deliver a truly sustainable built environment, says the FMB in response to the EAC’s recent Building to Net Zero report.

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27 January 2023
Chancellor’s Growth Plan Misses Retrofit Opportunity, says FMB

The Chancellor has missed an opportunity to propel regional economic growth by committing to a long-term plan to retrofit our country’s homes – a market worth over £4 billion every year, says The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to his speech at Bloomberg HQ.

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09 September 2022
Leading the call for a retrofit strategy for Northern Ireland

The FMB is leading the call for a regional retrofit strategy in Northern Ireland through the Belfast Retrofit Delivery Hub.

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09 November 2023
Retrofit and energy efficiency – one Master Builder’s journey

Nikki Lambert from Lambert Home Builds spoke with FMB South Director, Iain Kirtley, about their work around sustainability and retrofit.

22 May 2017
Green plans on retrofitting a lesson to other parties

Political parties should take note of the Green Party's plans to insulate nine million existing homes.

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16 November 2022
2022 FMB Building Conference: Devolved Nations Retrofit Roundtable

The first part of this session features an experts' Q&A session which spotlighted each of the devolved nations in turn, with a focus on retrofit. The second part is an open discussion between all participants with questions from attendees also put to the experts.

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17 May 2022
Changing the face of retrofit: a whole system approach

Carl Dodd, Director of FMB member company Property Revolutions Limited, has been retrofitting properties since the 1990s. In this guest blog, written by Tania Cheslaw, we explore how the retrofit market in the UK is changing.

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