Futurebuild 2025 • ExCel, London • 4-6 March

Sustainable Buildings Alliance at Futurebuild 2025

Sustainable Building Alliance members will be well-represented at this year’s Futurebuild event at London’s ExCeL centre, taking place on 4-6 March. Visit the Buildings Impact Stage for presentations hosted by …

Photo of stacked waney edge planks at a saw mill

Regenerative Materials First at Woodknowledge Wales

A new initiative from Sustainable Buildings Alliance member Woodknowledge Wales is aiming to deliver transformation of construction practices by championing regenerative materials from supply chain to site. The mission of …

Retrofit-at-Scale cove

Retrofit at Scale

The current ‘top-down’ national net zero carbon policy advice from the Climate Change Committee to government sets home retrofit as a low priority. In a nutshell, it is substantially cheaper …

Cover image: The Impact of Retrofit on Residential Property Market Values

The impact of retrofit on market values

A new research project commissioned by SuperHomes / the National Energy Foundation, with the support of the SDF, has concluded that energy efficiency improvements to existing homes will increase their …

Newly installed Daikin air source heat pump (ASHP)

The right time for heat pumps in retrofit

A new research report by Sustainable Buildings Alliance member the Passivhaus Trust examines the question of the right time to install a heat pump in existing homes. Decarbonising home heating is an urgent priority, and heat pumps are a fast way to reduce emissions, but are they sufficient, and how should they be combined with fabric improvements?