Optimising Energy Efficiency and Supporting Net Zero
Retrofit assessments evaluate existing homes to determine the most effective improvements for energy efficiency, comfort, and sustainability. For councils, housing associations and social landlords, retrofit assessments are essential to achieve net zero targets, reduce fuel poverty, comply with government standards and plan long-term investment programmes.
We provide comprehensive, evidence-based retrofit assessments that inform cost-effective, deliverable strategies for upgrading residential properties.
What Is a Retrofit Assessment?
A retrofit assessment involves a detailed evaluation of a property’s construction, fabric, heating systems, insulation, ventilation, and energy performance. The goal is to identify measures that reduce energy consumption, improve thermal comfort, lower carbon emissions, and meet or exceed statutory standards.
Retrofit assessments combine technical expertise with an understanding of social housing operational constraints, ensuring recommendations are practical, affordable, and aligned with organisational priorities.
Why Retrofit Assessments Matter
For social landlords, retrofit assessments are critical to:
- Deliver energy efficiency improvements that reduce running costs for residents
- Support compliance with Decent Homes, WHQS, SHQS and emerging net zero regulations
- Inform capital investment, planned maintenance and retrofit programmes
- Target interventions effectively, avoiding unnecessary works
- Access government funding schemes, such as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF)
- Reduce carbon emissions and contribute to organisational net zero strategies
Accurate retrofit assessments ensure investment decisions are evidence-led and risk-managed.
Our Retrofit Assessment Approach
Our process combines technical inspection, data analysis, and energy modelling to provide a comprehensive understanding of a building’s performance. Key steps include:
- Property inspection – visual and non-intrusive checks of construction type, insulation, heating, ventilation, and renewable systems.
- Energy assessment – review of EPC ratings, RdSAP data, and energy performance metrics.
- Option analysis – identification and prioritisation of retrofit measures, from insulation and heating upgrades to low-carbon technologies.
- Cost and feasibility evaluation – assessment of investment requirements, payback periods, and technical deliverability.
- Integration with asset management – ensuring retrofit plans align with planned maintenance, stock condition data, and long-term investment strategies.
Our assessments are tailored to social housing portfolios, ensuring recommendations are practical and scalable.
Outputs You Can Use
Our retrofit assessments provide clear, actionable outputs, including:
- Detailed property-level reports
- Prioritised energy efficiency and retrofit measures
- Estimated costs, savings, and carbon reduction potential
- Integration guidance for asset management systems
- Support for funding applications and regulatory reporting
- Strategic advice for long-term decarbonisation planning
Why Choose Us?
We combine expertise in social housing, building fabric, energy performance and net zero strategies. Our retrofit assessments help councils and housing associations make informed, cost-effective, and sustainable decisions that improve the quality of homes, reduce energy consumption, and deliver measurable carbon savings.