Our Roadmap to 2030A new series of practical retrofit delivery resources has been launched by Sustainable Housing Action Partnership (SHAP), bringing together experience and insight from across the UK housing and sustainability sectors.
Delivering retrofit at scale continues to present significant challenged for the housing sector. Data gaps, resident engagement, skills shortages and programme delays are widely experienced across organisations and are rarely confined to individual programmes
In response, the Sustainable Housing Action Partnership (SHAP) has developed a new series of Retrofit Success Guides, providing practical, experience led guidance to support improved retrofit delivery.
The Retrofit Success Guides have been informed by contributions from more that 100 individuals representing around 70 organisations across the housing ecosystem. The content reflects learning from those planning, commissioning and delivering retrofit in real homes and communities, as well as form those experiencing its impact first hand.
Each guide offers a snapshot of what best practice looks like now, alongside direction on how the sector can go further to accelerate retrofit, raise standards and deliver lasting benefits.
Thematic Guides
The series comprises eight thematic guides, each focusing on an area that consistently influences retrofit outcomes:
- Retrofit Success: Introduction
- Retrofit Evaluation and Improvement
- Financing and Procurement for Retrofit
- Skills and Workforce Development
- Governing and Managing Retrofit Delivery
- Data and Digitalisation
- Community and Resident Engagement
- Communicating Retrofit Effectively
- Strategic Planning for Area-Based Retrofit
The development of the Retrofit Success Guides was made possible through the support of West Midlands Combined Authority, Lovell and Equans. Their backing reflects a shared commitment to improving the quality, pace and impact of retrofit delivery, and to supporting practical, experience-led guidance that can be applied across the sector.
