Professor Richard Fitton has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Fuel Poverty for a three-year term beginning on 16 February 2026.
The Committee provides independent advice to government on policies to reduce fuel poverty, supports coordination across the sector, and monitors progress against the UK’s Fuel Poverty Strategy. Its current research focuses on the lived experience of fuel-poor households using heat pumps.
Professor Fitton is Technical Director of Energy House 2.0 and a leading expert in building physics, energy performance and retrofit assessment. A Chartered Building Surveyor and Fellow of RICS, he has authored more than 80 publications and plays a key role in shaping national and international standards for energy performance assessment.
His appointment highlights the growing influence of our labs’ research in supporting evidence-based policy and improving outcomes for households experiencing fuel poverty.