Energy House Labs is set to feature in Guy Martin’s new Channel 4 special, House Without Bills, airing Monday 9 February 2026 at 9:00pm. With UK energy bills having risen by around 70% over the past five years, the programme sees Guy Martin on a mission to explore how homes can be made cheaper to heat – and even […]
Energy House Labs has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education, the UK’s highest national honour for educational achievement, in recognition of its pioneering research into sustainable building design and efforts to tackle fuel poverty. The award highlights the impact of the labs’ world-leading testing facilities, including Energy House 2.0, which can recreate 95% of global […]
We are pleased to announce a partnership with United Infrastructure who will deliver a full-scale 1930s retrofit property in Energy House 2.0. It is the first part of our ambitious and vital Centre for Retrofit, which will research ways to best adapt old housing stock to make it more energy efficient and reduce their carbon […]
Energy House Labs was proud to play a key role in hosting the Greater Manchester Retrofit Summit, an event that brought together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to accelerate the region’s journey toward sustainable housing. The summit welcomed around 350 attendees, creating a vibrant space for collaboration and knowledge sharing. Delegates explored cutting-edge retrofit technologies, […]
Professor Richard Fitton, Professor of Building Performance at Energy House 2.0, has featured in a new video as part of The Retrofit Revolution series, highlighting the critical role of standards, research, and professional expertise in driving high-quality retrofit across the UK. In the video, Professor Fitton reflects on the evolution of retrofit, how it has become central […]
New research from Energy House 2.0 reveals that current UK regulations may not go far enough to protect homes from overheating during extreme heat events. In collaboration with Barratt Redrow and Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, we tested how new-build homes, like the eHome2, respond to rising temperatures in the UK’s largest environmental chamber. Even without […]