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, […]
Energy House Labs recently collaborated with Worcester Bosch to test their CS5800i Hybrid Heat Pump system, a first-of-its-kind trial designed to understand how hybrid technologies can reduce UK carbon emissions. The testing was overseen by David Farmer, Research Fellow and Manager of Energy House 1. Hybrid systems combine two established technologies, an air source heat […]
Energy House Labs is delighted to share that our colleague Toby Le Hunte led a paper which received an award at this year’s International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2025 Conference. The SEEDS conference, hosted by Leeds Beckett University, brings together researchers and industry professionals to explore innovative approaches to sustainable design and engineering. The award-winning paper […]
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 […]
We’re proud to share that Professor Richard Fitton, Technical Director of Energy House 2.0, is back on BBC Radio 4’s Dough! This episode focuses on the Future Homes Standard and showcases how robotics are revolutionising home construction. Alongside futurist Tom Cheesewright and Salar al Khafaji from Monumental, Richard discusses cutting-edge innovations shaping the future of […]