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Supporting the Future of Retrofit in partnership with RICS Retrofit pathway AssocRICS

The University of Salford proudly hosted the RICS Residential Property Conference 2025 on 15 July, welcoming over 80 professionals from across the housing, surveying, and planning sectors for a day of insight, innovation, and collaboration. The conference explored the future of housing through the lens of policy reform, sustainability, digital transformation, and workforce development. Attendees gained practical […]

Will Swan Panel - Northern Sustainability Summit

Professor Will Swan Joins Innovation Panel at Northern Sustainability Summit

Professor Will Swan was recently invited to speak on a panel at this year’s Northern Sustainability Summit, held at Manchester Central. The summit brought together leading voices from across the Northwest to showcase sustainability initiatives and explore pressing issues including energy, transport, biodiversity, and waste. The panel, which featured representatives from Electricity North West and CEAMS, […]

Energy House Labs Hosts International Retrofit Conference

The Energy House Labs team proudly hosted the International Retrofit Conference 2025 on 3–4 July, bringing together global experts, researchers, and practitioners to explore the future of building retrofit and decarbonisation. Over the course of two days, the conference featured 10 keynote speakers and more than 50 presentations, offering a rich programme of cutting-edge research, […]

Richard Fitton at House of Commons Jul25

Professor Richard Fitton Speaks at UK Parliament on Net Zero

Professor Richard Fitton from our Energy House Labs was invited to speak at the House of Commons this week as part of a parliamentary session on the UK’s Net Zero strategy. Speaking at the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, he shared insights based on research from Energy House Labs, as well as perspectives from […]

Energy House 2.0 iPhD Student – SPARC 2025 Poster Winner

Last month, the University hosted the Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC), bringing together over 100 postgraduate researchers for a showcase of innovation, insight, and academic excellence. We’re thrilled to announce that Mahdi Ahmadvand, currently undertaking an iPhD titled “Development and Testing of Methodology for Smart Control Systems in Homes”—sponsored by Barratt Redrow plc—was awarded Best Poster at the […]

Energy House Labs Featured on Channel 5’s Shop Smart Save Money

We are pleased to share that Channel 5’s Shop Smart Save Money (Season 4, Episode 11) visited the University of Salford’s Energy House Labs to film at our Energy House 2.0 facility. The segment, which begins at 27:18, explored the performance and value of tower fans, helping consumers make informed decisions ahead of warmer weather. Filmed at Energy House 2.0, our state-of-the-art research facility, […]