The Hub was established as the start of 2023 and officially launched on 1st March 2023 at the Building Centre in London. The establishment phase (two years) is funded by sponsorship from Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency together with contributions from many organisations across the sector.
The National Retrofit Hub is currently hosted by the Sustainable Development Foundation with plans to become registered in its own right in 2023/2024.
The purpose of the National Retrofit Hub is to:
- Collaborate – Engage with all retrofit stakeholders to gather information and identify overlaps and gaps in activity.
- Empower – Enhance industry efforts and enable the appplication of best practices through the sharing of knowledge.
- Facilitate – Enable collective leadership, good governance and policy engagement.