Retrofitting buildings is complex and expensive. Barriers include regulation, finance, access to existing property data, and consumer drive. There is however a pressing need for an integrated retrofit approach to transform the energy needs in buildings. To maximise success, cost-effective design and installation of retrofit solutions systems are needed in conjunction with long-term building optimisation through automation and behavioural nudging. MyGlobalHome is an innovative company (est 2018) accelerating buildings towards net-zero in a way that's never previously been possible due to the fragmented nature of the construction industry. Our core innovation is a building operating system with sensor and control technology, ULTRA. Connection to our PropCode platform transforms ULTRA's impact through the provision of ongoing data insights (building performance/specifications/air-quality/usage/climate/etc). Utilising AI/ML, our PropCode platform provides mid to long-term insights to inform key, scalable, design and specification decisions for buildings (i.e.materials/technologies) and optimises energy efficiency enabling longer-term consumption reductions. Scaled deployment of ULTRA and engagement with our PropCode platform enhances outcomes by aggregating data and insights across a wide range of geographies, typologies and archetypes. Our PropCode platform and ULTRA technology has been successfully established in 115 new-build homes, supported by a £9m InnovateUK grant (with Beckhoff, Bouygues, Contactum and the University of Surrey). Conversion of ULTRA(tm) for retrofitting requires significant re-development to consider issues of installation, safe data management and system reliability/compatibility. This project builds on our PropCode platform's success in new-build to offer holistic, replicable, retrofit solutions. This will give retrofit buildings access to all the benefits that new-build currently benefit from on our PropCode platform. It will also provide a rapid scale opportunity for engagements on our platform by opening a new market. The additional scale that retrofits bring will benefit our PropCode platform by providing additional data. This will in turn lead to greater accuracy of insights which will in turn lead to better engagement and ever-increasing scale. It is this platform network effect that will see our PropCode platform maximising impact across the whole sector. A scaled PropCode platform will also provide further evidence of transparency of ESG performance to lenders for financial reporting. This will in turn lead to greater flow of capital into the retrofit market. This feasibility study will identify the optimal lead customer/project/suppliers/ULTRA and PropCode upgrades/retrofit scenarios for inclusion in Phase 2 that achieves the outcomes of a just transition to net zero with a scalable commercial proposition across all building types.

"GlobalHOM is a research-led proptech startup with over 10,000 hours of engineering time invested in developing a new approach to home production. We have designed a home as a user focused, high quality and sustainable product by reimagining the value-chain in mass home construction. Our first product is a 1,200 sqft 2 bed residential unit called the GlobalHOM Model TS1\. The Model TS1 is designed by award winning British product designer Lee McCormack whose portfolio includes working with McLaren of F1 developing high tech immersive environments. GlobalHOM's Lead designer is Frank Stephenson, a world renowned automotive designer responsible for the Mini Cooper, the Ferrari FXX and until 2017 was the design director at McLaren Automotive. The Model-TS1 technology was developed over a four-year period. The outcome is a new approach to home production with the potential to achieve the highest possible carbon credentials by employing best-in-class energy optimisation hardware and software The Model-TS1 is a connected home, made from an interchangeable kit of parts enabling the homedweller to adapt their own space according to their needs. No complex management of traditional trades is required. The Model TS1 can be assembled with a small team of assembly technicians 75% faster than the current construction supply chain is able to build. The homedweller will be able to easily modify, upgrade, repurpose and change their home environment as their lifestyle needs evolve. There are plug-in modules to add a home office, a guest bed or a nursery for example. An installed sensor array collects data continuously and through our innovative business model and ethical data brokering platform, homedwellers are able to realise the value of this. The Model-TS1 is a connected home in every way and enables homedwellers to engage with their personal and local environments in ways that were only available to the wealthy in luxury homes. Working with a consortium of partners including the University of Surrey, Bouygues and KPMG, GlobalHOM are reimagining the future where the home adapts to the needs of the user to support life's evolving needs. This project funding award will see the development of the current TS1 engineering to be production ready in collaboration with industry and academic partners. It will also see the deployment of a full scale prototype on the grounds of the University of Surrey to serve as a proof-of-concept, enabling us to take it closer to our first UK connected community development."