"Transform-ER" (Transform. Engage. Retrofit) brings together an experienced and diverse consortium to tackle multiple barriers to retrofitting homes. The vast majority of the UK's existing housing stock will still be present by 2050 and therefore must comply with Net Zero 2050 legislative objectives. The current retrofit market in the UK has insufficient depth of capacity and breadth of capability to satisfy the need of retrofitting over 1 million homes per year, to achieve this. Hence a transformational approach is required, which will leverage the best aggregated learning from multiple, key stakeholder representatives (the consortia), a plethora of prior projects, and an enhanced level of coordination and structure. In tandem, Transform-ER will embrace the migration towards offsite construction, the adoption of Modern Methods and take the best learning from other manufacturing-led sectors to apply to the retrofit market. The project will realise systemic change to enable rapid deployment of high quality retrofit solutions, targeting delivery of 1m homes per year by 2030\. Transform-ER adopts the Product Platform Rulebook's 'Demand, Develop, Deploy' structure to envisage our future retrofit system. Efforts across each of these work packages will come together, creating the following benefits: * Better data on portfolios and projects, reducing risk and enabling visibility of pipelines * Clear interoperability rules for new products, enabling kits of parts to be brought together * Routes to market for existing and new verified solutions, with a streamlined and simplified accreditation route * A product database and procurement platform, which uses data to create a competitive market place for offsite products alongside traditional * A new approach to contracting for delivery, based on the Heathrow Terminal 5 model, which incentivises collaboration to achieve completion on time and to budget, through innovative profit structure. * A culture change programme which enables organisations to adopt a more collaborative approach. * A finance and insurance supported vehicle for delivery of retrofit. All of the new approaches will be underpinned by an end-to-end data platform, enabled by a set of guidelines to enhance the structure, control and consistency of retrofit delivery, in association with a fair and equitable market vehicle - a Community Interest Company. A Retrofit Rulebook will be developed which will write up the activities in the project as case studies, and set out clear guidance for other industry actors, and those wishing to join the retrofit revolution.

This project will re-imagine how deprived areas of the UK can be decarbonised and regenerated through deep retrofit in a sustainable, attractive and desirable way. By placing local people at the heart of our approach, we will create solutions that facilitate adoption at scale. This will involve consideration of all stakeholders, including homeowners, planning authorities, landlords and local communities. Project partners VundaHaus and KIN will combine their experience of architectural design and Modern Methods of Construction to create a scalable solution to achieving healthy and thriving net zero communities. Through the development of an innovative off-site manufactured external wall insulation (EWI) system, VundaHaus aims to overcome significant industry challenges - such as installation time, cost, and skilled labour shortage - offering a scalable, cost-effective and sustainable approach to thermal efficiency. The project's innovation lies in its people-centred design and system thinking applied from the outset. Working hand-in-hand with local stakeholders, we will develop a scalable solution that addresses multifarious challenges presented by each retrofit project and fit individual preferences. By understanding the aesthetic, functional, and commercial needs of local communities and social landlords,we aim to produce retrofits that enhance neighbourhood aesthetics and promote regeneration while substantially improving energy efficiency, while driving down system and marginal cost making retrofit at scale viable for the first time. By focusing on specific deprived local areas, we intend to create a blueprint for a community and people centric approach to decarbonising and regenerating neighbourhoods, considering all local stakeholders to improve quality of experience and increase likelihood of adoption. This community-centric approach will lead to improved health and wellbeing, reduced carbon emissions, and stimulate economic growth through local jobs creation. This project represents a significant shift in the UK's approach to tackling emissions from heating our homes. By transforming the way we retrofit homes, we can build healthy, thriving, and sustainable communities, while tackling hard-to-abate emissions from domestic homes.