In this webinar, we’ll walk you through the proposal and the key questions we’re seeking feedback on. This is your chance to help shape the future of the industry.

Who Should Attend?

This event is designed for anyone who may be interested in responding to the Regenerative Places Framework consultation, particularly those involved in housing development or retrofit. It is an opportunity for all built environment stakeholders to provide feedback. We encourage anyone with an interest in regenerative design in the built environment to join this webinar and respond to the consultation, from experienced professionals to those with a general interest.

WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

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Following the publication of the Warm Homes Plan in January, the Committee held a one-off evidence session to scrutinise the plan, and examine the adequacy of measures within it to help address fuel poverty and support the workforce to meet the anticipated growth in demand for clean energy technologies.

Jo gave evidence in the second session around how effective the Warm Homes Plan will be for retrofit and low-carbon heating systems. There were questions around workforce, the Boiler Upgrades Scheme, and the role of a Warm Homes Agency. Jo emphasised the need for immediate and consistent policies to support delivery and build industry confidence for investment, highlighted the importance of taking a whole house approach to ensure retrofit measures are appropriate and support both decarbonisation and bill reduction, and even spoke from personal experience about the difference a heat pump can make to home comfort.

Policy and Advocacy

Since 2007, we have been bringing together some of the most influential leaders in politics, business, local authorities, civil service and NGOs to accelerate action for a green built environment.

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This week, the Government set out its Warm Homes Plan, representing the most significant investment in our housing for a generation. Its primary aim is clear: cut energy bills and carbon emissions by retrofitting the UK’s notoriously draughty homes. It also, encouragingly, acknowledges that upgrades must deliver ‘year-round comfort’ and begin to address overheating through low-cost, practical interventions. This signals a welcome recognition that Britain’s homes must work for people in every season and not only be cheaper to heat in winter. The challenge and opportunity now lie in ensuring these ambitions translate into tangible, resilient outcomes alongside deep decarbonisation.

With Met Office figures showing 2025 as the UK’s warmest year on record,��the evidence could not be clearer that the climate crisis is accelerating. Homes across the country are overheating in summer, flooding in winter, and suffering damp and mould all year round. These are not isolated issues, but parts of the escalating climate crisis.

As Emma Howard Boyd CBE, who led the London Climate Resilience Review, puts it:

Making our homes energy-efficient and low-carbon is a vital step toward a better future. By integrating climate resilience – like flood protection and cooling – directly into the Warm Homes Plan, we create a win-win scenario: homes that are safe and comfortable to live in while being more affordable to run.”

The risks are stark. The Climate Change Committee’s 2025 Adaptation Report projects that heat-related deaths could triple by mid-century without urgent action. Poorly ventilated airtight homes will trap heat. Inadequate moisture management will exacerbate damp and mould. And flooding will cause devastating disruption if we do not adapt homes to withstand it. These failures would undermine the very purpose of the retrofit programme: to improve comfort, health and security for households.

The solutions are well within reach. Practical, low-regret measures can be integrated seamlessly into retrofit: shading and ventilation to manage heat, flood resistance for homes in at-risk areas, and water efficiency to prepare for drought. It is heartening that the Warm Homes Plan outlines the inclusion of passive cooling measures, such as internal blinds, shutters, reflective window films, and effective building materials, especially within low-income and social housing schemes. This provides a foundation we can build on together, while also integrating nature-based solutions such as green roofs, rain gardens and street trees that reduce both flood and heat risks while boosting biodiversity and wellbeing. As Howard Boyd says: “Resilience is not an add-on. It’s about creating homes that actually work for people all year round, being cool in summer, warm in winter, and dry when it floods.”

The Government’s commitment to exploring overheating metrics within Energy Performance Certificates marks constructive progress. The next step is to embed adaptation considerations systematically within retrofit programmes so that every funded upgrade supports adaptation as well as efficiency. Doing so would unlock far more than energy savings. It would cut NHS costs, protect the most vulnerable, and help communities withstand the physical shocks that climate change will continue to bring. It would also deliver wider social benefits including cleaner air, greener streets, and stronger, healthier communities.

Delivering on this shared ambition will require government, local authorities, industry and civil society to work together.

In implementing the commitments of the Warm Homes Plan, we urge the Government to:

Set

standards that demand retrofit delivers resilience alongside energy efficiency.

Align

climate, health and housing policy, recognising the shared benefits.

Invest

in skills and innovation so the workforce can deliver resilient retrofit at scale.

Back

place-based and nature-based approaches that strengthen communities as well as homes.

Work

collaboratively with partners to test and scale no-regret adaptation measures across housing types, ensuring no household is left behind.

What’s needed now is coordinated action and sustained collaboration.”

We know the risks, and we know the solutions. What’s needed now is coordinated action and sustained collaboration. The Warm Homes Plan provides the right foundation to future-proof Britain’s housing and safeguard people’s lives and livelihoods. By working together to integrate resilience fully into delivery, we can ensure that the retrofit revolution creates homes that are not only low carbon, but truly climate-ready.

Unpacking the Warm Homes Plan: Member Town Hall and Discussion

Join us for this interactive town hall to unpack and share insights on the Government’s new Warm Homes Plan.

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UK Climate Resilience Roadmap

This Roadmap sets out a vision for a climate resilient built environment, sharing clear recommendations for the industry and policy, and next steps needed to increase the climate resilience of our built environment.

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The Warm Homes and Buildings Plan: UKGBC Policy Team Analysis

The UKGBC policy team give you an overview of the long-awaited Warm Homes Plan, with more insights in our full analysis.

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This Warm Homes Plan represents a vital and necessary step towards delivering comfortable, affordable and future-proofed homes and buildings across the UK.

UKGBC has long issued a clarion call for a long-term national strategy to tackle the challenge of retrofitting all our homes and commercial buildings at scale, and we are pleased to have worked alongside industry and government to help shape its development.

We welcome the ambition for a solar ‘rooftop revolution’, low interest loans to help households wean themselves off volatile fossil fuels, and the focus on protecting low-income householders. By harnessing abundant solar energy and heat pump technology to both heat and cool buildings, the plan will help future-proof against rising bills and our rapidly warming climate.”

Our Analysis

Key Figures

£15bn of public funding confirmed for home retrofit this Parliament:

£5 bn

for low-income schemes

£2 bn

consumer loans

£2.7 bn

for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

£1.1 bn

for Heat Networks

£2.7 bn

innovative finance through the Warm Homes Fund to invest in home upgrades

£1.5 bn

other funding for Warm Homes Plan Programmes and Devolved Administrations

The government’s Warm Homes Plan marks a significant moment for the UK’s housing stock. With £15��billion��of public funding committed this Parliament, the Plan sets out an ambitious programme to cut energy bills permanently, tackle fuel poverty,��and accelerate the transition to low-carbon homes.

At the heart of the Plan is a strong focus on technologies that can help households reduce their energy costs. Rooftop solar is positioned as a central pillar, with the government estimating that measures in the Plan could support solar installations on up to three million��additional��homes by 2030. Combined with falling costs and existing market demand, this could more than double the rate of deployment seen over the last fifteen years.

UKGBC welcomes the focus on clean energy technologies,��but��we are��also��clear that building fabric must remain a core part of the solution. The Plan rightly recognises that��insulation and other fabric measures, when installed with��appropriate ventilation, are a cornerstone of energy efficiency, particularly for low-income households, but with��the overall emphasis increasingly leans toward technologies such as solar and batteries as the primary routes to bill reduction.����

There was much needed focus on adaptation and resilience, with an extension of Boiler Upgrade Scheme support for air-to-air heat pumps, which can provide cooling as well as heating. As the UK faces hotter summers alongside colder winters, ensuring homes deliver year-round comfort is increasingly important, as demonstrated in UKGBC’s industry-leading Climate Resilience Roadmap.��

A major strength of the Warm Homes Plan is its focus on low-income households. £5 billion is allocated to fully funded retrofit packages, with a target to lift up to one million families out of fuel poverty. Delivery will increasingly be led by local authorities and housing associations, with a move toward a single, streamlined low-income scheme. This place-based approach reflects best practice and aligns closely with UKGBC’s Local Area Retrofit Accelerator work. Coordinating upgrades at neighbourhood scale can deliver better outcomes, from lower bills and improved health to local jobs and regeneration. 

The introduction of a government-backed consumer loan offer is another important development. UKGBC has long called for accessible, low-cost finance to support home upgrades, and these low-interest loans will play a valuable role in unlocking private investment and supporting households who want to act. 

The Plan also provides long-awaited clarity on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for rented homes. Aligning standards across the private and social rented sectors by 2030 is��an important step��in protecting renters from high energy bills and poor living conditions.��Additional reform of Energy Performance Certificates,��offers an opportunity to provide clearer, more��accurate��information about the most��appropriate upgrades��for different homes.��

The creation of a new Warm Homes Agency to coordinate delivery, consumer advice and oversight is a welcome move��–��consumer confidence, quality assurance and clear redress mechanisms are essential for success at scale.��The Plan also recognises the importance of skills, supply��chains��and UK manufacturing, including continued support for training and an ambition for 70% of heat pumps installed in the UK to be manufactured domestically by 2035.��

The challenge now is delivery��and getting the transition from old to new right.��UKGBC looks forward to working with government and industry to turn this Plan into action on the ground.��

Unpacking the Warm Homes Plan: Member Town Hall and Discussion

Join us for this interactive town hall to unpack and share insights on the Government’s new Warm Homes Plan.

Learn more and register here

Policy & Advocacy

Since 2007, we have been bringing together some of the most influential leaders in politics, business, local authorities, civil service and NGOs to accelerate action for a green built environment.

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better?

‘Regenerative’ principles are being discussed within the built environment at an increasing rate. However, there is a lack of consensus within industry on what we mean by ‘regenerative’, and particularly how, and at what stage principles should be implemented, or outcomes measured.

The Regenerative Places Framework Task Group will explore this crucially important challenge, building the compelling case to industry and policy makers for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and examining the pathways, approaches, and shifts in practice needed to achieve more regenerative outcomes on projects.

The Task Group is considering how regenerative approaches can be applied to the retrofit of existing homes and communities at scale, and additional housing that meets local community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Authority Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.

Task Group members:

Thank you to our Regenerative Places Programme Partners for their ongoing support:

We’re also grateful for the support of the MCS Foundation

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better? But how?  

The ‘Regenerative Places Framework’ project aims to explore this potential and make a compelling case for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and the pathways needed to put them into practice. 

To inform this project, we are hosting a series of four Collaboration Cafes across the UK to bring together groups that are part of a wider local ecosystem but who may not otherwise work together. These workshop sessions will work alongside a dedicated project Task Group to inform the Framework.

The Framework will consider how regenerative approaches can best be applied to the retrofit of existing homes at scale, the regeneration of existing communities, shared and public spaces, and additional housing that responds to community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.  

What is a Collaboration Café?

Collaboration Cafés offer an informal and uncompetitive space for UKGBC members and other stakeholders to share insights and synthesise lessons around place-based regenerative approaches and the needs and aspirations of communities. See how previous Collaboration Cafes have worked in this  

Collaboration Café details 

We will host this Collaboration Cafe in Manchester, Tuesday, 13th January from 14:00-17:00

If you are a UKGBC member or other relevant stakeholder interested in attending one of these sessions,

UKGBC cancellation and refund policy

Please see our website for more details on our cancellations and refunds: /ukgbc-cancellation-and-refund-policy/

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

Learn more

Programme Partners

Our Regenerative Places work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better? But how?  

The ‘Regenerative Places Framework’ project aims to explore this potential and make a compelling case for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and the pathways needed to put them into practice. 

To inform this project, we are hosting a series of four Collaboration Cafes across the UK to bring together groups that are part of a wider local ecosystem but who may not otherwise work together. These workshop sessions will work alongside a dedicated project Task Group to inform the Framework.

The Framework will consider how regenerative approaches can best be applied to the retrofit of existing homes at scale, the regeneration of existing communities, shared and public spaces, and additional housing that responds to community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.  

What is a Collaboration Café?

Collaboration Cafés offer an informal and uncompetitive space for UKGBC members and other stakeholders to share insights and synthesise lessons around place-based regenerative approaches and the needs and aspirations of communities. See how previous Collaboration Cafes have worked in this  

Collaboration Café details 

We will host this Collaboration Cafe in London, Tuesday, 2nd December from 14:00-17:00

If you are a UKGBC member or other relevant stakeholder interested in attending one of these sessions,

UKGBC cancellation and refund policy

Please see our website for more details on our cancellations and refunds: /ukgbc-cancellation-and-refund-policy/

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

Learn more

Programme Partners

Our Regenerative Places work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better? But how?  

The ‘Regenerative Places Framework’ project aims to explore this potential and make a compelling case for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and the pathways needed to put them into practice. 

To inform this project, we are hosting a series of four Collaboration Cafes across the UK to bring together groups that are part of a wider local ecosystem but who may not otherwise work together. These workshop sessions will work alongside a dedicated project Task Group to inform the Framework.

The Framework will consider how regenerative approaches can best be applied to the retrofit of existing homes at scale, the regeneration of existing communities, shared and public spaces, and additional housing that responds to community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.  

What is a Collaboration Café?

Collaboration Cafés offer an informal and uncompetitive space for UKGBC members and other stakeholders to share insights and synthesise lessons around place-based regenerative approaches and the needs and aspirations of communities. See how previous Collaboration Cafes have worked in this  

Collaboration Café details 

We will host this Collaboration Cafe in Edinburgh, Tuesday, 20th January from 14:00-17:00

If you are a UKGBC member or other relevant stakeholder interested in attending one of these sessions,

UKGBC cancellation and refund policy

Please see our website for more details on our cancellations and refunds: /ukgbc-cancellation-and-refund-policy/

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

Learn more

Programme Partners

Our Regenerative Places work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

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The Regenerative Places Framework Task Group will explore this crucially important challenge, building the compelling case to industry and policy makers for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and examining the pathways, approaches, and shifts in practice needed to achieve more regenerative outcomes on projects.

The Task Group will consider how regenerative approaches can be applied to the retrofit of existing homes and communities at scale, and additional housing that meets local community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Authority Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.

Task Group Purpose

The Task Group will contribute significantly to the project’s core content. It will ensure that the guidance builds on existing industry knowledge and initiatives and that the output is of a quality and form that is practicable to the intended industry professionals. We will therefore be seeking a level of knowledge and understanding of existing/emerging related industry initiatives.

To address the wide range of local benefits to regenerative approaches, and in line with this project’s systems-led and place-based approach, we are keen to involve representatives from non-member organisations that are part of wider stakeholder ecosystems. These include, but are not limited to:

• National community organisations / networks (including community energy, community land trusts, housing and tenant associations, and social justice advocates)
• National wildlife and environmental organisations / networks
• Training and skills providers
• Public health bodies
• Energy generation and supply organisations

Applications for the Task Group close on Monday 22nd September 2025.

Ģ��ֱ�� committed to actively targeting a diverse representation in the composition of all project groups. We want to be inclusive to everyone regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs and encourage our members to support our desire. While applicants will be chosen based on their experience, we encourage consideration of the above when putting forward individuals to apply.

If you would like to participate but cannot follow the standard application process for any reason, please reach out via policy@ukgbc.org.

We are also still looking for additional funding partners. Please see further details here and get in touch if you would like to find out more.

Regenerative Places Programme Partners

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better? But how?  

The ‘Regenerative Places Framework’ project aims to explore this potential and make a compelling case for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and the pathways needed to put them into practice. 

To inform this project, we are hosting a series of four Collaboration Cafes across the UK to bring together groups that are part of a wider local ecosystem but who may not otherwise work together. These workshop sessions will work alongside a dedicated project Task Group to inform the Framework.

The Framework will consider how regenerative approaches can best be applied to the retrofit of existing homes at scale, the regeneration of existing communities, shared and public spaces, and additional housing that responds to community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.  

What is a Collaboration Café?

Collaboration Cafés offer an informal and uncompetitive space for UKGBC members and other stakeholders to share insights and synthesise lessons around place-based regenerative approaches and the needs and aspirations of communities. See how previous Collaboration Cafes have worked in this  

Collaboration Café details 

We will host this Collaboration Cafe in Bristol, Thursday, 6th November from 14:00-17:00

If you are a UKGBC member or other relevant stakeholder interested in attending one of these sessions,

UKGBC cancellation and refund policy

Please see our website for more details on our cancellations and refunds: /ukgbc-cancellation-and-refund-policy/

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

Learn more

Programme Partners

Our Regenerative Places work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

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