Retrofit Society 2.0 - June Quarterly Meet

Overview

Retrofit Society 2.0 unites funders, investors & housing leaders to align retrofit delivery with finance, driving joined-up action in social

Retrofit Society 2.0 - Quarterly Session 4 June 2026

Date: Thursday 4 June 2026
Time: Registration from 10:00am | Start at 10:30am | Close at 4:00pm followed by drinks
Location: 60 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7PE, England
Cost: Free for all Housing Providers
Places: Strictly limited to 40 participants

One room. One shared mission. Accessing large-scale private finance is now the critical enabler for retrofit at scale. Grants have helped start the journey – but if we want to go further, faster, and cheaper, we need more sustainable approaches.

Join us for our June Retrofit Society 2.0 quarterly meeting with a focus on Retrofit in Action.

With a renewed focused on finance, this forum is designed to break siloes and make your ambitious projects happen. We’ll explore practical, scalable finance models, demystify risks, and share real-world solutions that unlock retrofit ambitions and deliver healthier, more sustainable homes.

Expect thought-provoking discussion, expert insights, and peer learning, all wrapped into a dynamic, one-day in-person session.

Why attend?

• Cut through the jargon and complexity of retrofit finance

• Hear from experts in the industry and key players in energy and finance including the Green Finance Institute, Risehem, Energiesprong, and Metis

• Learn what’s really working on the ground – and what to avoid

• Network with other senior leaders tackling similar retrofit challenges

What you will learn

• Large Scale Retrofit: Delivering Financial Rewards for Residents on Day On

• Unlocking Energy Freedom for Landlords and Residents

• Keeping Cool in Summer and Warm in Winter

• Nurturing Collaboration for Retrofit at Scale.

Who is this aimed at?

This event is for social housing providers only, specifically those running retrofit programmes of 500 homes and more, including:

• Finance & Treasury teams

• Strategic Asset Directors

• Sustainability Leads

• Retrofit & Energy Leads

Agenda Retrofit Society 2.0

10:00am - 10:30am: Arrival and Networking

10:30am - 10:45am: Reshaping the Retrofit Narrative to Make Projects Happen

For retrofit to happen at scale, it needs to capture hearts as well as minds. This quarter’s event focuses on how organisations have reshaped the story to deliver retrofit in action. Our host, Jenny Danson, will open the day, welcome members, and set the scene for this quarter’s sessions.

Speaker: Jenny Danson, CEO, Healthy Homes Hub

10:45am - 11:35am: EPC C by 2030 - What Strategies are Housing Providers Taking?

Six months on from the guidance on updated Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and the new Home Energy Model (HEM), housing providers are taking very different approaches. Some are focusing on meeting the minimum requirements by 2030, while others are adopting a broader strategy that considers harder-to-treat homes and future standards. There are practical constraints for large organisations like assessor availability too.

This interactive session will bring members together to share how they are responding. Are organisations simply targeting compliance, or using this as an opportunity to rethink their longer-term investment strategy? How are boards reacting? What assumptions are being made about EPC assessments, assessor capacity, and cost caps? And how is this work affecting other priorities?

Speaker: Paul Norman, Director or Energising Assets Director, Healthy Homes Hub

11:35am - 11:45am: Break

11:45am - 12:45pm: Unlocking Energy Freedom for Landlords and Residents

By 2030, the UK could have a cleaner, cheaper, and smarter energy system - one that makes positive action easy and accessible for everyone. Solar panels, batteries, and virtual power plant models will play a central role in this transformation, automating the monetisation of grid flexibility services for residents. In this session, we’ll hear from Andrew on how these technologies can de-risk projects, unlock new revenue streams, and deliver long-term energy independence.

Speaker: Prof Andrew Crossland, Senior Operability Lead, National Energy Systems Operator

12:45pm - 1:30pm: Lunch 

1:30pm - 2:30pm: Keeping Cool in Summer and Warm in Winter

In 2022, England recorded over 2,950 heat-related deaths - the highest on record - while 2024 saw four official heatwaves. Overheating is now the “new norm”, creating a major challenge for housing providers: how to ensure homes are warm in winter, cool in summer, and affordable year-round. In this presentation, we will examine the technologies, financing approaches, and resident engagement strategies that can deliver climate-ready, comfortable homes.

Speaker: Dr Stephen Watson, Lecturer in Building Energy, Loughborough University 

2:30pm - 2:40pm: Break

2:40pm - 3:30pm: Retrofit Design Details - what’s available now and what’s next

Many Retrofit Society 2.0 members have highlighted the need for a shared, open-source catalogue of retrofit design details that can be used across common housing archetypes. In this session, Emily Braham will explore the design details, tools, and resources currently available, discuss their strengths and limitations, and share what is being developed to make high-quality retrofit design more accessible and easier to scale.

Speakers: Emily Braham, Strategy and Operations Director, Energiesprong UK; Alex Whitcroft, Director, Kin

3:30pm - 4:00pm: Turning Ambition into Action

Ambitious retrofits are vital to delivering the meaningful environmental, social, and financial outcomes residents and landlords need to thrive. Led by Jenny Danson, this session will explore how to use the learnings from Oxfordshire County Council’s project and Thames Freeports’ project to gain buy-in for your own initiatives. 

Speaker: Jenny Danson, CEO, Healthy Homes Hub

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Drinks and nibbles 

Attendance is FREE as part of Healthy Homes Hub membership.

Places are limited to 40

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To learn more about becoming a Healthy Homes Hub member, contact: jenny@healthyhomeshub.uk