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3rd September 2025

Define the Need – full report

Our Define the need report explores why the retrofit market needs rethinking and how a ‘Manufacturing-Led’ approach could support retrofit-at-scale with a high-performing, digitally enabled, people-focused market.
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The UK faces a retrofit challenge of unprecedented scale. With half of all homes below EPC D and millions struggling with fuel poverty, we need to ramp up retrofit efforts 16-fold to meet net-zero targets.

But the current system isn’t fit for purpose. Fragmented supply chains, inefficient delivery models, and financing barriers are slowing progress – while the potential market for retrofit could reach £60bn per year according to project partner and report author, the Manufacturing Technology Centre.

So, how do we fix this? Our Define the Need report sets out a radically new approach – one that is financeable, scalable, manufacturing-led and resident-focused.

There is a summary version of this report available. Click here to read.