The National Retrofit Hub hosts the industry launch of the Estate Retrofit Toolkit, a new easy-to-use tool which will be freely available to local authorities.
Jointly funded by the Passivhaus Trust, Hub East Central Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council, the tool has been developed by Architype’s consultancy arm, Perform+. It has already been tested with a number of Local Authorities and is now ready to support estate decarbonisation in practice.
The session will include a live walk through of the tool, alongside early learning from its development. The team will also be inviting interest from organisations in England and Wales to shape future versions.
It’s free to use and built to be simple. With minimal inputs, it produces clear outputs to support decision making, including:
- Operational energy, cost and carbon
- Indicative construction costs through to 2045
- Suggested retrofit pathways based on building type and condition
A short set of questions helps group buildings into these pathways, making it easier to decide where to invest, how far to go and when to act.