Knowledge Centre

Discover how the Net Zero Living Programme has driven change in Buildings and Retrofit. Learn how we supported local authorities to build the resources, skills, and capacity needed to accelerate demand for retrofitting homes.

The Better Warmer Homes insight, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with Regen, outlines the role local authorities have to play in accelerating innovative and place-based retrofit programmes which are scalable and replicable.

Watch our recorded webinars to explore what how geospatial data and artificial intelligence could solve crisis and create opportunities.

The Mind the Gap insight, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with Regen, examines how to support those homes that fall between individual heat pumps and large-scale heat networks.

This insight, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with Regen, outlines the challenges and considerations for local authorities to ensure a thriving retrofit industry capable of transforming the UK’s housing stock into warm, affordable, low-carbon homes.

A new evaluation of Innovate UK’s Design Foundations programme highlights how early-stage design projects spark better ideas, strengthen innovation capabilities, and help businesses de-risk innovation.

Join this workshop aimed at supporting those who have unsuccessfully applied for Horizon funding.

Join us for our hands‑on investor roundtables exploring the state of play, opportunities, and challenges in the creative industries. With a focus on key sub‑sectors - video games, music, createch, and sustainable fashion - the sessions will showcase funded projects and feature insights from sector experts, founders and investors, offering a practical look at the future of creative sector investment.

Through the Net Zero Living Programme, UK places seeking a sustainable future have been looking to retrofit their building stock to create better, warmer homes to both improve lives and local economies.

Join Innovate UK BridgeAI partner, The Alan Turing Institute and the CIPD for an interactive workshop that brings together HR professionals to explore responsible AI practices through collaborative tools, practical exercises, and cross-sector networking.