Knowledge Centre
Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.
Perspective
Better Warmer Homes: Learnings for scaling place-based retrofit
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.
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GeoAI Festival – Explainable Earth Webinar Series
Perspective
Mind the Gap: Ensuring heat policy reaches space-constrained homes
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.
Perspective
How local authorities can build a competitive UK retrofit workforce
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.
Perspective
Design Foundations Evaluation Report: Early-stage design for innovation and business growth
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.
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Horizon Europe Reapply Masterclass 2026
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Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable Series
Perspective
Setting the standard: where the national and the local empower place-based retrofit
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.
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Responsible AI in action - Navigating workforce challenges and organisational consequences