What is retrofit?

Home energy saving improvements (also called retrofit) refer to upgrade work that makes your home warmer, more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels. This includes practical measures like insulation, draught-proofing, optimal heating systems and renewable energy technology.

Upgrades to improve your home and environment

Most UK homes weren’t built with energy efficiency in mind. Heat escapes through walls, roofs and windows, making homes harder to heat and more expensive to run. Energy efficiency improvements address this – boosting comfort, health and reducing bills all at once.

The benefits reach far beyond your home. When thousands of homes improve together, entire communities become more sustainable and resilient. With homes accounting for around 14% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions, retrofit improvements also play a vital role in tackling the climate emergency. Making energy improvements to our homes at scale will help us meet our climate targets – and protect household budgets at the same time.

Futureproof’s retrofit approach

We recommend a ‘whole-house approach’. This means making changes systematically, considering how different measures work together and ventilation, and planning for your home’s future needs. It helps avoid problems later and ensures you get maximum benefit from every improvement. All of our home energy surveys follow this approach.

With Futureproof, you’ll get a personalised retrofit plan that considers how your home is built, how you use it, and what you want to achieve. Our advice is impartial, expert, and grounded in 45+ years of real-world experience.