Missed this summer's #TransformingHomes webinar series? Recordings are now available online, featuring the latest research and project developments across demonstration homes, codesign and the Transforming Homes Design Catalogue. www.youtube.com/@Transformin... @ukri.org #AHRC #GTE #GreenTransition

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The Transforming Homes consortium involves over 50 members from 10 partner organisations, each bringing specialised expertise to our collaborative mission of co-designing existing housing by working w...

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📰August 2026 Newsletter is out now! Featuring progress from the Bristol and Swansea demonstration homes and a researcher spotlight on Laura Brain's work supporting the Transforming Homes catalogue. www.transforminghomes.org.uk/output/trans... @ukri.org #AHRC #GTE @gw4alliance.bsky.social

Transforming Homes: August 2026 Newsletter - Transforming Homes

Join us on our journey to develop scalable design solutions to transform existing housing by working with, and for, communities. Featured articles: Emma Taylor shares the latest progress from the Bris...

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'Developing a Transforming Homes Design Catalogue to inspire future housing transformations' webinar Join us Thursday, 16 July 13:00 BST to learn about the resources being developed by our team to inspire the #transformation of existing #homes in the UK. @ukri.org #AHRC #greentransition #netzero

📢 Event: 'Putting people at the heart of transformation' webinar Join us Thursday, 9 July 13:00 BST to learn about the #codesign approaches helping us helping shape the #transformation of existing #homes in the UK. @ukri.org @asbpuk.bsky.social @aecb.bsky.social @woodknowledgewales.bsky.social

📢Event alert: 'Delivering the transformation of 1920-1940 Council built homes for future living' webinar Join us on Thursday, 2 July 12:00 BST to hear about our progress and lessons learned from our demonstration homes in Bristol and Swansea as part of our @ukri.org #AHRC funded research. #NetZero

The Transforming Homes Illustrated Storybook is now out! 🎉 Led by Dr Lucy McFadzean, this new resource provides insights into the @transforming-homes.bsky.social research. Delighted to have had the opportunity to contribute to it. Take a look below 👇 www.transforminghomes.org.uk/output/trans...

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Our Transforming Homes Illustrated Storybook aims, through attractive and colourful visuals combined with simple and informative text, to explain the opportunities and challenges of transforming homes...

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🗓️ Transforming Homes Webinars are back this summer – register now! Hear about our progress and lessons learned from activities across the project, including the demo homes being delivered in Bristol and Swansea, our co-design processes and the resources being developed to inspire transformation.

Next Wednesday 25 March, @transforming-homes.bsky.social will be present at the ‘Healthy Homes in a Changing Climate’ Lecture @ucuglos.bsky.social. Explore #housing, #health and #climate with Dr @drlouiseking.bsky.social and Dr Lucy McFadzean. Learn more and register below.

February 2026 edition of the @transforming-homes.bsky.social newsletter is out! #TransformingHomes is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of @ukri.org #FutureObservatory, the @designmuseum.bsky.social research programme for the green transition ecosystem, supports the project.

Transforming Homes colleagues delivered the opening keynote at #WSA #MArch2026, showcasing interdisciplinary research on transforming 1920-1940 housing—from retrofit innovation and co-design to modelling and demo homes in Swansea. Thanks to the MArch team and students for the engaging discussion!

📬 Our latest Transforming Newsletter is out! Featuring reflections on interdisciplinary research, insights on closing the building performance gap to inform design, disseminating co-design perspectives, and spotlights on Dr Will Hawkins and Dr Chenfei Liu www.transforminghomes.org.uk/output/trans...

Transforming Homes: December 2025 Newsletter - Transforming Homes

Join us on our journey to develop scalable design solutions to transform existing housing by working with, and for, communities. Featured articles Prof Jo Patterson reflects how interdisciplinary coll...

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The @transforming-homes.bsky.social team joined HAMMAR Midlands in Walsall to explore what social housing could look like in 2050 — from balancing national goals with local needs to co-designing homes with residents for a sustainable future. @drlouiseking.bsky.social @julianransom.bsky.social

Almost 2 months since the Tools for Transition Exhibition opened at the @designmuseum.bsky.social, showcasing @ukri.org AHRC Green Transition Ecosystems. Finally had a chance to reflect on my involvement in the @transforming-homes.bsky.social newsletter. www.transforminghomes.org.uk/a-night-at-t...

A Night at the Museum: Attending the Launch of the Tools for Transition Exhibition - Transforming Homes

A Night at the Museum: Attending the Launch of the Tools for Transition Exhibition Author: Dr Veronica Albarran Carrillo, Research Associate, Cardiff University   Connecting, communicating, and collab...

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Researcher @drlouiseking.bsky.social will lead a workshop tomorrow, 6 Nov, at HAMMAR Midlands ‘Awaab’s Law / Healthy Homes’ seminar in Walsall. Focus: Co-designing #future #homes & #upscaling #transformation. Learn more and register: www.nhmf.co.uk/regionalgrou...

Our Oct 2025 Newsletter is out! Articles from Dr @veronicaac.bsky.social on the Tools for Transition Exhibition launch and Dr Dilek Arslan on the modelling work to inform home transformation | Spotlight on Sanjukta Jitendhar & Dr @veronicaac.bsky.social www.transforminghomes.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The Tools for Transition exhibition is open at the @designmuseum.bsky.social. It showcases the 4 @ukri.org AHRC-funded Green Transition Ecosystems: @transforming-homes.bsky.social, Design HOPES, @futureislandisland.bsky.social and @publicmap.bsky.social Free to visit from Sept 2025 to Aug 2026.

Cardiff University welcomed Welsh social housing reps for @chcymru.bsky.social’s first Asset Managers Meeting. The morning session showcased WSA research on housing & the built environment, including insights to the #TransformingHomes project. Thanks to @julianransom.bsky.social and Jonathan Conway.

📢 Calling all UK Architects, Engineers, Retrofit Designers & Coordinators! Share your experience in our 15-min survey to shape the future of whole-house #retrofit. Help close #skills & #knowledge gaps in training. Open until 30 Sept 2025.

Transforming Homes Webinar Series 2025 – Available Online! The showcases how Design Research and Co-Design can be used to transform our housing stock. Missed the live sessions or want to revisit the discussions again? Rewatch here: www.youtube.com/@Transformin... Funded by @ukri.org AHRC

Dr Lucy McFadzean @exeter.ac.uk spoke at the International Retrofit Conference on our work #codesigning with residents. The panel discussed #retrofit challenges, supply chains, PAS 2035, and home decarbonisation—highlighting the need for #collaborative approaches to #transform #homes at scale.

Equipping local authorities and the construction industry with practical #skills is a vital step in advancing the use of bio-based and non-extractive #materials to #transform the UK’s existing #housing stock. This photo captures our recent #TransformingHomes training session and knowledge sharing.

Another year organising the @transforming-homes.bsky.social writing retreat! Great to connect with colleagues from Bath, Bristol and Exeter, and work towards project outputs. So many interesting things coming up! Sign up to stay updated on the project: www.transforminghomes.org.uk#signup 📸Dilek A

Architects, M&E Engineers, Structural Engineers, and Retrofit Designers— please help us identify skills gaps limiting whole-house #retrofits in the UK. Your input will shape future HE, FE, and CPD training. Survey open until 8 Aug 2025. 🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Transforming Homes researchers will be presenting at the upcoming webinar 'Investigating how cavity wall construction in 1930's housing can influence retrofit design' organised by the National Retrofit Hub. 📆Friday 18 July | 🕛12:00 | Online Learn more and register: www.crowdcast.io/c/nrh-july-1...

Last call - Sign up now! Transforming Homes Webinar 3: Transforming Homes at Scale 🗓️ Wednesday 16 July | 🕛 12:00–13:30 | Online: Teams Speakers: @drlouiseking.bsky.social | @opsprof.bsky.social | Cllr. Andrea Lewis | @darshil-shah.bsky.social | Dr Caroline Weeks Project funded by AHRC @ukri.org

Events by our Members/Partners asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events Online •‘The Greenest House' @thegreenregister.bsky.social • Transforming homes at scale @transforming-homes.bsky.social •Wood Fibre Insulation •Foam Glass Aggregate In-person •Breathaplasta Demo Days •Intelligent Demolition Planning

Prof Robert Grover spoke at Retrofit Meets: Carbon & Materials for Retrofit 25, organised by the National Retrofit Hub and the Building Centre. He shared insights from Transforming Homes work using biobased materials in home transformation through a co-design lens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wIB...

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Dr Robert Grover, Senior Lecturer at @uniofbath.bsky.social and part of @transforming-homes.bsky.social, will chair the Webinar 'Transforming Homes at Scale' on 16 July, 12:00 - 13:30, exploring opportunities and challenges of scaling up housing transformation. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1383947627...

Calling #retrofit architects, engineers and coordinators. Have your say in improving future retrofit skills training by taking a short survey @transforming-homes.bsky.social. asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/wh...

There’s a great selection of online events this week on our Members and Partners Events webpage -> asbp.org.uk/partner-memb... . * Keim UK * @reusefully.bsky.social * @transforming-homes.bsky.social * @aecb.bsky.social @bethwilliamsse.bsky.social * Supply Chain Sustainabilty School * Mike Wye