Don’t Waste Buildings (DWB) organised a private, invitation-only Retrofit Policy Roundtable which was hosted by the IoD Property and Built Environment Group at the Institute of Directors on 27th November 2024.
The group gathered together about 50 people representing central and local government policymakers, civil servants, professional bodies and cross-industry experts, including leading property developers, financiers, heritage experts, architects, engineers, planners, and volunteers to discuss the importance of the retrofit issue and potential solutions to make it simpler and more profitable.
The discussion, captured in the Retrofit Policy Roundtable Report (click here to download), centred around ideas and proposals to achieve the introduction of policy clarity, sensible regulation and financial incentives around retrofit for the real estate and construction industry.
As the meeting was held under the Chatham House Rule, the report contains some high-level notes about the general discussion, without attributing any comments, as well as some specific ideas that came out of it.
The Report also includes by permission the list of attendees, as well as photos from the event and copies of the discussion slides.
Some photos from the event, courtesy of ING Media/Darius Subramaniam, are shown in the gallery below.
Please contact DWB if you have any questions or would like to get involved in future roundtables or events with DWB.
