Using new data on low-carbon retrofits to boost health and equity benefits across the UK

This project will co-produce with stakeholders policy-relevant recommendations for data-sharing and research questions for larger grant applications. 

This project explores how data from large-scale UK housing retrofit programmes—mandated under new British Standards and lodged via the TrustMark Quality Assurance scheme—can be ethically and inclusively used to evaluate health and equity outcomes. While current datasets focus on energy performance, their potential to inform public health and social equity remains untapped. Through interdisciplinary collaboration across building science and public health, the project will co-produce policy-relevant recommendations and identify research questions for future funding. Working with TrustMark and the Healthy Homes Hub, the team will engage stakeholders across housing, construction, and health sectors to assess data-sharing practices and develop a framework for evaluating retrofit impacts. This initiative will lay the groundwork for a larger grant proposal, aiming to align climate goals with health equity in UK homes and ensure that net-zero transitions deliver just and measurable benefits for vulnerable populations.