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Renatus Retrofit

A smarter, data-driven approach to retrofit assessment, design and specification for social housing.

If you are targeting Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) uplifts and delivering healthier homes for your tenants, Renatus helps you improve underperforming social housing stock with a comprehensive design and specification service built on data driven insights and in-person surveys and assessments.

Renatus is built for social housing providers that need to meet EPC C by 2030, address fuel poverty, and improve tenant wellbeing, without adding complexity. 

What you get with Renatus:

  • Monitoring, survey and retrofit assessment supported by sensor technology
  • In-house design and specification tailored to each property and target EPC
  • Products specified inside and outside the wienerberger portfolio where relevant
  • Inspections throughout the delivery of the works by your contractor
  • A guarantee that the EPC agreed at the outset will be achieved when the specification is followed
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Retrofit assessment

You cannot fix what you cannot see. Our retrofit assessment stage combines in-person surveys with sensor technology to build a clear picture of how each home is performing, so you can treat root causes, not symptoms.

Who it is for

Housing associations, ALMOs, local authorities, and retrofit teams needing confident decisions on fabric and ventilation upgrades, tenant comfort, and EPC improvement. 

What the process looks like

  • Monitoring, survey and assessment using sensor data to identify issues and inform the retrofit solution
  • Sensors capture representative readings over several days and weeks to build an accurate dataset
  • Findings are interpreted alongside physical inspection results to pinpoint underperformance and shape the plan

Renatus retrofit is delivered by an experienced team including in-house architects, designers, assessors, and project managers. We use real-world monitoring (for example temperature and humidity sensing) to support a data-driven approach.


Retrofit services

Renatus is a retrofit design and specification service that supports you throughout the retrofit works, helping you deliver upgrades on time and within budget while keeping residents at the heart of decisions. 

What we deliver

Housing associations, ALMOs, local authorities, and retrofit teams needing confident decisions on fabric and ventilation upgrades, tenant comfort, and EPC improvement. 

  • Design and specification tailored to your target EPC rating ambitions
  • Specification of products both inside and outside our portfolio where relevant
  • Support across common retrofit measures, including:
  • Fabric upgrades: insulation, airtightness, windows and doors 
  • M&E: low-carbon heating options and ventilation
  • Renewables: solar PV 
  • Thermal detailing to reduce thermal bridging and condensation risk

How it works

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Step 1:
Survey and assessment

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Step 2:
Design and specification

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Supply

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Inspections

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Step 5:
Guarantee and post-installation support

Social housing retrofit

Meeting EPC C by 2030 is not just compliance. It is a chance to tackle fuel poverty, improve wellbeing, and make homes safer, warmer, and healthier. Renatus is designed to help you deliver that change with confidence.

Why social housing associations choose Renatus

  • Retrofit design and consultancy service delivered through a single trusted partner
  • Fabric-first approach, improving the building envelope before adding renewables
  • Guaranteed EPC uplift, with performance assurance when the design and specification package is issued and followed
  • Healthier homes, improved indoor air quality and reduced condensation and mould risk
  • Ongoing support, including tenant education and continued performance monitoring to proactively identify issues

See Renatus in action

Liverpool John Moores University

Discover our research project with LJMU to trial innovative, compliant retrofit solutions.

Jigsaw Homes, Chorley

Learn more about this large-scale roofing retrofit to boost energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty, and meet EPC C targets.

East Riding Council

See how we partnered with East Riding Council on a durable, efficient roof system that completed seamlessly without delays.

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PAS 2030 and compliance

The Renatus retrofit process aligns design, installation, and evidence, to give you confidence that you’re compliant.

How Renatus supports compliance confidence

  • We carry out inspections at each stage of the retrofit construction phase to ensure quality standards are met and full compliance with the Renatus process is maintained
  • We conduct post-installation testing to verify improvements and issue corresponding certification
  • When the design and specification is followed, Renatus will guarantee the agreed EPC rating

Designed for real-world delivery constraints

A phased retrofit delivery model can be adopted so works can be planned in stages that correspond with funding availability, tenancy turnover, and stock condition.

How this helps with standards like MEES, SHDF, and Decent Homes

  • Clear target setting around EPC outcomes and evidence of performance uplift
  • Data-led assessment and specification to de-risk investment decisions
  • Inspections, post-install testing, and certification to support audit-ready documentation

Frequently asked questions

A retrofit assessment is the survey and assessment stage that builds a clear picture of how a property is performing, using in-person surveys supported by sensor data to inform the right retrofit solution.

Renatus includes in-house expertise, including retrofit assessors and architects who work collaboratively to design and specify the right solution for each property. 

Renatus means “born again” in Latin, reflecting the goal of giving existing properties a new lease of life through cost effective retrofit measures.

Yes. Renatus is purpose-built to help social housing providers meet or exceed EPC C standards, and guarantees the EPC rating agreed with the client when the design and specification package is issued and followed.

Sensors are used to track indicators such as temperature and humidity, providing transparency and proof of performance, with readings gathered over representative periods.

Ready to kickstart your next retrofit project? Use the contact form to tell us about your stock, your target EPC outcome, and what support you need.

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