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Buildings energy efficiency technical research

BEIS / DESNZ technical research covering energy efficiency measures in the domestic sector.

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From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published:
9 November 2017
Last updated:
1 October 2025
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  1. Published the research 'Gathering evidence to improve airtightness in the UK housing stock'.

  2. Published 'Deterioration of retrofit insulation performance'.

  3. Added 2 research documents: Energy Follow-Up Survey (EFUS) overheating in homes and Future-proofing retrofits against risks from climate change.

  4. Added Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) 2017 reports.

  5. Added reports on thin internal wall insulation and waterproofing cavity walls.

  6. Research: 'Cavity party walls: measuring U-values' added.

  7. Added reports: "Barriers to retrofit’" and "Determining the costs of insulating non-standard cavity walls and lofts".

  8. First published.

Improving the performance of the UK’s dwellings is an essential part of meeting climate change commitments.

BEIS / DESNZ have funded or part funded a number of research projects in this area, covering, amongst others the following aspects:

  • in-situ measurements of the performance of buildings
  • analysis on the energy saving potential of measures
  • identification of risks that arise from retrofit of insulation
  • quantification of the costs of domestic energy saving measures

Studies on energy efficiency retrofit projects carried out in the UK

Methods which can be used to insulate UK dwellings

Calculating the performance of insulation

The cost of measures to improve energy efficiency

Climate adaptation

Barriers to retrofit

Other

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