18 November 2025 | London
RE:Imaginging retrofit delivery
Introducing CN RE:NEW Retrofit in Focus 2025. The new Construction News conference for leaders in retrofit to meet with key stakeholders and collaborate to accelerate the UK’s retrofit efforts.
As the UK moves towards its 2050 net zero targets, retrofitting buildings is no longer an option, it’s a critical necessity. With 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 already built, tackling the retrofitting challenge is essential for achieving national decarbonisation goals. CN RE:NEW will bring together key clients in both public and private sectors with stakeholders in construction and engineering to discuss how we can accelerate the UK’s retrofit efforts.
Book before 25 July to take advantage of our preview rate.
Why it matters?
A critical industry challenge:
The UK’s buildings are responsible for nearly 40% of the country’s total carbon emissions. Retrofitting is key to reducing this footprint and creating a sustainable future
Unprecedented investment:
The UK Government has committed £9.2 billion to improve energy efficiency in homes and public buildings over the next decade. Opening significant opportunities for construction and engineering firms to support delivery of this work
Client demand:
With tightening Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and penalties of up to £50,000 for landlords whose buildings fail to meet new requirements, commercial and residential buildings must undergo essential retrofitting to meet future demands
Essential networking opportunities:
The retrofit challenge is compounded by a patchwork of regulations, varying industry standards and a lack of best practices to guide the process.
Who you will meet
Advisory board
Funding and policy landscape
Insight into government funding, regulatory frameworks, and policies that will shape the future of retrofitting
Commercial, residential and public sector retrofit spotlights
Breakout workshops and briefings
Practical steps and strategies to achieve net zero carbon buildings through retrofitting.
Partnership opportunities
We invite solution providers, innovators, and leaders in retrofit to partner with us in this crucial gathering. We have a range of commercial opportunities available, from bespoke breakout workshops to speaking positions sharing your best practices and technologies. We can tailor a package to suit your needs.
Partner with CN RE:NEW and benefit from:
- Seize business networking opportunities with key industry leaders
- Demonstrate leadership on critical challenges
- Showcase your success stories
- Learn what clients need in future
- Raise your profile with a broader audience through CN media channels
To discover more about our sponsorship packages and align your organisation with our flagship event in the retrofit sector, please contact:
Maria Power
+44 (0)20 3953 2898
Maria.Power@emap.com
Shane Ryan
+44 (0)20 3953 2029
Shane.Ryan@emap.com
As an advisor, I’ll be helping to drive conversations around addressing retrofit at scale through industrialisation. I look forward to contributing to these important discussions and engaging with you all at the conference. Hope to see you there!
Ron Lang
, Chair,
Construction Leadership Council’s Industrialised Construction workstream
I’m excited to be an advisor for the launch of the Construction News RE:NEW - Retrofit in Focus conference. Refurbishment is a critical part of achieving net-zero goals, and I’m particularly interested in how we can drive long term, practical solutions across the sector. This event will bring together industry leaders to tackle key challenges and opportunities in delivering sustainable, high impact retrofit projects, and important that they are understood by occupiers. I look forward to contributing to important discussions and engaging with you all at the conference—hope to see you there!
Oliver Werby
, Director, Technical Development, Estates,
SEGRO
As an advisor, I’ll be helping shape the conversations around factors for consideration when public sector organisations are exploring decarbonisation solutions. The event will bring together industry leaders to explore the opportunities and challenges in decarbonising public sector estates to ensure that facilities are fit for purpose. I look forward to contributing to these important discussions. Hope to see you there!
Faye Dolan
, Framework Director,
Procure
,
Partnerships Framework
I’m excited to be an advisor and I’ll be helping shape the conversations around the skills and materials needed to responsibly scale both domestic and non-domestic retrofit, and the opportunity that brings to local economy and to enabling a Just Transition for disadvantaged communities. The event will bring together industry leaders to explore the opportunities and challenges in moving towards a future where people and nature both thrive as a result of built environment procurement decisions, as we start to eagerly look beyond capital expenditure-based decision making. Hope to see you there!
Tim Clement
, Director of Social Value & Sustainability,
Morgan Sindall
I’m thrilled to be an advisor for the launch of the Construction News Re:New conference, where we’ll be putting retrofit in focus. We’ll be exploring both the opportunities and challenges of delivering truly sustainable building upgrades, from reducing embodied carbon to scaling up energy efficiency. Retrofit is essential to achieving our nation’s net-zero ambitions, but also provides exciting business opportunities for building owners, plus their suppliers and funders. I look forward to engaging with you all and sharing insights on November 18th in London. Hope to see you there!
Sam Stacey
, Chair,
SustainCRE
Since the publication of our milestone report into the potential for solar power on warehouse rooftops, UKWA has been at the forefront of shaping conversations around rooftop solar power – particularly at government level. As an advisor, I’ll be helping highlight the huge benefits associated with rooftop solar, as well as the considerable challenges we face - not least a national grid that’s simply not fit for purpose! This event will bring together industry leaders to explore the opportunities and barriers ahead, and I’m excited to contribute to these important discussions, sharing what we’ve learned and achieved on the journey so far. I look forward to seeing you there!
Clare Bottle
, Chief Executive,
UK Warehousing Association