Research Profile

  • What feasible macro-scale interventions could stimulate a sustainable growth in the UK housing retrofit market? - An examination of the potential impact from supply-chain innovations in “whole house” improvements

    The research focuses on the examination of the ‘market mechanisms’ that could stimulate housing retrofit activity in the UK, with a particular look at innovations in the supply-chain industry to carry out ‘whole-house’ retrofits, and the impact these can have on the retrofit sector as a whole.


  • Holger Siemons

    Senior Lecturer in International Business

  • Presentations

    • Regional Studies Association South West and Wales Regional Conference, University of West England, 29 April 2015 “Towards a sustainable agenda: local and regional policy choices”
    • Presentation to Energy Efficiency Group/ Hub meeting 2 July 2015, Rugby
    • Housing Studies Association Conference 2016, “Housing at the extremes: austerity, prosperity and systems change” 6 April 2016

    Initial networks created with Educational institutions and Businesses

  • Georgia is a RIBA Part 2 architectural assistant with an MA in Sustainability and Design. Since 2009 she has worked as a freelance architectural assistant, sustainability consultant and researcher. She has a strong interest in low energy retrofit and how technological innovations and standards could shape the industry while tackling the performance gap.