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Unlock Net Zero Live stage

The housing sector faces the dual challenge of building new low carbon homes at pace and scale, whilst ensuring existing homes are retrofitted to reach the UK Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050. Alongside, lowering energy bills and improving health and wellbeing provisions for tenants and residents is an urgent priority during the cost of living crisis.

Discover the practical solutions to decarbonise our homes and places whilst ensuring quality, warm and affordable housing for tenants and residents. Looking at skills, finance, engagement, and collaboration across new build and retrofit projects, join us to build the foundation of net zero together.

To build the foundations of net zero we need action, we need urgency, we need solutions at scale, and we need to learn from doing.

The Unlock Net Zero Live stage will bring together a core audience of influencers from local authorities, housing organisations, consultancies and the supply chain to find the solutions in the practical transition to a low carbon future. The stage will identify the technologies, infrastructure and behaviour change required to enact lasting change and ensure the sector reaches net zero emissions by 2050.

Discussions will be centred around the following questions and insights:

How are housing associations incorporating net zero into business plans, and funding the necessary costs to decarbonise homes?
How can we address the disconnect between the need for more roles in construction, retrofit and energy, and the shortage of skills?
Tackling zero carbon, fuel poverty and disrepair through strategic asset management
Addressing overheating, flood risk and biodiversity loss to create and maintain climate resilient homes and communities
What is the current flow of government policy and regulations? Looking at the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the heat and buildings strategy, and the energy-efficiency taskforce
Transforming lives through affordable green technology: from heat pumps to solar panels to EV charging infrastructure
Tackling climate change together with tenants and residents: engagement strategies, education programmes, and two-way dialogue
Collaborating to achieve more: scaling up new build delivery, funding bids, training opportunities and routes to procurement

Plus learn more about the Unlock Net Zero portal

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Unlock Net Zero is a knowledge portal and events programme that educates, informs, and connects people and organisations involved in adopting a net zero approach to their operations, products and services. Through dedicated case studies and viewpoints, the portal seeks to identify the technologies, innovation, infrastructure developments and behaviour change required to enable net zero homes and places that work for all.

Visit the Unlock Net Zero portal