Whole House Retrofit (WHR) competition question and answer document published

Read the question and answer document by clicking here.This Whole House Retrofit (WHR) cost reduction trajectory competition is a key early step in accelerating a reduction in domestic retrofit costs. It supports: government ambition to halve the cost of retrofitting existing buildings to the same standard as new builds by 2030 the government’s Fuel Poverty target to bring as many fuel poor homes as reasonably practicable to EPC band C by 2030 government aspiration for as many homes as cost effective, practical and affordable to reach the same standard by 2035The competitionThe WHR competition will make available approximately £9.4 million for a limited number of projects which demonstrate a cost reduction trajectory for whole house retrofit.Your project must consider both process related innovations and material aspects of retrofit, focusing on mass production and large-scale delivery.BEIS anticipate that successful projects will focus on upgrading social housing properties, given the comparative uniformity of the dwellings, and the ability to procure at scale. However, we would be interested to hear credible alternative proposals.Key outputs: demonstration of cost reduction through process innovation evidence of sources of cost reduction approximately 400 homes improved overall (at least 75 per project) and achieving at least a 30 kWh/m2 performance figure as part of an appropriate ‘fabric first’ approach for the building type development of retrofit plans, installation of whole house retrofits, commissioning with residents, and post installation monitoring.Key deadlines to ask clarification questions: 5pm on 12 July 2019 submit expressions of interest: 5pm on 1 August 2019 submit bids: 5pm on 15 August 2019 projects must complete by March 2021Find out more about WHR by clicking here.