RISE podcast

Sarah Fox is the author of Small Works Contracts in Just 500 Words. In this episode, Sarah talks to host Claire Brown about the importance of effective contract management. Sarah outlines her insight…

In today’s episode, host Claire Brown is joined by Kevin Gawtrey RICS, Senior Building Surveyor, Aldrock and Filipe Amarante, Community Retrofit Project Manager, NEA.

Kevin and Filipe provide a full o…

In this episode, Jonathan Newton is joined by Greta Jonsson, Architect & Retrofit Designer, Design Specifics and Amanda Reynolds, Manager, Retrofit Coordinator, Compliance Specifics, to discuss the l…

In this episode Claire Brown is joined by Ben Hebbert, Senior Sustainability Consultant at Turner & Townsend/RISE to discuss mid-mobilisation review (MMR). Ben explains exactly what MMR is, what to e…

Jonathan Newton is joined by Martin Hurn, Event Director, Futurebuild, and Megan Creswell, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Turner & Townsend/RISE, to talk through all their highlights and main insi…

In this episode, host Claire Brown is joined by Andy Gouldson, Commercial Partnerships Manager, Building Centre, to talk through the key themes of ‘Retrofit 25 - What's Stopping Us?’ exhibition - an …

In this episode host Jonathan Newton is joined by Jack Allen, Managing Director of Building Energy Experts. Jack breaks down all his key tips in preparing for Warm Homes including the technical roles…

In today’s podcast we are joined by Andrea Howe, Energy Efficiency & Affordable Warmth Officer at Blackpool Council, to discuss Cosy Homes in Lancashire.

Andrea explains to host Sarah McClelland exact…

In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Will Routh, Director and Co-Founder, Chirpy Heat, discussing heat networks in retrofit schemes, what the common issues are and how you can avoid them.…

In this episode we’re discussing ground source heat pumps in retrofit schemes. We cover the benefits, the common issues and how to avoid them, as well as sharing top tips for anyone looking to instal…

In this week's episode we’re discussing the Government-funded retrofit evaluation that took place at the end of last year. We are delighted to be joined by Giulia Dallera, Senior Research Officer and…

In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, taking place 10 - 16 February 2025, we’re chatting to John Renwick, Communities Manager at Warmworks – an organisation founded in 2015 that has since s…

During this episode we're discussing the Procurement Act 2023, which goes live this February, and the impact it will have to the future of retrofit procurement activity.

We're delighted to be joined b…

In this episode we’re chatting with Natalie Gardner, RISE Support Lead, discussing the topic of consortiums and in particular consortium governance. Natalie brings her expertise from working in conso…

In the UK most of us spend about 90% of our time indoors, but almost all efforts to reduce air pollution focus on the outdoors.

In our latest episode we’re joined by Nic Carslaw, Professor of Indoor …

During this episode we're chatting with Chris Roberts, Sustainability Manager at Plus Dane Housing, about district heating and all things retrofit.

Chris explains district heating systems and networ…

Kicking off the RISE podcast for 2025 - We’re delighted to be joined by Natalie Gardner, RISE Support Regional Lead, to take a look forward and discuss what's happening in the retrofit sector over th…

In the last RISE podcast of 2024 we’re joined by Kate Watson, RISE Bespoke Support Lead, to recap on all things retrofit from the year. Kate discusses the key highlights and news from the sector, inc…

PAS is a key part and requirement to delivering retrofit projects successfully.

In our latest RISE podcast we’re delighted to be  joined by Julian Boss, RISE PAS expert, to explain the purpose of PA…

During this episode we're joined by Claire Brown, RISE Resident Engagement Subject Matter Expert and PHD Researcher at The University of Manchester.

Claire shares the lessons learnt from across the …