RISE podcast
Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise (RISE) is a Government-backed, expert-led service. We offer free training, guidance and support to social housing providers and local authorities looking to secure funding for, and deliver successful programmes of, domestic retrofit.
These podcasts aim to share insights, good practices, and lessons learned from relevant retrofit/Warm Homes projects. They are intended for informational purposes only and do not constitute recommendations or endorsements of specific suppliers, products, or services within the sector.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 91
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Innovation in social housing retrofit
In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, and Sam Stacey, challenge director - transforming construction at UKRI, discuss the importance of innovation in addressing the challenges …
Ambitions for Wave 2.1 with Selvin Brown MBE from BEIS
In this special edition of the podcast, Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, welcomes Selvin Brown MBE, director of Net Zero Buildings – Domestic at BEIS, to discuss the government’s scaled u…
BEIS reviews Wave 1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
In this episode, Sarah Daly from the Turner & Townsend RISE team is joined by BEIS's Alison Skillen, technical support manager for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), as the two review th…
Data analysis for large scale retrofit
In this episode, Sarah Daly is joined by Stewart Little, CEO and founder of IRT Surveys, to discuss the role of data analysis in large scale retrofit.
We know that data is often misunderstood, misint…
Embedding social value and equality, diversity and inclusion in retrofit programmes
In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, and Lydia Parnell, associate director and corporate responsibility lead at Turner & Townsend, discuss the topics and opportunities around …
Energiesprong and Passivhaus
In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team, Emily Braham from Energiesprong UK, and Jon Bootland from Passivhaus Trust discuss the topics around retrofit standards and approaches for…
Are you ready to mobilise?
In this episode Sarah Daly and Ben Bright from Turner & Townsend's RISE team discuss the mobilisation window for delivering housing retrofit programmes, including ensuring budget readiness, procureme…
Applying best practice in supply chains to SHDF
In this episode Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend's RISE team and Russell Smith, managing director of RetrofitWorks, discuss the challenges of social housing retrofit, focusing on applying best practic…
The benefits of a consortium approach to social housing retrofit
In this episode, Sarah Daly and Bevan Jones of the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (now RISE) team at Turner & Townsend, informally discuss the benefits of consortia and a partnership approach to…
Aligning SHDF with long-term retrofit objectives
In this session Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend and Russell Smith, managing director of RetrofitWorks, focus on the alignment of SHDF with long-term retrofit objectives, as part of their discussion a…
How to approach a social housing retrofit programme
In this session, Sarah Daly of Turner & Townsend and David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy, discuss how to approach social housing retrofit programmes.
This episode was originally posted unde…