RETROFIT 24: The Reuse Agenda for Our Commercial, Cultural & Civic Buildings

Exhibitions

20 Mar–30 Aug 2024

Setting the agenda for Retrofit 24

This free exhibtion focuses on meeting net-zero targets and increasing climate resilience, the solution being to decarbonise the UK’s real estate with some urgency.

As 80% of the buildings that will be here in 2050 already exist, retrofitting is the best way to address this challenge.

We need to prioritise retrofitting commercial buildings, as nearly 25% of the UK built environment’s carbon footprint comes from heating, powering and operating these buildings. 

But current retrofitting efforts aren’t on track to meet the UK’s ambitious net zero targets. Retrofit 24 demonstrates how to achieve improvements in energy efficiency across all sectors, through examples of recent commercial, cultural and civic retrofit projects.

Our exhibition, Retrofit 24: The Reuse Agenda For Our Commercial, Cultural and Civic Buildings, continues the Building Centre’s focus on striving towards Net Zero by 2050 by unlocking the potential of our existing buildings. The exhibition is located in the main gallery of the Building Centre, and has an extensive calendar of supporting events.

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Case study displays of retrofit delivered and in progress

Six commercial retrofit case studies in Glasgow, Wakefield, Cambridge and London.

Six cultural retrofit case studies across a range of sites: church estate, a museum, a tourist attraction, artist studios, a theatre.

Seven civic building retrofit case studies: a community hub and a youth centre, three universities, a primary school and a secondary school.

Architectural Models

The beautiful range of models further illustrate case studies

Houlton School, Rugby – on loan from Urban and Civic
Façade study of Clerkenwell Office – on loan from Architecture for London
Cambridge Arts Theatre models – on loan from Ian Chalk Architects
Ice Factory, London – on loan from Buckley Gray Yeoman Architects
Young people’s design models for Padnall Hall – on loan from RCKa Architects
Key Considerations of Commercial Retrofit – a model in collaboration with UKGBC

Product displays

Panasonic’s heat pump the ECOi-W AQUA-G BLUE
Mitsubishi’s Ecodan QAHV air source heat pump
REHAU’s Rauthermax heating pipework
Ecological Building Systems Retro EcoWall insulation
Michelmersh CMS40 brick cladding system
Knauf Insulation’s Omnifit insulation
Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA) with Bauder’s PiR insulation
Knauf’s acoustic panels
Ventrolla’s sash window renovation system
Senior Architectural Systems showing sections of curtain walling and door systems
Innovate UK sharing Sunamp (thermal storage) and Guru (data for heat) net zero innovation examples
Unilin’s insulation
VU City’s EPC mapping video display

If you are interested in partnering with us in future exhibitions, please contact our Commercial Director, John Bonning jbonning@buildingcentre.co.uk or Head of Partnerships and Programmes, Laura Broderick lbroderick@buildingcentre.co.uk