The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has announced a new conference to identify solutions to improving housing stock across Glasgow and beyond.

CaCHE will host event, entitled 'Beyond Niddrie Road: Retrofit Solutions for Older Housing' on September 19 2023 – a free one-day event at voco Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow.

As part of the conference, a comprehensive evaluation will be presented on the deep retrofit project of a pre-1919 sandstone tenement on Niddrie Road in Strathbungo East, Glasgow. Funded by Glasgow City Council, Scottish Funding Council, Southside Housing Association, and the Scottish Government, the retrofit successfully and significantly reduced energy demand and dramatically cut household bills. The building now houses tenants in each of its eight flats.


The project is a collaboration between CaCHE and Southside Housing Association, John Gilbert Architects, CCG Construction Ltd., and the University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture.

Alongside the wider lessons from the evaluation of Niddrie Road, attendees will gain insights into key topics, among others, concerned with retrofitting older housing, including the Scottish Government's Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESHH) review, funding and delivery streams working at Glasgow, Scottish and UK government levels, thinking through incentives to speed up mass retrofit, and tenement strategies for achieving net-zero, while retaining our built environment heritage.

Welcoming the announcement of the event, Prof Kenneth Gibb, Director of CaCHE, said: "This conference provides a valuable platform to share knowledge, network and explore innovative retrofit strategies for older housing. It is an excellent opportunity to connect with experts and contribute to sustainable solutions to retain and strengthen our older housing stock."

You can register your place at the event here.