Retrofit Consultancy for Non-Traditional Housing Archetypes by Oxford City Council

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Oxford City Council awarded a contract to Constructive Thinking Studio Limited for the provision of non-traditional construction archetype identification and retrofit consultancy.

The contract, valued at £98,700, aimed to develop a fabric-first archetype approach for retrofitting the council's non-traditional properties, with the goal of enabling future delivery at scale to achieve an EPC level C rating by 2030, net zero aspirations, and occupant thermal comfort, while avoiding conventional retrofit methods that lead to unintended consequences such as ongoing costs, negative health impacts, building structure failure, and fuel poverty.