Historic England helps people care for, understand and protect England’s historic environment. Its technical work supports appropriate energy efficiency upgrades, climate resilience and retrofit approaches that respect the value and performance of historic and traditional buildings.
Public body
Historic environment, conservation and technical guidance
Supporting appropriate retrofit for historic and traditional buildings
Bringing heritage, evidence and conservation expertise into NRH
Historic England brings national expertise on historic buildings, traditional construction and climate adaptation.
Its involvement helps ensure retrofit guidance reflects the needs of older buildings, their occupants and the places they shape.
Bringing expertise on solid wall, heritage and older building types
Connecting retrofit with adaptation and long term building care
Supporting evidence based approaches to upgrades
Helping practitioners manage risk and preserve significance
