Altuity wins £15,000 grant to develop technology to improve retrofit build processes

Achieving the UK’s net zero targets is critical and retrofit has an important role in achieving them.

Altuity Solutions, a UK software developer of facilities and asset management software, has won a £15,000 grant to help the company expand into the growing but challenging retrofit sector.

A recent report by the Centre for Low Carbon Futures and the Energy Savings Trust found that UK builders need to improve the energy efficiency of 1.8 homes every minute until 2050 if the government is to meet its climate change commitments. That’s 29m homes by 2050 at a total cost of between £400bn and £1,000bn but the current rate of retrofitting is half of that.

The grant, provided by Innovate UK EDGE (IUK Edge) in partnership with the Catapult Network, will fund access to retrofit experts at Connected Places Catapult (CPC). They will work with Altuity to analyse retrofit build processes and identify where Altuity’s technology can be deployed to benefit organisations involved in retrofitting.

Just this month the Government announced its Net Zero Strategy, including £3.9 billion of new funding for decarbonising heat and buildings and an extra £500 million towards innovation projects to develop the green technologies of the future.

Retrofit processes cover initial surveys through making recommendations to improve buildings, undertaking work and auditing and monitoring the improvements made to ensure they’re delivering the energy efficiency improvements needed.

Altuity was already working with IUK EDGE innovation and growth specialists and together they identified the opportunity to apply for a grant to help Altuity expand into the retrofit sector.

There are nine catapults across the UK and Altuity identified CPC as being the ideal partner for this project given their expertise in retrofit activities.

Altuity was founded in 2014 to make it easier for those managing buildings, estates, assets and buried services to access information and gain insights from the data being managed. With its intuitive software, using advanced visualisation technology that combines maps, floor and site plans, 360° photospheres and augmented reality, Altuity delivers asset management solutions and a truly unique approach to managing data and information, to clients around the world.

Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the UK innovation agency's deep investment in the pioneering businesses that drive economic growth. It is a publicly-funded service available to all high potential small to medium sized innovation-driven companies.

Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and places.

We provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel. We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets. We run technology demonstrators and SME accelerators to scale new solutions that drive growth, spread prosperity, and eliminate carbon.