Why attend

Retrofit is no longer a niche specialism or a future ambition, it is the mainstream delivery challenge facing the UK construction and engineering sector right now.

RAAC concrete, cladding remediation, EPC reform, and the most significant public investment in home upgrades in British history have combined to make this the most consequential moment the retrofit sector has seen.

CN RE:NEW is where the people responsible for making it happen come together. A focused, high-quality day of insight, debate, and connection, built for senior leaders across housing, commercial real estate, public sector estates, and the supply chain delivering for all three.


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Key reasons to attend:

Whether you are delivering large-scale housing upgrades, navigating public estate remediation, or advising commercial clients on their decarbonisation strategy, CN RE:NEW is where the sector's retrofit agenda is set.


Interrogate the policy in practice:

Regulation is moving fast. Understand what EPC reform, and the Warm Homes delivery framework mean in practice for your projects, your clients, and your pipeline — and hear directly from those shaping the implementation.


Learn from programmes already in delivery:

The sector's most experienced retrofit practitioners share what genuine large-scale delivery looks like — the procurement models, the supply chain realities, the technical challenges, and the lessons that don't make it into press releases.


Understand the public sector estates challenge:

From RAAC remediation in schools and hospitals to cladding programmes across social housing, public sector clients are navigating a retrofit and safety challenge of exceptional complexity. Hear how estates directors, NHS trusts, and local authorities are responding and what they need from the supply chain.


Connect with the people making decisions:

Clients commissioning programmes. Contractors building capability. Consultants advising on strategy. Housing providers, local authorities, and asset owners with live briefs. CN RE:NEW brings the right room together.


Get ahead of the pipeline:

The retrofit market is growing faster than the sector's capacity to serve it. Understand where the work is coming from, how procurement frameworks are evolving, and how to position your organisation to win it.

Who's in the room in 2026

Senior leaders from across retrofit, regeneration and fit-out — the clients who commission the work, the contractors who deliver it, and the policy bodies who set the rules.

125 organisations represented. 44% of the audience is director level or above, and 59% sits at head-of-function or above.

125
Organisations represented
44%
Director level or above
Across
Client, contractor & supply chain — no single sector above 17%
Covering
Policy, funding, design & delivery — strategy through to site

Five distinct decision-making layers attend CN:RENEW, each buying and specifying at a different point in the retrofit chain. Percentages are of the full registered audience.

Leadership layer Focus area Decision responsibilities Job titles of attendees Share
Executive leadership Strategy & investment Portfolio strategy, capital allocation, business-wide net zero commitments, partnership and market positioning Chief Executive, Managing Director, Chair, Executive Director, Owner, Founder, Partner 15%
Directorate leadership Governance & delivery Programme governance, commercial terms, development pipeline, framework appointments and budget accountability Director of Sustainability, Development Director, Neighbourhood Director, Operations Director, Director of Social Value, Regional Director 29%
Functional & programme leadership Carbon, policy & assets Setting carbon and energy standards, asset and real estate strategy, policy positions and technical assurance across an estate or business unit Head, Better Buildings Programme; Head of Sustainability; Head of Capital Projects; Head of Real Estate Strategy; National Carbon Lead 15%
Senior management Advisory & technical Decarbonisation advice, policy research, engineering assurance and business development on live retrofit programmes Senior Advisor Decarbonisation, Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Engineer, Senior Environmental Advisor, Senior Manager 10%
Delivery & specialist Project execution Day-to-day scheme delivery, design coordination, procurement, sustainability measurement and reporting Asset and Sustainability Manager, Design Manager, Environment Manager, Procurement Manager, Product & Innovation Manager, Civil Engineer, Analyst 31%
Public sector clients, government & frameworks
Cabinet Office Office of Government Property Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Department for Business and Trade NISTA Historic England Transport for London High Speed Two Westminster City Council Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Waltham Forest London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Newcastle City Council Watford Borough Council Thurrock Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council Be First Beyond Housing National Association of Construction Frameworks YORhub Southern Construction Framework University of Cambridge Technical Authority
Developers, landlords, asset owners & investors
Canary Wharf Group Grosvenor Estates Landsec Bruntwood SciTech The King's Cross Group TPG Angelo Gordon Bloom Real Estate Lambert Smith Hampton Signature Projects Envoy Projects McAleer & Rushe
Contractors & retrofit specialists
Kier Construction Morgan Sindall Construction Equans UK and Ireland Equans Regeneration Lovell Partnerships Lovell Renew Willmott Dixon Interiors McGee 8Build Lindum Group Miller Knight Novus Solutions Sustainable Building Services Frank Rogers Construction Everest Technical Services Mec-Serv
Consultants, designers & engineers
Arup Mott MacDonald Arcadis UK AECOM AtkinsRéalis Savills Grimshaw BDP PLP Architecture ECD Architects Stride Treglown WW+P Architects Chapter 2 Architects Studio Booth Eckersley O'Callaghan Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers calfordseaden Thomas & Adamson – Egis Group Black Cat Building Consultancy Arnold Bartosch Keller Group P6 Planning Cheetah Transformation
Finance, insurance & legal
Gowling WLG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co Gallagher Specialty Willis Construction Specialty Willis Towers Watson Athora Lloyds Banking Group
Manufacturers, suppliers, institutions & trade bodies
Euroclad Group Axter ARC Building Solutions Colorminium (London) Vectaire Cannon Technologies TLJ Group Twin & Earth TCT Europe Building Atlas BRE Group BSRIA UKGBC CIOB MCS National Home Decarbonisation Group National Home Improvement Council National Federation of Builders Construction Excellence Midlands Construction Plant-hire Association Temporary Works Forum UK Warehousing Association Energy Systems Catapult Anglia Ruskin University Glenigan
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Venue

More than 150 years old, the Kia Oval, London is home to Surrey County Cricket Club and has witnessed some famous victories, including England’s Ashes win in 2005.

The cricket ground is a two-minute walk from Oval Tube station on the Northern line and a 10-minute walk from Vauxhall Tube station on the Victoria line. 

The venue is fully accessible and more detail on this can be found here .

We have partnered with the accommodation agency PRIORITY to offer our attendees discounted accommodation at nearby hotels. Booking via the link below will allow you to access these discounts.

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We regret that you are unable to book accommodation directly through emap, you must do so with PRIORITY.


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Sustainability at the CN RE:NEW Retrofit

An event built around its own themes of reducing carbon emissions

Construction News is a member of isla and is committed in the journey to becoming more sustainable. isla is our Sustainability partner. Construction News will be closely evaluating all our events and considering how we can improve in the following areas - energy, transport, water usage, waste management, environment and support for the local economy.

isla is an action-driven network that is working towards accelerating the event industry to a sustainable future. Bringing together expertise from across the entire events sector to give its members confidence, knowledge, and resources needed to deliver sustainable events confidently and consistently.

More information about isla can be found here

The menu

You will notice that the menu for this event has been chosen with sustainability in mind. We have chosen to mandate a vegetarian menu for the event and all of the ingredients are sourced as locally to the venue as possible. Food waste will be donated to a local charity, in line with the venue's sustainability policy.

Suppliers and collateral

Construction News chooses its suppliers with a bias towards those partners who take sustainability seriously. We are eliminating all paper print-outs at the event, except when requested by delegates by registration survey in aid of accessibility. Tickets are electronic instead of printed, and the signage we use is provided by the wonderful Insite Graphics which holds ISO14001 certification . Event signage is all either recyclable, reusable , or is used to provide community power when disposed of – none will go to landfill. All the ink is water-based and much of our signage is moving to carboard-based alternatives , recyclable in generic paper waste collections. The exhibition stands at the event are all provided by Insite Graphics, too. Mandating one supplier enables efficiencies in transport and setup therefore minimising carbon impact. All of the exhibition stands are powered by LED (low power emitting) and are made of reusable alluminium frames.

Audio visual provider: Straycat Communications

Our audio visual partner is Straycat Communications . As a design agency, Straycat own very little kit themselves and are therefore able to use local suppliers to minimise carbon impact and cost; the result of this is less trucking than average, and an ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the event (rather than over-catering for the event). The majority of the lighting used at the event is LED, reducing electricity consumption by up to 80% compared to traditional tungsten lighting. We will insist at the event that no single use plastic is used gratuitously where this can be avoided (ie cable ties and superfluous packaging) and this will extend to our AV contract.

We need to work harder

This section of the website isn’t just dedicated to shouting about how great we are for doing what we should have been doing all along. We need to do better. We would love to hear from you on how you think we could improve. Please email any suggestions to the event manager for this event and take a few moments to complete the post-event survey which will be emailed to you after the event day.

The event manager
Harry Bower
Harry.Bower@emap.com
Construction News