Summary
As the social housing sector works to improve retrofit outcomes, demonstrate real energy savings, and deliver healthier, more efficient homes, there is growing interest in the role of SMETERs and measured performance approaches.
This webinar will explore how SMETERs work in practice, what they can and cannot currently tell us, and how they may support the delivery of housing decarbonisation programmes. The session will help demystify the technology and provide practical insight for housing providers, local authorities, retrofit professionals, and policymakers interested in measured energy performance.
Chaired by GHA Chair Tom Dollard, the webinar will bring together speakers from across government, social housing, and industry to discuss emerging applications, lessons from projects, and the wider policy context.
SMETERs (Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings) use smart meter data and environmental sensors to assess the actual in-use energy performance of homes, helping move beyond modelled estimates towards measured outcomes. Government-backed innovation and validation work has highlighted the potential for SMETER technologies to support retrofit quality assurance and performance verification in real homes.
The webinar will explore:
- What SMETERs are and how they measure building performance.
- The role of measured performance in retrofit delivery and validation.
- Opportunities and limitations for social housing providers.
- The relationship between measured performance, funding, and policy development.
- Practical lessons from retrofit and monitoring projects.
Speakers from Knauf Energy Solutions (Barry Lynham, MD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Peabody (TBC) and will share perspectives on how measured performance approaches are being explored within programmes such as the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund.
This webinar is part of an ongoing series supported by Knauf Energy Solutions, whose work focuses on in-use building performance measurement and retrofit optimisation for housing providers.
Key details and registration
- Date: Thursday 18th June 2026
- Time: 13:00 – 14:30
- Location: Online (Zoom Webinar)
- Fees: Free for GHA/BPN members; £20 general admittance
With thanks to our Knowledge Partner Knauf Energy Solutions for supporting our 2026 BPE Webinar Series