Launch Event | Co-developing a new “health-equity-centred-engineering” approach to home design and retrofit | 15 January 2026

HESTIA Launch Event | Hybrid Session
Thursday 15th January 2026

Scoping out some of the key elements of HESTIA’s planned activities, as well as interactive sessions to co-develop a new “health-equity-centred-engineering” approach to home design and retrofit, that integrates existing and emerging building technologies to maximise human and environmental health co-benefits, and minimise health inequalities.

Keynote Speakers

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, The Ella Roberta Foundation

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah | The Ella Roberta Foundation
“Clean Air for All”

Brian Horne, Energy Saving Trust

Brian Horne | Energy Saving Trust
“Beyond Whole House Retrofit: What we have learnt so far from the development of home retrofit thinking”

Marcella Ucci, UKIEG/UCL

Marcella Ucci | UKIEG/ UCL
“Health, equity and housing: engineering
indoor environments via a socio-technical lens”

Hybrid session recording is available here:

Presentation slides are available here: