HESTIA Launch Event | Hybrid Session
Thursday 15th January 2026
Introducing the HESTIA Network, which aims to accelerate the creation of indoor home environments that meet Net Zero targets while promoting physical and mental health and wellbeing for all. The webinar showcased HESTIA’s vision and planned activities, and explored its role within the wider research community, including short presentations from other networks. The webinar featured a keynote presentation from Dr Tiffany Yang from HESTIA project partner, Born in Bradford. Tiffany presented recent research from the INGENIOUS project on inequalities and indoor air pollution, as well as ongoing work on the NIHR funded HEALTHY HOMES project.
Keynote Speakers
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah | The Ella Roberta Foundation
“Clean Air for All”
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
“Health, equity and housing: engineering
indoor environments via a socio-technical lens”
Hybrid session recording is available here: