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Scotland faces an unprecedented retrofit challenge. To decarbonise the nation's building stock at the pace required, the industry must find ways to move beyond one-off building assessments towards approaches that enable large-scale, repeatable delivery.
Archetyping has emerged as one of the most promising tools for achieving this. By grouping buildings with similar characteristics, archetyping has the potential to streamline decision-making, inform investment strategies and accelerate retrofit programmes. However, its application is not without challenges. Differences in construction, heritage constraints, occupant behaviour and local context often expose the limitations of standardised approaches.
This workshop aims to explore these realities through honest, collaborative discussion. Rather than asking whether archetyping is the answer, we want to understand where it works, where it doesn't, and what lessons can help make it a more effective tool for delivering retrofit at scale
Date: 2 September 2026
Time: 1.30 - 2.30pm
Location: Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Scotland faces an unprecedented retrofit challenge. To decarbonise the nation's building stock at the pace required, the industry must find ways to move beyond one-off building assessments towards approaches that enable large-scale, repeatable delivery.
Archetyping has emerged as one of the most promising tools for achieving this. By grouping buildings with similar characteristics, archetyping has the potential to streamline decision-making, inform investment strategies and accelerate retrofit programmes. However, its application is not without challenges. Differences in construction, heritage constraints, occupant behaviour and local context often expose the limitations of standardised approaches.
This workshop aims to explore these realities through honest, collaborative discussion. Rather than asking whether archetyping is the answer, we want to understand where it works, where it doesn't, and what lessons can help make it a more effective tool for delivering retrofit at scale
Date: 2 September 2026
Time: 1.30 - 2.30pm
Location: Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
