Supporting better housing outcomes
Integrated solutions that help create safe, comfortable, durable and energy-efficient homes for tenants, landlords and communities.
Evidence-led Solutions for Social & Public Housing
Social housing providers face the challenge of delivering large-scale programmes while prioritising resident health, comfort and safety.
Both retrofit and new build projects often run in parallel, creating complexity around cost, speed, predictability, and minimising disruption.
Preventing mould, damp, overheating or underheating, and ensuring good indoor air quality are critical to long-term satisfaction and compliance with regulations such as Awaab’s Law and housing quality standards.
Financial pressures for Housing Associations, as well as cost-of-living concerns for residents, drive the need for measurable thermal performance improvements that reduce bills and improve comfort. At the same time, public sector procurement rules, accountability requirements, and data integrity (the “Golden Thread”) demand evidence-based, tested solutions that avoid unintended consequences, highlighting the importance of good quality building design, and a holistic approach. Sustainability is also a key driver. Decarbonising estates, reducing embodied and operational carbon, minimising waste, and creating long-lasting assets are now essential considerations.
Saint-Gobain supports social housing teams as an evidence-led partner, combining research, on-site testing, and practical application to deliver safer, healthier, high-performing homes.
Our fabric-first solutions improve the building envelope, reduce heat loss, and enhance comfort.
We provide technical support across design, specification, energy calculations, and thermal modelling. Whether steel or timber systems, new build or retrofit, our approach is tailored to programme needs, asset types, and sustainability objectives.
Backed by strong sector partnerships, working groups, and academic collaboration, Saint-Gobain helps protect social housing assets for decades while prioritising the wellbeing of residents.
Discover how Midland Heart Housing Association used our solutions to deliver high-quality housing
Healthy Homes: Damp & Mould Prevention
Saint-Gobain supports targeted interventions that improve indoor environments, reduce the risk of damp and mould, and enhance resident wellbeing.
Our evidence-led guidance responds to increasing regulatory pressure, including Awaab’s Law, helping housing providers deliver safe, healthy, and compliant homes. By addressing root causes such as insulation, ventilation, and moisture control, our solutions support long-term building performance and occupant health.
Fuel Poverty & Thermal Comfort
Fabric-first building envelope upgrades significantly improve thermal comfort, reduce energy demand, and help residents manage rising living costs.
High-performance solutions, including Planitherm® glazing and External or Internal Wall Insulation systems, deliver proven and tested results. These upgrades support more energy-efficient homes, lower heating requirements, and improved year-round comfort for occupants.
Whole-Home Retrofit: Evidence-Based Delivery
Our whole-home retrofit approach is designed to avoid unintended consequences by combining building science, system testing, on-site validation, and continuous refinement.
This methodology ensures solutions work effectively in real-world conditions. Repeatable learning and performance feedback enable safe, predictable, and high-quality outcomes across large-scale social housing upgrade programmes.
Building Envelope Upgrades: EWI & IWI
Building envelope improvements are fundamental to long-term retrofit success, delivering enhanced thermal performance, durability, and safety.
External Wall Insulation (EWI) and Internal Wall Insulation (IWI) systems provide flexible solutions for different building types. Future-ready innovations, including upcoming IWI systems planned for 2026, will further optimise internal insulation performance and support evolving regulatory and energy requirements.
Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality
Effective ventilation is critical to achieving resilient retrofit outcomes and maintaining healthy indoor environments.
EnveoVent® solutions help manage moisture, prevent condensation, and improve indoor air quality. By supporting balanced airflow and reducing pollutants, these systems protect both resident health and long-term building performance.
Optimising Delivery: New Build & MMC Pathways
Modern housing programmes demand speed, efficiency, and predictability.
Saint-Gobain supports clients in optimising design and delivery across timber frame, offsite manufacturing, and MMC platforms. Through tools such as Connect 360 and expert technical support, we enable better collaboration between stakeholders, improving project coordination and ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes.
Evidence-Led Credibiity
Saint-Gobain combines research partnerships and programmes such as eHome2 to deliver tested, repeatable retrofit solutions. Every recommendation is backed by evidence, reducing risk and ensuring safe, high-performance outcomes for residents.
Proven Performance at Scale
Our retrofit and envelope programmes, including EWI deployments, have demonstrated measurable improvements in thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and occupant wellbeing. Large-scale, evidence-backed delivery ensures confidence in results and long-term asset value.
Trusted Partner Ecosystem
We are members of key bodies within the social housing sectors, Women in Social Housing, Healthy Homes Hub, IAA and other sector bodies, providing credibility, technical guidance, and collaborative expertise that ensures programmes meet regulatory, social, and resident-focused objectives.
Retrofit: Safe, Evidence-Based, Resident-Focused
Our retrofit solutions are tested, evidence-led, and designed for occupied buildings, prioritising resident safety, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality while avoiding unintended consequences.
New Build: Delivery You Can Count On
Saint-Gobain supports new build social housing projects with a focus on cost efficiency, programme predictability, speed, and carbon reduction, helping developers deliver high-quality, durable homes that meet regulatory and sustainability requirements.
Saint-Gobain Forever: Circularity in Practice
Our Glass Forever programme leads the industry in closed‑loop glass recycling.
Transforming end‑of‑life glazing into new high‑performance flat glass while reducing waste, conserving resources and lowering CO₂ emissions. This market‑leading initiative underpins sustainable retrofit practice with real, verifiable impact.
EXPERTISE - CASE STUDIES
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Saint-Gobain solutions improved the thermal performance of high-rise homes.
eHome2, Prototype house
The eHome2 prototype home demonstrates how to build homes to the Future Homes
New Homes in Locharbriggs, Scotland
Saint-Gobain solutions help deliver new homes for affordable rent in Dumfries
