Webinar Series 2026: Putting people at the heart of housing transformation
This webinar focuses on the methods and approaches for co-design that have been developed across the Transforming Homes project. The consortium has been working with residents across England and Wales who live and work in homes built by Councils between 1920-1940. Designs are being developed for these homes that address contemporary environmental and social challenges, creating space for modern living, utilising sustainable materials and incorporating technical changes. A wide range of approaches and resources have been created for engaging people, centring their insights, wisdom, knowledge and practical skills in the design and delivery processes.
This webinar offers attendees practical insight into the successes, challenges and key lessons from our co-design work to date as well as how these approaches for engaging people can be adapted for other situations and locations.
Chair: Dr Catherine Butler, Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Exeter
Speakers:
- Dr Lucy McFadzean, Research Fellow, University Exeter
- Laura Brain, Research Associate, Cardiff University
The Transforming Homes Webinar Series 2026 was organised by Dr Veronica Albarran Carrillo, Research Associate, Cardiff University.
This research is part of Transforming Housing and Homes for Future Generations project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Green Transitions Ecosystem (GTE) which is part of the UK Research and Innovation – Award References – AH/Y003861/1 and AH/Y003861/2.