Bioregional shortlisted for the William Sutton prize for Sustainability
Clarion Housing Group has revealed the finalists for the sixth William Sutton Prize for Sustainability – and we’re delighted to one of the six shortlisted organisations!
Named after the Victorian philanthropist whose legacy created Clarion Housing Group, The William Sutton Prize aims to turn groundbreaking concepts into real-world solutions that make lasting improvements to the built environment and local communities.
Why we were shortlisted
Coming hot on the heels of our Innovate-UK backed Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool for local authorities, our new Retrofit Automation Tool is here to help asset owners address the urgent need for faster, more reliable retrofit planning across their portfolios.
Built on actual data (rather than just theoretical models), our retrofit tool can process even the messiest of datasets, integrate them with geographic property data and smart meter readings, and then generate bold but achievable decarbonisation pathways based on real-world performance.
The tool (when coupled with our expert team working alongside you!) compresses what might normally be three months of arduous manual analysis into clear, actionable strategies, enabling ambitious housing associations to move quickly, implement solutions and cut their carbon emissions, all while freeing up asset managers to move faster and make decisions with confidence.
The tool complements existing platforms such as Parity Projects by unlocking smart meter-level insights and supports both domestic and non-domestic properties. For industry-leading housing groups such as Clarion, it offers a new data-driven route to estate-wide decarbonisation and retrofit programmes.
Innovation highlights
- Live performance insights – it links real-time energy data with powerful mapping and property intelligence systems
- Democratises data – it makes detailed energy data accessible to asset owners, not just specialists
- Clarity and confidence – it provides asset managers with clear, actionable decarbonisation plans based on real-world performance
- Seamless integration – it complements existing platforms like Parity Projects to enhance, not replace
- Enhanced accuracy – it moves beyond just assumptions with real-time data and machine learning insights
- Saves time and money – it cuts the cost and complexity of retrofit planning dramatically
For innovative housing associations like Clarion, it opens up a new route to achieving portfolio-wide decarbonisation - grounded in reality and ready for action.
Lewis Knight, Director of Sustainable Places at Bioregional, said:
It’s a real honour to be recognised by the William Sutton Prize – especially for a tool that’s still in development. At Bioregional, we’re focused on solving the toughest sustainability challenges in the built environment. This tool has the potential to fundamentally improve how retrofit planning is done – helping asset owners move faster and with greater confidence to decarbonise both residential and commercial estates.
Who is on the shortlist
This isn’t just platitudes – it’s a seriously strong line-up. Everyone on the Sustainability shortlist is doing incredible things in the built environment – and all would be worthy winners.
- Eyesea Green Limited: AdaptiveHeat
- NoMAD: BeeBlox
- Material Cultures: Home Schooling
- Agricycle Innovation Ltd: ReHarvest Board
- WeCanMake: Re-Use House
- (And us, obviously!)
Clare Miller, Chief Executive of Clarion Housing Group, said:
The William Sutton Prize is about backing the thinkers, the doers, and the dreamers who are shaping homes, places, and lives for generations to come, and it’s inspiring to see such cutting-edge, creative thinking reflected in this year’s shortlist.
We wish everyone shortlisted the best of luck, and we’ll see you at the awards ceremony in September!
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- Built on real-world data, not theoretical models
- Saves you months of seriously painful manual data crunching
- Get a bold but achievable decarbonisation pathway – quickly and easily
