Solfit and Russell Roof Tiles have announced a strategic partnership focused on supporting a more integrated, coordinated and standardised approach to roof-integrated solar deployment across UK housing developments.
As the Future Homes Standard approaches and solar becomes increasingly embedded within residential construction, the partnership reflects growing industry demand for better alignment between roofing systems, solar integration and long-term building performance.
The collaboration brings together Russell Roof Tiles’ roofing expertise with Solfit’s specification-led solar system and delivery framework, supporting a more coordinated and standardised approach to deploying solar across new-build developments.
Solar as part of the building fabric
As solar adoption accelerates across the housebuilding sector, the challenge is no longer simply whether solar is included within developments.
The focus is increasingly shifting towards how solar is:
- Integrated into the building fabric
- Coordinated across developments
- Delivered consistently at scale
- Aligned with roofing and compliance requirements
Roof-integrated solar systems introduce new considerations around fire safety, roof detailing, contractor coordination and long-term system performance. This is driving greater demand for integrated approaches that improve collaboration between roofing and solar disciplines while reducing interface risk across design, installation and long-term performance.
Supporting scalable solar deployment
Solfit has developed a specification-led solar system and delivery framework designed specifically for UK housebuilders.
The model combines roof-integrated solar design, electrical architecture, installation standards and delivery coordination into a single coordinated approach intended to support consistency across multi-plot developments.
The partnership with Russell Roof Tiles strengthens the alignment between roofing integration and solar deployment as developers prepare for increasing regulatory and performance requirements under the Future Homes Standard.
Lee Chadwick, Managing Director at Solfit, said:
“As solar becomes standard across new-build housing, the industry is moving beyond simply adding PV to developments and towards designing solar as part of the wider building fabric and compliance strategy.
Closer alignment between roofing systems and solar delivery is becoming increasingly important for safety, compliance and long-term performance.”
A shift towards integrated delivery
The partnership reflects a broader shift taking place across the construction and renewable energy sectors as the industry moves towards greater collaboration, coordination and standardisation in how solar is integrated into residential construction.
By improving coordination between roofing systems and solar deployment, Solfit and Russell Roof Tiles aim to support housebuilders with a more coordinated, standardised and scalable route to delivering solar across future developments.
To learn more about Solfit and its specification-led solar delivery framework, contact the team here.
