Abstract In 2019 the Dutch government agreed together with all relevant stakeholder organisations on a new Climate Agreement. This agreement combines high ambitions for the reduction of CO2 emissions with policies and measures to achieve these goals. In 2030 CO2 emissions have to be reduced to 49% compared to 1990. In 2050 we should have an CO2 emission free and energy neutral built environment. The existing housing stock plays a major role in the realisation of these goals. The Dutch housing stock comprises of 7.5 million dwellings. The majority of which has to be renovated to a nearly zero energy performance. In a few years’ time we will have to speed up the renovation rate to 200,000 carbon free renovations per year, a pace that is needed to make the entire stock of 6 million homes carbon free in the 30 years up to 2050. To support these goals a large innovation program is needed. Method: This paper will elaborate on the analyses of the current state and the needed innovations, hereby also referring to results of evaluation research of the progress in energy renovation in the recent years. Results: The required innovations will be presented in a systemic way. Furthermore, a model is presented of how to organize the innovation (research, applications in practices, pilots etc) in a long running, broad organization incorporating many stakeholders. For this purpose, a new platform, the BTIC (Building and Technology Innovation Center) has been developed. In BTIC all relevant research and innovation parties collaborate closely, like the Technical Universities and the national applied research institute TNO. The author is the scientific director of BTIC.