Roughly half of all efficiency and/or carbon emission reduction in North American and European buildings can be achieved through retrofit improvements to existing homes. In this publication, RAP offers a roadmap to help policymakers and practitioners design and implement a comprehensive residential retrofit strategy. We present eight principles for success based on two decades of international experience, designed to achieve the level of energy savings that will be needed to address the challenge of climate change. The Executive Summary of this report is available separately in English and German at: http://raponline.org/document/download/id/4424.