News: Retrofitting Rotherham for a low carbon future
Social housing projects across Rotherham are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology.
The programme, entitled "Retrofit for the Future", is the first of its kind in the UK, and will see social housing units across the country retrofitted with new, innovative technologies.
Understanding and implementing best practice retrofitting is key to meeting the government's CO2 reduction target of 80% by 2050. The results of the projects will be shared to help show how the UK's current housing stock could be made more energy efficient.
Rotherham 2010 and Bramall Construction have carried out full feasibility studies and devised innovative proposals and have now been awarded proof of concept development contracts to carry out retrofits on current social houses.
The retrofit prototypes will each receive an average of £142,000 to demonstrate deep cuts in carbon emissions and exemplar energy efficient measures in UK social housing. The level of funding is specifically designed to stimulate the implementation of innovative, proof of concept demonstrator houses that may offer cost effective solutions for wider role out across the UK.
Wentworth MP and Housing Minister, John Healey, said: "New homes are 40 per cent more energy efficient now compared to 2002, but we must and can do more.
"Many of the homes owned by councils and housing associations - almost a quarter of the UK's housing stock - will be made-over using innovative ideas from the competition. This will make them warmer, greener and cheaper to run."
Work will be carried out on the six Rotherham council properties in Brampton Bierlow to improve energy efficiency, including improvements to insulation using sustainable products such as paper, wood fibre insulation and reducing fuel consumption by installing solar thermal heating systems, PassivHaus heating systems and many other environmentally friendly products.
Dave Booth, Commercial Director at Bramall Construction, said: "We are delighted to be involved in the delivery of this programme in the town. By working with 2010 Rotherham, we are helping to turn their ambitions for environmentally sustainable housing into reality."
The programme, entitled "Retrofit for the Future", is the first of its kind in the UK, and will see social housing units across the country retrofitted with new, innovative technologies.
Understanding and implementing best practice retrofitting is key to meeting the government's CO2 reduction target of 80% by 2050. The results of the projects will be shared to help show how the UK's current housing stock could be made more energy efficient.
Rotherham 2010 and Bramall Construction have carried out full feasibility studies and devised innovative proposals and have now been awarded proof of concept development contracts to carry out retrofits on current social houses.
The retrofit prototypes will each receive an average of £142,000 to demonstrate deep cuts in carbon emissions and exemplar energy efficient measures in UK social housing. The level of funding is specifically designed to stimulate the implementation of innovative, proof of concept demonstrator houses that may offer cost effective solutions for wider role out across the UK.
Wentworth MP and Housing Minister, John Healey, said: "New homes are 40 per cent more energy efficient now compared to 2002, but we must and can do more.
"Many of the homes owned by councils and housing associations - almost a quarter of the UK's housing stock - will be made-over using innovative ideas from the competition. This will make them warmer, greener and cheaper to run."
Work will be carried out on the six Rotherham council properties in Brampton Bierlow to improve energy efficiency, including improvements to insulation using sustainable products such as paper, wood fibre insulation and reducing fuel consumption by installing solar thermal heating systems, PassivHaus heating systems and many other environmentally friendly products.
Dave Booth, Commercial Director at Bramall Construction, said: "We are delighted to be involved in the delivery of this programme in the town. By working with 2010 Rotherham, we are helping to turn their ambitions for environmentally sustainable housing into reality."
Rotherham 2010 website
Bramall website
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