Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Osprey Housing Lofts and RIR 2022

Project Organisation: Osprey Housing Association

Technology Type(s): LTUI and RIRI

Location(s): Multiple locations across Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils

Grant Value: £120,732

Completion Date: March 2024

Project Headline: Fabric first measures to 306 properties across Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Moray

Project Description:

This project installed fabric first energy efficiency measures to 306 properties of varying archetype, including flats, bungalows and houses and varying size, from 1 – 4 bedrooms. The project installed loft insulation top-ups for 297 of these, and room in roof insulation for 9.

Two thirds of these properties were early 2000s timber frame construction, with around 100-150mm of loft insulation in place. Topping up the existing loft insulation was the most straightforward way to increase the thermal efficiency of these properties.

The other third of the properties were older, of various construction types and, where appropriate, these had already had cavity wall insulation and benefitted from increasing the loft insulation or installing room in roof insulation.