Social Housing Net Zero Progress Report Q2 2024
Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund Progress Reports Quarter 2, 2024
Project Title: Pre 1919 - Tenements - Retrofit up to 60 pre-1919 Sandstone Tenement Flats with a view to achieving EPC B rating
Project Organisation: Wheatley Group
Technology Type(s): HHRSH, Double Glazing, IWI, RI, UFI
Location(s): Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Council
Grant Value: £455,868
Completion Date: March 2024
Project Headline: Project involved retrofitting 30 void pre-1919 tenement buildings to achieve an EPC ‘B’ rating using combined measures
Project Description:
This project targeted void properties to allow a deep retrofit compared to when tenants are in place.
The measures installed varied according to the individual property and existing heating solution in place with measures including:
- Improvement of existing windows with double glazing
- Improvement and treatment to walls/roof/floor with insulation
- Deployment of air tightness measures
- Installation of an appropriate clean heating system, primarily high heat retention storage heaters
This project aimed to identify a method for retrofitting pre-1919 tenements and allow these learnings to be deployed more widely.
Phase 2 of this project was awarded in financial year 2024/25 with roll out to more properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow City.
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