Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Internal Cavity Wall Insulation Programme

Project Organisation: Williamsburgh Housing Association

Technology Type(s): IWI, UFI, LITU

Location(s): Paisley, East Renfrewshire Council

Grant Value: £59,700

Completion Date: Projected January 2025

Project Headline: Project to install Internal Wall Insulation to 30 pre-1919 tenement properties in Paisley

Project Description:

Properties consist of 30 flats in sandstone tenement properties. Two of the flats on the ground floor and all of the flats on the top floors will receive secondary fabric measures which include underfloor insulation for the ground floor and loft insulation top-ups for the top floor.

The installation of these measures is based on a recent pilot project which saw energy use reduce from 220 KWh/m2/year to 168 KWh/m2/year – demonstrating the benefits in relation to energy consumption by installing the measures.

A post commissioning monitoring and evaluation assessment will be conducted on a sample selection of properties to collect and analyse information on fuel usage and the effectiveness of the energy efficiency improvement measures. The data will be used to inform future energy efficiency projects within this stock archetype.