Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Dundee Net Zero Project

Project Organisation: Home in Scotland (Home Group)

Technology Type(s): ASHP, Solar PV via Allume Solshare System, Triple Glazing, IWI, EWI, Insulated Doors

Location(s): Dundee, Dundee City Council

Grant Value: £489,982

Completion Date: Projected March 2025

Project Headline: Project involving 14 individual flats in Dundee in receipt of whole house retrofit including clean heating installation via innovative internal Air Source Heat Pumps.

Project Description:

14 individual flats in adjoining semi-detached blocks in Dundee, blocks are traditional cavity wall construction c.1990. Project is looking at innovative way to find a solution for this property archetype through installing individual Air Source Heat Pumps into all properties. Solution is intended to be used as a ‘blue-print’ for a logical solution to other multi-occupied blocks with limited space for communal heating system, and that may have complications such as with private owners.

Project will also install Allume Solshare system, triple glazing, internal wall insulation, external wall insulation and insulated doors. Project anticipates at least 20% saving on tenant’s bills, alongside this properties are currently EPC C & D – will take all to EPC A. Estimated annual energy savings of 62327.15 kwh. Home in Scotland will also undertaken extensive monitoring and evaluation of the project to determine replicability across housing stock.