Proposals to make energy efficiency improvements to a further 370 social homes have been given green light by the Nottingham City Council. The local authority has agreed to plans at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday, June 20.
More than £2.9m of grant funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 has been secured following a successful consortium bid, led by the Midlands Net Zero Hub. Through the collaborative bid, over £47m of retrofit funding has been brought into the Midlands region from the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
SHDF Wave 2.1 will see Nottingham City Council install a range of measures to the selected homes including cavity wall insulation, external wall insulation, loft insulation, draughtproofing and heating controls. The upgrades will be made to around 370 homes with low energy performance certificates which are the most challenging for tenants to keep warm, the Nottingham City Council said.
