South Lakes Housing Energy Efficiency Works

Dyson Energy Services with client South Lakes Housing, are celebrating the successful completion of the delivery of Year One of a £7.2m two-year eco-friendly home improvement initiative. This initiative id funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1.

The project is part of a national initiative designed to reduce the carbon footprint of social housing homes by installing measures into existing homes (‘retrofitting’) to improve energy efficiency and follows the government’s target of achieving an EPC C rating for all homes by 2030.

South Lakes Housing was awarded £3.6m of funding from the Government’s SHDF to enhance a total of 905 existing properties over a two-year period as part of its Warmer Greener Homes campaign. A further £3.6m is being funded by South Lakes Housing and will form part of a total investment in energy efficiency in their existing homes over two years of around £8million.

As Principal Delivery Partner, Dyson Energy Services has been installing a range of energy-saving measures in South Lakes Housing properties across the local region, including Solar PV and battery storage, cavity wall and loft insulation upgrades and energy efficiency lighting. All retrofit work is compliant with PAS 2035 standards, with Everwarm completing all retrofit assessments, design, and coordination.

One year into delivery, 367 properties from the initial Year One target of 362 homes, have received energy-efficient home improvements. Residents are now benefiting from savings on energy bills as well as enjoying warmer and better ventilated homes, which are crucial for health and wellbeing.

The remaining 500+ existing South Lakes Housing properties are on track to be fitted out over the next 12 months.