New project will decarbonise 126 Lancashire homes

A new project between Equans and Onward Homes to deliver decarbonisation works to 126 properties across Lancashire. 

The work has been secured through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), a government-led scheme which provides vital funding to support with the decarbonisation of eligible housing stock to an EPC rating of C.

Work will include full external, cavity wall and loft insulation to the homes across Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, as well as ventilation improvements, bringing the number of features implemented across the board to 504.

The scheme is set out to improve the thermal efficiency of the homes, in line with the government’s targets of Net Zero by 2050. This will, in turn, deliver cost-effective carbon savings while also providing the communities involved with more comfortable, healthier homes.

This follows on from another successful partnership between Equans and Onward, which helped decarbonise 132 homes in Runcorn. A total of 528 energy efficiency measures were implemented, which will save over 5,000 tonnes of CO2 across the neighbourhood over the lifetime of the measures installed.

Sandy Livingstone, executive director for Property at Onward, said: “We identified a number of homes across Lancashire that required improvements to enhance their overall energy efficiency. The funding secured through the SDHF will enable us to deliver major improvements that will result in homes that are more affordable to rent and live in for our customers, and are more sustainable as we address the challenges of climate change."