Retrofitting homes in Welwyn Hatfield

As part of the Government’s Wave 2.1 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and as part of our commitment to tackle climate change, we are working in partnership with our contractors Morgan Sindall to retrofit 234 homes in Welwyn Hatfield, with 120 of these homes undergoing a full fabric-first approach to address hard-to-treat properties.

This project aims to reduce residents' fuel bills, enhance comfort and wellbeing, and promote sustainability. To date we have completed over 700 energy efficiency measures which will reduce energy consumption, enhance building performance, and lower utility costs.

This work was made possible thanks to a government grant of nearly £3m from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and a £5m investment from Council funds.

Following on from this success of this project, we have made an application for more funding with the aim of improving a further 1,000 of its least energy-efficient homes.