Welsh Government Archives

UK’s largest energy retrofit scheme reaches 100 home milestone

|Date: 9 August, 2022

UK’s largest energy retrofit scheme reaches 100 home milestone

The first 100 homes in the Penderi community, Swansea, have started their journey to net zero, greener li ...

The first 100 homes in the Penderi community, Swansea, have started their journey to net zero, greener living. As part of a retrofit scheme being delivered by the Pobl Group, Sero and Everwarm, these ...

9 August, 2022
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Road trip! ‘Know Your Power’ tours Wales in effort to improve skills to decarbonise homes

|Date: 5 August, 2022

Road trip! ‘Know Your Power’ tours Wales in effort to improve skills to decarbonise homes

The ‘Know Your Power’ roadshow is touring Wales to encourage everyone in the supply chain from tradespeop ...

The ‘Know Your Power’ roadshow is touring Wales to encourage everyone in the supply chain from tradespeople, professionals and students to learn the skills necessary to help decarbonise Welsh housing. ...

5 August, 2022
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Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme need to be greener, clearer and more tightly managed

|Date: 23 November, 2021

Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme need to be greener, clearer and more tightly managed

Greater clarity needed over the Warm Homes Programme’s purpose, as well as strengthened contract arrangem ...

Greater clarity needed over the Warm Homes Programme’s purpose, as well as strengthened contract arrangements and better alignment with climate change ambitions, says Audit Wales. The Warm Homes Progr ...

23 November, 2021
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Welsh Government bans fossil fuel boilers in new social housing

|Date: 19 August, 2021

Welsh Government bans fossil fuel boilers in new social housing

The Welsh Government has committed to renewable energy and cutting edge technologies in its new-build sta ...

The Welsh Government has committed to renewable energy and cutting edge technologies in its new-build standards and banned fossil fuel boilers in new social housing from the 1st October. The Welsh Dev ...

19 August, 2021
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Over 99% of Caerphilly Council homes now meet Welsh Housing Quality Standard

|Date: 30 July, 2021

Over 99% of Caerphilly Council homes now meet Welsh Housing Quality Standard

Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed that 99.02% of its total housing stock is now compliant w ...

Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed that 99.02% of its total housing stock is now compliant with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS). The WHQS is a set of standards introduced by Wel ...

30 July, 2021
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Whole Home Surveys underway for Optimised Retrofit project

|Date: 25 March, 2021

Whole Home Surveys underway for Optimised Retrofit project

The Optimised Retrofit project, supported by Welsh Government, is now live, with Whole Home Surveys being ...

The Optimised Retrofit project, supported by Welsh Government, is now live, with Whole Home Surveys being delivered across Wales by more than 100 trained industry professionals. The collaboration of 6 ...

25 March, 2021
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Consortium wins Welsh Government funding to retrofit 1,300 homes

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Consortium wins Welsh Government funding to retrofit 1,300 homes

A major consortium including half of the social landlords in Wales has won £7m Welsh Government funding t ...

A major consortium including half of the social landlords in Wales has won £7m Welsh Government funding to deliver an optimised retrofit programme across more than 1,300 Welsh homes. The collaboration ...

6 November, 2020
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Social housing sector to set Wales on the path to decarbonise thousands of homes

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Social housing sector to set Wales on the path to decarbonise thousands of homes

The Welsh Government has given the green light and a further £10m to a major new programme that will tran ...

The Welsh Government has given the green light and a further £10m to a major new programme that will transform social housing across Wales, boost the economy and open the door to a new Welsh industry. ...

6 November, 2020
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