A Caerphilly project which saw homes transformed into warmer, healthier and more affordable places to live has been recognised at this year\u2019s prestigious Wales Energy Awards, winning the \u2018Small Scale Award\u2019.<\/p>\n
This award recognises a resident-centred retrofit programme delivered at homes in Cefn Ilan, Abertridwr by Caerphilly County Borough Council, in partnership with contractor Joyner Group and designer Michael Dyson Associates Ltd.<\/p>\n
By combining fabric\u2011first upgrades, renewable technologies and strong resident engagement, the project eliminated damp and mould issues in homes, improved indoor air quality and increased resident confidence in using new systems.<\/p>\n
Caerphilly Council was also highly commended at the awards in the \u2018Regional Council or Local Authority body of the year\u2019 category.\u00a0 As part of this commendation, judges praised the organisation\u2019s wider energy and decarbonisation programme, which includes its co\u2011produced resident support and advice programme and its commitment to ensuring residents are active partners in managing their homes. This includes accessible bilingual guidance on heating, ventilation and renewable technologies.<\/p>\n
Another distinctive feature of the Council\u2019s programme is its approach to solar energy, with 100% of surplus generation benefits passed directly to residents, helping to tackle fuel poverty and maximise the value of low\u2011carbon investment.<\/p>\n
Cllr Shayne Cook, Caerphilly Council\u2019s Cabinet Member for Housing, said \u201cThis recognition highlights the real impact of putting residents first. By listening to people, supporting them to understand their homes and investing wisely, we are delivering warmer, healthier homes while tackling fuel poverty and climate change together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rob Vokes, Commercial Director for Wales, at Joyner Group added \u201cAs a Caerphilly borough-based company, we are incredibly proud to play a part in projects that directly improve the lives of people within our own communities. By using new technologies alongside high-quality retrofit measures, we\u2019re helping to futureproof homes and make them warmer, healthier and more energy efficient. Having local people working on local homes brings a real sense of pride and connection to what we do, and it\u2019s rewarding to see the positive impact these improvements are making for residents across Caerphilly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leah Ainsworth, Architect at Michael Dyson, commented \u201cWorking closely with Caerphilly County Borough Council, Joyner\u2019s and the wider consultant team, the retrofit strategy has been developed to balance energy performance improvements with practical construction considerations and resident needs. The result is a co-ordinated approach that highlights the positive impact that well-designed retrofit projects can have on both building performance and residents\u2019 day-to-day lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Caerphilly project which saw homes transformed into warmer, healthier and more affordable places to live has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":960984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-960983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116577219981714714","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=960983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/960984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=960983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=960983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=960983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}