Social Housing Net Zero Fund: progress reports - February 2026
The Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund offers capital grant funding to support social housing landlords in Scotland to install clean heating systems and energy efficiency measures across their existing housing stock.
Projects Funded Under Checkpoint 10 of the SHNZHF
Project Title: Cordiner Court GSHP District Heating System Project
Project Organisation: Grampian Housing Association
Technology Type(s): Ambient loop GSHP system including the following: boreholes, pipework, individual heat pumps, radiators, heat interface units and property-level metering.
Location(s): Peterhead, Grampian Council
Grant Value: £642,494
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: 48 properties in Peterhead currently on a legacy gas district heat network will be converted to a 5th generation ambient GSHP system.
Project Description:
The project will decarbonise an existing gas fired heat network serving 48 properties (a mix of houses and flats) in Peterhead. The project will replace the existing legacy gas heat network with a 5th generation ambient GSHP system, generating fuel bill savings for tenants.
This project is innovative in its approach to decarbonisation of the existing gas district heating network and targets an area of high fuel poverty.
Project Title: Energy Smart North: Combating Fuel Poverty with Efficient Heating Solutions in Moray
Project Organisation: Ark Housing Association
Technology Type(s): HHRSH, Solar PV & Battery Storage, Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls
Location(s): Moray, Moray Council
Grant Value: £225,724
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project will upgrade 19 properties in Moray with energy efficiency upgrades including high heat retention storage heaters, solar PV and battery storage.
Project Description:
The project will install energy efficiency upgrades to 19 properties, including a mixture of flats and semi-detached houses built in the 1990s in Moray. The properties will benefit from the installation of HHRSHs, solar PV and battery storage, alongside heating controls to support efficient use of energy and lower energy costs.
The installation of these heating controls alongside the other measures will support tenants to avoid energy waste, improve household comfort, reduce carbon and mitigate fuel costs for tenants.
Project Title: Shettleston NZH Pilot
Project Organisation: Shettleston Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHP, Solar PV and Battery
Location(s): Shettleston, Glasgow City Council
Grant Value: £251,583
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project will install air source heat pumps, solar PV and battery storage into 15 properties in Shettleston in Glasgow.
Project Description:
The project is a pilot for the organisation to install measures to 15 properties in Shettleston, Glasgow, an area of high deprivation, falling into the 10-30% most deprived areas in Scotland. The properties are all 2-3 bedroom semi-detached/mid-terraced houses built in the 1920s and are currently heated by gas boilers. Due to the properties already benefitting from fabric improvements via external wall insulation, they are primed and ready for the installation of clean heat.
The pilot project is led from feedback from tenants in regards to high energy bill costs, and the project will seek to help alleviate fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions. The organisation will seek to utilise learnings from this pilot project to inform their future plans in decarbonising their housing stock.
Project Title: Net Zero Heat Project 2025
Project Organisation: Clydesdale Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHP, HHRSHs, Solar PV, Battery Storage, Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls
Location(s): Carluke and Lanark, South Lanarkshire Council
Grant Value: £1,283,809
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project will install clean heat and energy efficiency measures to 101 properties throughout South Lanarkshire.
Project Description:
The project will install ASHPs or HHRSHs, depending on the property type, alongside other energy efficiency upgrades including solar PV, battery storage and Connected Response to ensure tenant fuel bill savings.
Properties selected are a mix of flats and houses, of brick cavity or timber frame construction, built between 1989 and 1997. Most properties are currently heated by electric storage heating systems and were chosen due to the inefficiency of the current heating systems and due to the inflexibility of the current charging regime of the ESHs.
Tenants report that they often have to use supplementary heaters at peak electricity times to maintain a comfortable temperature, resulting in higher energy bills and putting them in or at risk of fuel poverty. This project seeks to address this through the installation of the upgraded heating source and accompanying energy efficiency measures.
Project Title: Air Source Heat Pumps (Air to Water) - Craigton Court, Winchburgh
Project Organisation: Horizon Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHPs
Location(s): Winchburgh, West Lothian Council
Grant Value: £77,760
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project will install air source heat pumps to 8 properties in Winchburgh, West Lothian
Project Description:
The properties are currently heated with electric storage heaters and the project seeks to decarbonise the heating source and convert to a wet system by installing ASHPs to all 8 properties. The ASHPs will be a combined kit with an internal dedicated water heater to supply both the space heating and hot water, and will reduce the energy consumption and support a reduction in fuel poverty for tenants.
This project builds on previous installations of ASHPs into the Association’s housing stock and early tenant engagement will ensure tenants are ready to receive the systems and are well informed of the benefits.
Project Title: Internal Cavity Wall Insulation Programme 2025
Project Organisation: Williamsburgh Housing Association
Technology Type(s): IWI, UFI and LI
Location(s): Paisley, Renfrewshire Council
Grant Value: £59,500
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project will install a mix of internal wall insulation, under-floor insulation & loft insulation in 36 tenement flats in Paisley.
Project Description:
The project will build on a previously funded successful project in financial year 2024/25 and will primarily install internal wall insulation to improve the fabric efficiency rating of the 36 flats located in the east end of Paisley.
The properties are all pre-1919 Tenements, with sandstone exterior facades and bay window structures which result in barriers and limitations to installing external fabric insulation measures on external elevations due to the nature of the housing stock. Out of the 36 properties, 33 properties will receive IWI, with 3 of the properties in receipt of under floor insulation. Of the properties, all top-floor flats will also receive loft insulation, reducing energy costs and fuel bill savings for tenants.
Project Title: Installation of High Heat Retention Storage Heaters, Solar Panels, Battery Storage, Thermal Storage and loft insulation upgrade to Four Sheltered Housing Complexes
Project Organisation: Angus Council
Technology Type(s): HHRSH, Solar PV, Battery storage, thermal storage and insulation top ups
Location(s): Brechin, Forfar and Arbroath, Angus Council
Grant Value: £772,173
Completion Date: Project March 2026
Project Headline: The project targets 76 properties in four sheltered housing complexes across Brechin, Forfar and Arbroath in Angus Council installing energy efficiency measures.
Project Description:
Energy efficiency measures installed across the four sheltered housing complexes include high heat retention storage heaters, solar PV, battery storage, thermal storage and insulation top ups. The project is tenant led, with the project commencing from feedback from tenants on the high cost of their energy bills. The tenants involved in this project are particularly vulnerable due to being elderly and at risk of fuel poverty.
The installation of these technologies will increase the energy efficiency of the properties, reduce carbon emissions and help alleviate fuel poverty for the residents.
Project Title: Meagher Court Whole House Retrofit
Project Organisation: East Ayrshire Council
Technology Type(s): Communal GSHP, CWI, EWI, IWI, FI, Flat Roof Insulation, Triple Glazing, Insulated Doors, Solar PV, Battery Storage, MVHR.
Location(s): Cumnock, East Ayrshire Council
Grant Value: £420,000
Completion Date: Projected April 2026
Project Headline: This project focuses on the decarbonisation of 12 flats, currently void, in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.
Project Description:
The project will replace existing gas central heating with a communal ground source heat pump system and additional energy efficiency works including insulation measures, solar PV, battery storage and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
The properties are part of three mid-rise flats comprising 12 flats in each block, a total of 36 flats in Cumnock, all owned by East Ayrshire Council. This phase of the project focuses on the first 12 flats, with subsequent phases planned by East Ayrshire Council for the remaining properties.
Due to legacy social issues, the block is currently void and due to that, this is a unique opportunity to use the void status as an opportunity to develop the block to a high retrofit standard. The block is standard cavity construction and has previously had EWI installed, however the installation pre-dates the introduction of PAS 2035 and therefore the cavity wall remains uninsulated. There are also uninsulated areas and cold bridging at floor level, at roof verges and at internal walls of communal areas. This project seeks to address these issues and ensure the properties are well insulated with clean heat installed for future tenants.
Project Title: Fabric First – Kilmarnock
Project Organisation: Atrium Homes
Technology Type(s): EWI
Location(s): Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire Council
Grant Value: £1,374,750
Completion Date: Projected June 2026
Project Headline: The project targets EWI upgrades to 140 properties in Kilmarnock.
Project Description:
Of the 140 properties there is a total of 126 houses and 14 flats of ‘no fines’ concrete or Swedish Timber archetypes, with the 14 flats being mixed tenure. All properties will receive EWI. To deliver whole community regeneration, the project is being delivered in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and will join up with Area Based Schemes (ABS) funding.
This combined approach to funding will enable Atrium Homes to maximise the benefits to the community, deliver an area-based approach, and demonstrate that mixed tenure developments can be successfully upgraded through collaborative working and the use of multiple funding streams.
Project Title: Fabric Improvement Works – Underhill, Dalry
Project Organisation: Loreburn Housing Association
Technology Type(s): EWI, CWI, Triple Glazing, Upgraded Doors, MVHR and Environmental Sensors.
Location(s): Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway
Grant Value: £216,500
Completion Date: Projected December 2025
Project Headline: The project involves energy efficiency upgrades to 11 properties at Underhill, St Johns Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway.
Project Description:
The project targets a combined retrofit approach to 11 properties with the aim to achieve an EPC Band ‘B’. This fabric-first approach, mostly comprising various insulation measures, as well as MVHR and environmental sensors, will improve control efficiency and lead to cost savings for tenants. There is also the commitment from the Association to install decarbonised heat in the future to the properties.
The properties have been selected due to the project ensuring the highest impact on fuel poverty across Loreburn's entire housing portfolio. Through supporting this project Loreburn will have data on an additional property archetype for its stock portfolio that will help inform future investment and retrofit strategies.
Project Title: Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls
Project Organisation: South Lanarkshire Council
Technology Type(s): Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls
Location(s): Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire Council
Grant Value: £70,000
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project to install Connected Response in 144 flats in Cambuslang.
Project Description:
The project will install Connected Response HeatSage technology into each of the 144 flats in the project and will provide more control of the existing electric storage heaters and help alleviate tenant energy bill costs. Through the enhanced controls, the charging of existing heaters can utilise local weather forecasts to determine the most suitable charging times, increasing on colder days and reducing on milder days, which helps adapt the charge to tenants’ needs.
Through this project, South Lanarkshire Council aim to improve the health and wellbeing for tenants, reduce energy consumption and reduce tenant bills to alleviate fuel poverty in one of their most disadvantaged demographics.
The project will also extend the lifespan and increase the flexibility of the existing storage heaters – eliminating the need to remove functional heaters to landfill. It also aims to demonstrate how ESHs can be a viable low carbon heating option as part of a decarbonised heating sector in Scotland.
Project Title: Aquhorthies Circle Net Zero Heat Project
Project Organisation: Castlehill Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHPs, Solar PV, Allume Solshare, Battery Storage, AICO Home-Link Monitoring
Location(s): Inverurie, Aberdeenshire Council
Grant Value: £619,812
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project supports the installation of ASHPs in 34 properties at the Circle development, Inverurie.
Project Description:
This project proposes to install individual air source heat pumps in 34 properties at the Aquhorthies Circle development in Inverurie. The properties are a mix of flats and houses, all currently heated by a central gas district heating system with tenants paying a set rate irrespective of use.
The project will install individual ASHPs in all of the properties, alongside replacing all internal heating components (radiators, hot water cylinders and modern controls). Accompanying this the project will install battery storage and Solar PV alongside monitoring equipment to monitor energy savings to inform future decarbonisation plans for the organisation. After installation the existing communal gas heating system will be decommissioned and comprehensive tenant education will be provided to ensure tenants can maximise the benefits of their new heating systems.
The installation of these measures including the individual ASHPs will provide more flexibility for tenants and seek to decarbonise the properties, reduce energy use and provide tenant fuel bill savings.
Project Title: South Ayrshire Rural Retro-fit Programme
Project Organisation: Ayrshire Housing
Technology Type(s): CWI, LI, New triple glazed windows, New insulated doors, Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls, ASHP, Solar PV and Battery storage
Location(s): Barr and Crosshill, South Ayrshire Council
Grant Value: £244,752.94
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: The project involves 17 properties in Crosshill and Barr in South Ayrshire receiving a combination of clean heat and efficiency measures.
Project Description:
The project targets 17 remote rural properties in Barr and Crosshill in South Ayrshire. All of the properties are currently heated with electric storage heating and are poorly insulated, with tenants struggling to heat their homes. The proposed measures will look to reduce tenants fuel bills and provide warmer homes. 8 of the properties will receive energy efficiency measures including Connected Response, cavity wall and loft insulation, new triple glazed windows and insulated doors.
9 of the properties will receive all of the above measures alongside an ASHP, solar PV and battery storage with a view to rolling out the heat upgrades if successful to more of Ayrshire Housing’s stock.
Project Title: Athol Steel Homes: Fabric measures to make them heat pump or network ready
Project Organisation: West Dunbartonshire Council
Technology Type(s): EWI, LI, triple glazed windows, upgraded doors, draught reduction and MVHR.Location(s): Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire Council
Grant Value: £780,000
Completion Date: Projected September 2026
Project Headline: This project involves 60 properties in Clydebank receiving energy efficiency measures to support their readiness for future clean heat and reduce fuel bills.
Project Description:
This project involves 60 post-war prefabricated properties of the Athol Steel archetype in an area of multiple deprivation in Clydebank. This Athol Steel archetype is hard-to-treat and a specific retrofit approach is required. This project will seek to provide learnings for the specific archetypes that can be shared with the sector more widely.
The measures include EWI, loft insulation, triple glazed windows, upgraded doors, draught reduction and MVHR. The installation of these measures are intended to support the properties readiness for future clean heat connections and will look to reduce tenant fuel bills and improve thermal comfort.
Project Title: Rockfield Gardens Retrofit
Project Organisation: Glen Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHPs, Solar PV with battery storage, EWI, triple glazing and insulated external door upgrades.
Location(s): Glenrothes, Fife Council
Grant Value: £799,655
Completion Date: Projected May 2026
Project Headline: This project involves 30 properties in Glenrothes receiving improvements to clean heat and energy efficiency through a number of measures.
Project Description:
The project will decarbonise and significantly improve the energy efficiency of 30 properties at Rockfield Gardens in Glenrothes. Properties are currently heated by gas central heating which will be replaced with the installation of ASHPs, alongside solar PV with battery storage, EWI, triple glazing and insulated external door upgrades. The properties will also receive ventilation upgrades not funded by the SHNZHF grant.
This combination of technologies will decarbonise the properties, improve thermal comfort and seek to provide fuel bill cost savings for tenants.
Project Title: Dewar Court Regeneration and Net Zero Upgrades
Project Organisation: Cairn Housing Association
Technology Type(s): EWI and Triple Glazing
Location(s): Perth, Perth and Kinross Council
Grant Value: £801,330
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project supports the upgrade of 64 socially rented homes in Perth through energy efficiency upgrades.
Project Description:
This project forms part of a wider refurbishment of Dewar Court, a sheltered housing complex in Perth including 31 single-occupancy studio flats, 31 one-bedroom flats, and 2 three-bedroom houses. This project follows a successful pilot project at a sheltered housing scheme of the same archetype which saw improved comfort and affordability for residents so is a proven approach to retrofit.
The SHNZHF funded project will upgrade the fabric of 64 socially rented homes through the installation of external wall insulation and triple glazing to all properties. All flats are serviced by a communal gas central heating system with this project intended to prime the properties for future clean heat installation. The project will increase the EPC ratings of the properties alongside providing fuel bill savings for tenants.
Project Title: Hebridean Heat Pumps 2025
Project Organisation: Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP)
Technology Type(s): ASHPs
Location(s): Multiple locations across Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Lewis, Uist, Barra and Harris.
Grant Value: £1,081,698
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the Installation of 120 ASHPs in off-gas properties within the Outer Hebrides.
Project Description:
Hebridean Housing Partnership will install 120 ASHPs in off-gas properties within the Outer Hebrides – on Lewis, Uist, Barra and Harris. This project supports cost reduction and deployment of clean heating in rural areas and is the next phase in a number of previously successful projects funded via the SHNZHF, bringing the total of Hebridean Housing Partnership’s housing stock with heat pumps installed to 91%.
The project will ensure carbon savings and provide fuel bill savings for tenants, directly contributing to the alleviation of fuel poverty in remote rural, island communities.
Project Title: Fabric First Retrofit to Timber Kit Phase 2
Project Organisation: Hjaltland Housing Association
Technology Type(s): EWI, UFI, External Door Upgrades and MVHR
Location(s): Virkie, Shetland Islands Council
Grant Value: £169,750
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This small scale project supports 5 properties in Virkie, Shetland Islands, to receive a combination of energy efficient measures in a fabric first approach.
Project Description:
This project is phase 2 of a previous project to retrofit the remaining 5 properties in Virkie, Shetland Islands – all detached hard-to-treat timber kit bungalows built circa 1976. All properties will receive energy efficiency measures including EWI, underfloor insulation, external door upgrades and MVHR, in a fabric first approach.
The project is expected to see a reduction in all energy and heating use. The project will also provide fuel bill savings for tenants in one of Shetland’s most remote communities and support the expansion of a previously successful phase of the project.
Project Title: Rosewell Net Zero Upgrades
Project Organisation: Midlothian Council
Technology Type(s): ASHP, Solar PV, Battery Storage, Loft Insulation and Underfloor Insulation
Location(s): Rosewell, Midlothian Council
Grant Value: £1,045,527
Completion Date: Projected April 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the decarbonisation of 98 properties in Rosewell.
Project Description:
This project involves 98 properties in the village of Rosewell in Midlothian, involving a blend of archetypes including bungalows and two storey houses built between 1900-1960s. The properties were originally used to house miners from the nearby Whitehill Colliery with Rosewell characterised by its historical 19th century brick terraced cottages.
Properties will receive a combination of ASHP, solar PV and battery installation alongside fabric improvements including 38 properties in receipt of loft and floor insulation where required.
The project will support the decarbonisation of a community, with support provided to tenants on the transition to their new systems. The project will support a reduction in fuel poverty and provide fuel bill savings for tenants, alongside carbon emissions savings.
Project Title: Smart Storage Heating Controls Retrofit
Project Organisation: Trust Housing Association
Technology Type(s): Connected Response – Smart Storage Heater Controls
Location(s):Brechin, Forfar and Arbroath, Angus Council
Grant Value: £45,118
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project supports the installation of Connected Heat Sage technology in 58 properties in Angus Council area.
Project Description:
Installation of Connected Response Heat Sage technology in 30 urban and 28 rural properties. All 58 properties in Angus Council area will receive Connected Response to provide more control of existing electric storage heaters, therefore providing cost savings for tenants.
This is the second phase of the project, Trust Housing Association have already installed 345 heating controls, with this phase including their remaining 58 properties.
Project Title: Net Zero, Largoward
Project Organisation: Kingdom Housing Association
Technology Type(s): ASHPs, solar PV and LITU
Location(s): Largoward, Fife Council
Grant Value: £215,183
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the installation of clean heat and fabric improvements across 18 properties in Largoward
Project Description:
The properties are all of timber frame construction with previous insulation, which makes them candidates for clean heat installation. The project will install ASHPs, solar PV and loft insulation top-ups across all 18 properties in the rural area of Largoward in Fife.
This project will support the reduction in fuel poverty through reducing heat demand and supports clean heat installation in a rural setting. Tenants will benefit from a wraparound package to ensure a smooth transition to their new heating systems and ensure savings are realised. This project will act as a demonstrator for Kingdom Housing Association to inform their net zero strategy and drive forward the roll out of clean heating across their wider housing stock.
Project Title: Elderhouse Energy Efficiency Project
Project Organisation: Linthouse Housing Association
Technology Type(s): Double glazed windows
Location(s): Govan, Glasgow City Council
Grant Value: £181,772
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the installation of double-glazed windows to 16 apartments in Elderhouse, Govan.
Project Description:
Elderhouse is a major A Listed property currently owned by Linthouse Housing Association and comprises of 16 apartments housing elderly tenants. All 16 properties will receive new double glazed windows, in line with the requirements of planning permission for the A listed property.
The project will support a reduction in fuel poverty for the vulnerable tenants and support energy efficiency measures to a prominent historical property.
Project Title: Inverclyde Energy Efficiency Project
Project Organisation: Cloch Housing Association
Technology Type(s): Triple Glazing, Insulated Entrance Doors and External Doors
Location(s): Greenock, Inverkip and Port Glasgow, Inverclyde Council
Grant Value: £3,111,493
Completion Date: Projected September 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the replacement of windows, flat entrance doors and house external doors to 576 properties within the area of Inverclyde.
Project Description:
The project will install energy efficient windows and doors in 576 properties in Inverclyde, providing fuel bill savings for tenants, providing carbon savings and readiness for future clean heating installation. .
The project includes a mix of pre-1919 traditional tenements and interwar and 1980s housing stock. The project will replace the windows with triple glazing to 376 properties, flat entrance doors to 247 and house external doors to 168. This project will support a reduction in fuel poverty in the area and ensure they are ready for future connection to clean heating.
Project Title: Clyde Valley HA Energy Efficiency Project
Project Organisation: Clyde Valley Housing Association
Technology Type(s): Triple glazing and entrance doors
Location(s): Airdrie, Hamilton and Motherwell, North & South Lanarkshire Councils
Grant Value: £1,482,854
Completion Date: Projected September 2026
Project Headline: This project involves the replacement of windows and entrance doors in 249 properties within North & South Lanarkshire.
Project Description:
Project involves 249 properties in North & South Lanarkshire, with a mix of archetypes ranging from 1920s to 1980s period. The project will replace single glazed or double-glazed windows with high performance triple glazed windows and replace entrance doors with high performance external doors.
The project contributes to the alleviation of fuel poverty in these particularly at risk areas, alongside carbon savings. The project will increase energy efficiency in existing housing stock and support a reduction in fuel poverty and ensure properties are readied for future clean heat installations.
Project Title: Perth and Kinross Council Retrofit Pilot
Project Organisation: Perth and Kinross Council
Technology Type(s): ASHPs, Solar PV and Loft insulation
Location(s): Perth, Perth & Kinross Council
Grant Value: £421,000
Completion Date: Projected March 2026
Project Headline: This project supports the installation of clean heat and energy efficiency measures in 35 properties within Perth.
Project Description:
35 properties in Perth will receive ASHPs alongside energy efficiency measures, including Solar PV and Loft insulation. Properties are a mixture of 8 different archetypes which make this a unique project and include a range of end and mid-terraced houses, semi-detached houses and flats, currently heated by gas boilers which are costly.
The new ASHP systems alongside solar PV and loft insulation will improve the properties’ energy efficiency, reduce energy bills and lower carbon emissions. The project is intended to provide wider learnings on the specific property archetypes and serve as a pilot project for the Council.
Project Title: Sanctuary Scot Whole Home Retrofit
Project Organisation: Sanctuary Scotland
Technology Type(s): ASHPs, HHRSHs, Solar PV, EWI, CWI, Loft/Flat Roof Insulation, Double Glazing, Draught Proofing and and Smart Heating Controls
Location(s): Multiple locations including Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Council.
Grant Value: £1,260,854
Completion Date: Projected September 2026
Project Headline: Project involves clean heat installation and fabric energy efficiency upgrades to 358 homes across Sanctuary Scotland’s portfolio of properties across Scotland.
Project Description:
This project involves upgrades to 358 homes in seven local authority areas across Scotland. The stock includes a mix of bungalows, houses and maisonettes, built during the mid-to-late 20th century. Properties are primarily heated with gas central heating, although some involve electric and oil/solid fuel heating systems.
Properties will receive a mix of measures depending on their archetype including ASHPs, HHRSHs, solar PV and a range of insulation measures. Insulation measures include EWI, CWI, loft and flat roof insulation, alongside double glazing, draught proofing and smart heating controls. All properties will not receive clean heat installations, however, where clean heat is not installed the works will deliver clean heat readiness with improved thermal envelopes. The project is intended to provide fuel bill savings for tenants, improve thermal comfort and reduce energy demand.
Sanctuary Scotland will also install energy saving lighting at their own cost.
Project Title: Installation of structural external wall insulation on social homes in Lochend and Restalrig, Edinburgh
Project Organisation: City of Edinburgh Council
Technology Type(s): Structural EWI (SEWI)
Location(s): Lochend and Restalrig, Edinburgh
Grant Value: £1,695,000
Completion Date: Projected September 2026
Project Headline: Project involves the installation of structural EWI to 113 Council owned properties in Edinburgh.
Project Description:
The SHNZHF funded works focus on the installation of SEWI to all 113 Council owned properties which are 1920s tenements of “Airey Duo” or “Duo Slab” construction. Due to the non-traditional construction of the homes, conventional energy efficiency solutions are not possible, and as such a more innovative approach has been taken. The SEWI has been trialled across 18 flats and following success of this trial, the Council is rolling out these upgrades more widely. These improvements, as part of the wider programme of works, will reduce fuel costs in an area of multiple deprivation, alongside carbon savings.
The project is part of a wider project that includes other insulation measures not funded by the Fund, including CWI, loft insulation and double glazing, alongside fabric repairs.
Project is also being match funded by Area Based Schemes (ABS) funding.