Home Improvements Planned to Make Chester Estate More Energy Efficient

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As many as 800 homes owned by the Chester and District Housing Trust (CDHT) in Blacon are to be made more energy efficient through a number of measures.

Work will include external cladding, double glazing in the windows, loft and wall insulation and new boilers.

Potential properties will be surveyed by energy experts, and these are to include a number of terraced properties, high-rise flats, semi-detached properties and more.

During this time, residents of the properties will also be provided with advice on reducing energy consumption in their homes, through Green Home Assessments.

British Gas has partnered with the CDHT to provide the £70 million required for these energy efficient improvements.

The Chester project is part of the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) which is putting £350 million into adding energy efficient measures to properties over the next three years. In total, British Gas will be spending £70 million on 10 projects around the UK. All of these will include the fitting of double glazing, which can dramatically reduce heat lost through windows.

Assistant director for CHT asset management and development, Dave Soothill, stated that this is ‘brilliant news’ for their customers – and ‘will make a real difference to many residents who live in fuel poverty’.

MP for Chester, Christine Russel, said that she is ‘delighted that Blacon has been chosen’, due to the large problem of fuel poverty in the area.