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The St Ives retrofit project is a very complex programme which involves carrying out a range of energy efficiency works to 200 social housing properties in the town.
The work, which being led by LiveWest, will improve the thermal efficiency of the buildings, and reduce drafts, heat loss, and the reliance on carbon based heating systems, creating greener homes which are cheaper and warmer to live in.
The project is also working with residents in the town to integrate sustainable transport and waste & recycling improvements into estates in the town and help to develop local green skills and employment opportunities.
In 2023 the team started work on the programme, investing over £1.2m into the town (including unlocking over £600,000 central government funding) and undertaking works on the first 65 properties in Trewyn Flats, Treverbyn Road and Tregwarry Road.
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Work is continuing on LiveWest’s project to retrofit 200 homes in the town. Funding from Town Deal is being used to deliver a range of energy efficiency improvements in these properties, including new insulation, better ventilation, new roofing, solar PV and some heating and hot water improvements.
By the end of September, the company plans to have fitted 189 properties on the Penbeagle estate with solar panels, with works also taking place to upgrade loft and cavity walls insulation, improve ventilation and provide low energy lighting and other property improvements. These works are expected to save households between £40 and £80 a month in their energy bills.
LiveWest has also commissioned works on a new waste and recycling housing at a block in Trewartha Flats that will help customers better manage their waste and encourage recycling. Livewest isis also working with St Ives Secondary School to offer 3 work experience placements for young people.
LiveWest communal green spaces have also recently been licensed to St Ives Community Orchard, who are using the sites as community growing spaces, with edible planting the local community can access and providing an opportunity for people to get involved with the gardening.
You can find out more about the project on the LiveWest website: https://www.livewest.co.uk/
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