North Lincolnshire Homes to Be Brought Up to Standard

North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH) properties are to dramatically reduce the region’s carbon footprint by around 1,700 tonnes thanks to new home improvement schemes.

The new home improvement scheme will see older homes being brought up to date, getting rid of cold draughts. Technology such as double glazing, new insulation, doors and windows will be used to make homes naturally warmer and to slash energy costs.

The head of investment at NLH, Neil Webster, said that the work will impact in two very important ways. The first will be increasing the insulation through new windows and improved roofs, which will mean heating homes will require less energy and carbon emissions will be greatly cut.

Secondly, this will benefit tenants due to the fact that energy costs will be greatly reduced. He added that this is ‘ideal during difficult financial times’.

Work on the NLH properties started last year in some of the first homes, located in Queensway, Scunthorpe, and those properties have already been fully renovated and improved. These houses were particularly energy inefficient, designed as temporary homes after the Second World War. They benefited from eco friendly upgrades including doors, double glazing and new roofs.

In total, NLH is spending £12 million on the project. Next to be worked on are Trent View House high rises.