Cwrt Severn, Caldicot

The Welsh Government’s Optimise Retrofit Programme, was created to support social housing providers achieve decarbonisation of their homes.

So what have we done at Cwrt Severn?

• 62kw Solar Panels system – which has seen a reduction in tenants’ electricity bills.
• 15kw storage battery solar system – reducing electricity and service charges for the communal areas.
• New windows to all flats – improvement to passive heat noise reduction and aesthetically improved the overall look to the building. Residents noticed an instant improvement there was no longer drafts and a dramatic reduction in the level of eternal noise.
• Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) windows installed in the corridors. Enhanced fire safety measure and has impacted on the overall control temperature in the corridors.
• Power assisted front and rear doors – enables easier access for everyone entering the building.
• Fire Doors – to flats and communal doors to ensure compliance with current fire regs.
• External Wall Insulation – 140mm Rockwall insulation to increase the energy performance of the building and reduce the co2 emissions.
• The balconies have been repaired and resurfaced in non-slip covering.
• Ground floor flats have had a below damp proof course insulation installed to eliminate thermal bridging.
• New handrails to ground floor flats.
• Ramp access to rear fire escapes to enable easy access for all.

The contract sum is circa £900k, which includes £750k of Welsh Government Optimised Retrofit funding.