People invited to visit council’s first energy smart show home
People can learn more about how Dudley Council is working to make its homes more energy efficient and sustainable at an open day next weekend (Sunday 15 December).
As part of the council’s climate action, Dudley has been the first in the region to secure funding for an innovative carbon busting project, designed to bring neighbourhood carbon emissions down.
The Community BEES (Brockmoor Energy & Environment Scheme) project is looking at retrofitting homes with energy efficient technology and making green spaces, public buildings and transport links more sustainable.
As part of the project, the local authority has retrofitted a council home to utilise an air source heat pump, Solar Panels and specialist insulation. People will be able to come and experience the retrofitted home and learn more about some of the technologies and adaptations that have been made, with a tour and a chance to ask questions during the visit.
There will also be information about the Community BEES project and its achievements so far, as well as family activities.
Councillor Ian Bevan, cabinet member for housing and communities, said:
“Dudley Council is working towards being a Net Zero council by 2030, and we have a vision of a NetZero borough by 2045.
“The Net Zero Neighbourhoods projects are creating a blueprint for how homes can be made more energy efficient in the future, playing a huge role in helping to minimise the way our homes will impact the climate in the future.
“This project is funded by WMCA and is the result of many years of fantastic collaborative working between Dudley Council, Equans, Keele University, Connecting Places Catapult, and Carnego. I would like to thank everyone who is involved in making it a reality.”
There is no need to book for the open day which runs on Sunday 15 December from 11am to 3pm at 69 Norwood Road, Brockmoor, DY5 3XD.