This is an important Council initiative that dates back to last year and perhaps has not been adequately communicated. Camden is offering up to 100% grants to all freeholders and leaseholders in privately owned blocks of flats across the borough. The grants are part of the Camden’s £1.15m funding for the private sector home insulation programme, which also receives funding from the utility provider EDF. This programme offers grants for cavity wall and loft insulation for residents that live in privately owned blocks of flats in Camden, and runs until 31 March 2011.
The Council is able to offer freeholders and leaseholders 100% of the cost of installing loft and cavity wall insulation in their properties, including access costs, labour and materials.
To date three pilot blocks, with 54 flats, have been insulated that could save 20 tonnes of carbon annually. The council is currently insulating a further 16 properties comprising 230 flats, which will save a further 66 tonnes of carbon annually.
We think there could easily be blocks in Swiss Cottage that could benefit from this. If you think this is so, please mention to your landlord or building management committee, and ask us for more information.
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Of course, there’s more benefit from this collaboration. A study by the National Association of Home Builders Research Division demonstrated that SPF filled walls could add from 75% to 200% racking strength to walls of OSB, plywood, light gauge metal.
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