Warm Wales

Warm Wales launches new company

Warm Wales Launches New Company Warm Wales is excited to announce the development of ‘Co-Cymru’ a new community interest company within the group.  Co-Cymru offers community regeneration services to customers, focusing on employment, training and community friendly procurement.  To assist them in this venture they have been joined by Rachel Moxey, an expert in social regeneration.  Rachel was until recently the Head of Employment and Social Procurement for the Welsh Government’s Regeneration Division.  She ran the uniquely successful JobMatch programme across the Heads of the Valleys area.  (more…)

A PIONEERING project launched by Warm Wales Cymru Gynnes at a Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) retirement scheme to help tackle the issue of fuel poverty has been given the ‘thumbs up’ by First Minister, Carwyn Jones.

The project, at The Beeches retirement complex in Bridgend, is the result of a partnership between Warm Wales, WWHA and Wales and West Utilities Ltd (WWU) kicks off the fuel poor initiative which is to be rolled out across Wales.

“I am delighted that this scheme to bring cost effective warmth to those who live at The Beeches in Bridgend has been so successful,” said Mr Jones, AM for Bridgend.

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A joint Warm Wales-Charter bid for £1.6m ‘Arbed’ grant funding to carry out energy efficiency improvements to properties in Markham village has been approved by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The £1.6m Arbed grant will help to fund a £2.3m programme of energy efficiency improvements to both Charter’s 124 homes and other private/public sector housing in Markham. Proposed Arbed measures include cavity insulation, insulated external render, solar hot water and photovoltaic panels. (more…)

BRE Wales and Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes are working together to deliver a one stop shop solution for the delivery of the Code for Sustainable Homes and Sustainable Refurbishment.

Both Companies are ‘not for profit’ organisations with no shareholders. ‘Surpluses’ generated by BRE companies go into research and education projects in the built environment, whilst those generated by Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes are reinvested into the communities it serves.

Working together, BRE and Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes, are uniquely able to offer consultancy, guidance and confidence to deliver high level sustainability in an affordable and easily replicable way.

For further information, download the Refurbishment and Code for Sustainable Homes solutions from BRE & Warm Wales pdf

Regeneration – The Whole Picture

Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May 2012 in Cardiff

The Whole Picture flyer
The Whole Picture programme

What are the challenges facing the regeneration of our communities? What do we need to do and what can we learn from others?

These are the questions being posed at this conference organised by Warm Wales Cymru Gynnes and supported by the Welsh School of Architecture, the European Housing Ecology Network (EHEN) and BRE.

A substantial amount of regeneration work has been undertaken in Wales in both the social and private housing sector, and the conference will see the launch of the ARBED Phase 1 report, looking at some of the lessons learnt from the Welsh Government funded project.

In addition to looking at the social, economic, technological and funding aspects of regeneration, we’ll hear first hand from respected individuals Erik Christiansen of Denmark, Luc Stijnen of Belgium and Peder Vejsig (tbc) of Denmark on how both community and housing regeneration and the integration of renewable technologies is addressed in other parts of Europe.

Our speakers will include Jane Davidson, Director of INSPIRE and former Minister for Environment and Sustainability, Craig Anderson Projects Director at Warm Wales, Nick Tune from BRE and Richard Grant OBE.

There is an additional element to the event which you may attend separately or as part of the conference. On the Friday morning (18^th) Adfer Ban a Chwm, whose aim is to turn derelict vernacular buildings in rural Wales into affordable homes for local people, will be hosting a morning workshop looking at affordable rural housing, derelict vernacular buildings, rural enterprise and how we can produce realistic solutions.

There is no charge for the event but we do reserve the right to make a £50 non-attendance charge on any registered delegate who does not attend on the the day.

To reserve your place complete the booking form and return to us at events@warmwales.org.uk. Full venue details will be provided with your booking confirmation.

Previous Events

CESP Workshop – Monday 27th February –
BRE Wales, Ethos, Swansea Waterfront, SA1 8AS

If you have housing stock in CESP recognised areas, now is the time to act.

CESP funding is increasing almost weekly as the Utilities must spend their budgets by Autumn 2012. Therefore, it is now possible to get up to 100% of the cost of installing measures such as solid wall insulation, loft top up, replacement boilers etc (providing they are in CESP areas).

On February 27^th Warm Wales with BRE will be holding a workshop to explain how CESP works, how to make sure you get the highest £ per tonne of CO2 saved, and the technical and practical considerations of installing the measures.

The workshop will be held at the BRE Wales office – Ethos, Kings Road, Swansea Waterfront, SA1 8AS from 10am with buffet lunch at 12pm. Pay and display parking available at SA1.

If you would like to attend please email Janette Matthews – matthewsj@bre.co.uk