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Installing cavity wall insulation in Kirklees, Yorkshire

The ‘Kirklees Warm Zone’ scheme is rolling out free insulation to its residents to reduce the council’s carbon footprint, improve comfort and reduce fuel bills. By tackling one or two wards at a time, it is super streamlined and making quick headway at a rate of 600 measures a week. Over 115,000 households – two-thirds of the total – have been visited already and 25,000 have had cavity wall or loft insulation. The CO2 emissions avoided are around 18,000 tonnes a year, which will reach 40,000 by the end of 2010.