ThamesWey has completed its first housing development containing swift bricks. The 12 swifts bricks have been incorporated into two new family sized affordable homes which have been handed over to Woking Borough Council. Continue reading
Category: Sustainability
Market Walk takeaways are moving to be single-use plastic free
ThamesWey is working with Woking Borough Council and Market Walk stall holders to reduce the use of single-use plastics in Woking town centre.
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ThamesWey delivers new affordable homes for Woking Borough Council
ThamesWey has handed over to Woking Borough Council five new affordable homes, the first new family sized ‘Council Homes’ in recent years.
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The swifts are here, their new homes are ready.
The swift, an urban-dwelling bird of conservational concern has suffered a severe decline in population in recent decades. ThamesWey has stepped in to mitigate this decline by providing almost 150 nest boxes across Woking. Continue reading
ThamesWey funding support for businesses to help reduce energy bills
ThamesWey has re-launched its Business Energy SMART Woking project, through which small to medium sized businesses within Woking can receive match funding to improve the energy efficiency of their lighting. Continue reading
Celebrating 20 years of building sustainable communities
ThamesWey is 20 this year and proud to be celebrating two decades of building sustainable communities. Our work in low-carbon power generation, energy advice, affordable housing and property development is driven by one fundamental principle – to build neighbourhoods that benefit everyone.
High-tech battery boost for ThamesWey tenants
ThamesWey’s pilot project with Moixa to store unused solar energy generated from solar panels during the day for use at night in batteries is already showing promising results. Continue reading
Help for Woking residents with energy costs and home improvements
Woking residents living in hard-to-heat properties may be able to access fully funded energy efficiency improvements through active government schemes, including the Warm Homes Local Grant.
In line with Woking Borough Council’s sustainability strategy, we support initiatives that aim to address fuel poverty and help improve the energy efficiency of homes across the borough.
Qualifying home owners and private tenants may be able to receive free installations, including loft and cavity wall insulation, draught-proofing, solar panels and battery storage, and air source heat pumps. Installing loft and cavity wall insulation alone can save an average semi-detached household over £200 a year on heating costs, as well as reducing the risk of cold-related illnesses.
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ThamesWey Housing completes energy efficiency programme
ThamesWey’s energy efficiency “make-over” of 50 former military properties has the potential to save tenants over £500 a year of their fuel bills. Continue reading
ThamesWey is helping people save money on their energy bills
This week is Big Energy Saving Week, a national campaign to help people reduce their energy bills. Take a look at the projects ThamesWey is delivering to help people save money.