A groundbreaking project to give thousands of
sub-standard homes a dramatic green makeover has finally won EU approval, but
only after a massive downgrading of its ambition. The Energiesprong project had
hoped to provide a wave of 10-day makeovers for over 100,000 British housing
association and council homes, installing wraparound insulating facades, solar
panels and Ikea kitchens. But to get an initial €3.6m (£2.6m) of EU support,
the group had to scale back their ambitions and now plans just 5,000 retrofits
in the UK, and the same number in France. Read more on the Guardian website.
