Wrexham Council installs triple-glazed windows in over 1,700 social homes to cut carbon emissions
wrexham.comWrexham Council has completed a program to install triple-glazed windows and composite doors in 1,723 social homes across the area. The work is part of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard and the council's plan to decarbonize its housing stock. Old windows are being recycled into new frames, with the supply chain involving Solar Windows LTD and REHAU. The project also includes an educational component at Coleg Cambria, where students can see the recycling process firsthand. For readers tracking building-level decarbonization, this is a concrete example of a local authority using capital budgets to improve building envelopes. Triple glazing and better doors reduce heat loss directly, which cuts both energy bills and carbon emissions from heating. The recycling loop for old windows adds a materials efficiency angle. The article does not specify the total cost, expected energy savings per home, or the carbon reduction target, but the scale (over 1,700 homes) makes it a meaningful retrofit program worth watching for replication elsewhere.