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Liverpool Mutual Home's Daneville Regeneration wins National HCA Environmental Award

Liverpool's newest housing association is celebrating after winning a Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) award for reducing the carbon footprint of one of its estates.

Liverpool Mutual Homes scooped the coveted 'Reducing Carbon' award at the HCA 2009 Academy Awards in London for improving sustainable living as part of a £30m regeneration scheme in Walton.

LMH, which has just completed its first year, beat strong competition from a wide-range of housing associations, local authorities, developers, education authorities, community groups and health authorities.

Chief Executive at LMH, Steve Coffey, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have won such a prestigious award from the HCA and it really highlights the high quality of our work.

"This is the second national award we have won for the regeneration of the Daneville Estate in the last few weeks and it is very rewarding for us to be recognised by industry experts.

"However, the most pleasing aspect is the knowledge that our tenants are really benefiting from the modern and sustainable homes and communities we are building across the city as part of our 5-year £380m regeneration programme.

"We hope by creating such energy efficient homes we can play our part in educating people of the benefits and importance of being environmentally friendly."

Construction Director at Bramall Construction, Steve Parrington, said: "We are delighted to have been involved from the start of such a successful and transformational regeneration project on the Daneville Estate.

"It is testament to excellent partnership working that this scheme has been completed to such a high standard.

"This scheme epitomises LMH's commitment - it has future-proofed a whole estate of houses - delivering community regeneration as well as carbon reduction. We look forward to working with LMH and its tenants in the coming years."

Phase one of LMH's work on the Daneville Estate saw 330 properties regenerated with energy efficient structural cladding, boilers, central heating systems, windows and doors used throughout.

LMH and its project partner Bramall Construction also insulated lofts and roofs and re-wired electrics, while dual-flush cisterns were added to toilets to reduce water consumption.

The upgrades resulted in a reduction in properties' CO2 emissions by 1943.7 tonnes per year.

Phase two is now well underway with the remaining 270 homes being upgraded.