Wakefield care home marks Earth Day with eco-friendly initiatives

Care provider HC-One’s Snapethorpe Hall Care Home, in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, has celebrated Earth Day by highlighting several of its eco-friendly projects.

The initiatives include adding solar panels to the home’s roof to facilitate renewable energy; installing electric vehicle (EV) charging points to support sustainable transportation; decarbonising the home by removing gas appliances from the kitchen; and replacing gas tumble dryers with innovative air source heat pump dryers.

Further measures will include the addition of new boilers and a modern LED lighting system to aid energy efficiency, and the implementation of enhanced loft insulation and lagging within the plant room as well as new window seals to further reduce heat loss following on from a full thermal imaging survey of the building. Throughout 2024, Snapethorpe Hall will continue to implement measures to reduce their impact on the environment.

Over recent months, HC-One’s wider sustainability focused projects have included joining forces with its print suppliers MT Print and Premier to support the Woodland Trust in the creation of a new woodland near The Mersey Forest in North Cheshire. 100 people from companies across the UK planted over 3,000 native saplings to aid woodland creation and enhance biodiversity.

Gary Reed, Director of Property at HC-One, said: “I am excited about HC-One’s future as we incorporate more sustainable initiatives across our care homes. We are looking to invest in a mix of proven technology alongside innovation across our care homes to help us move towards achieving Net Zero Carbon.”

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