East Ayrshire Council is underway with a large scale housing improvement programme across 143 homes in the region.
The local authority's Housing Asset Services are carrying out external insulation programmes to 66 homes in Onthank and 77 houses in Patna.
The project is being carried out in partnership with the Energy Agency while funding was secured from the Scottish Government.
In addition, funding was offered to private home owners which meant that improvements could be carried out on whole streets when the Council's housing improvement and energy efficiency programmes were already underway.
Around £5.49 million will be spent on external wall insulation and render works.
15 private houses and 51 council houses are in the process of being redeveloped in Onthank, while 38 private homes and 39 council houses are undergoing improvements in Patna.
Council Leader Douglas Reid said: "For a number of years now the Council has been successful in bidding for funding to carry out improvement works to Weir and Swedish timber homes across East Ayrshire.
"The results have been so dramatic. The funding has targeted homes in areas that can be fuel poor and it is fantastic to view homes that have benefitted from this improvement programme and talk to homeowners and tenants who are seeing a difference in their energy bills."
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