Transcript Warmer Streets

SECAN,3rd November 2014
What is WARMER STREETS?
• Green Deal Communities retrofit project delivered by E3 on behalf of the Warmer
Streets Partnership
• £4 million Green Deal Communities funding awarded by DECC
• Supplementary funding through Scottish Power’s ECO funding
• Primary focus on hard to treat domestic properties in Dartford Borough and
Sevenoaks District. Small non-domestic project is on-going in Dartford Town Centre.
• Targets to be met through:
• INSULATION of external walls, lofts and hot water cylinders
• INSTALLATION of energy efficient boilers, LED lighting, HVAC, windows & doors
The WARMER STREETS Process
1.
EPC & Green Deal Assessment undertaken
2.
WS receives Green Deal Advice Report, contractor receives technical details
3.
WS receives quote from contractor (48 hours)
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WS Offer Pack out to client (48 hours), 2 week validity period
5.
Application to Green Deal Finance (if requested)
6.
Contract signed, deposit paid, start date agreed. 14 days cooling off period
7.
Retrofit installation process & sign off
PARTNERS
• Led by Dartford Borough Council in
partnership with Sevenoaks District
Council, Kent County Council and
the Kent and Medway Sustainable
Energy Partnership.
• Green Deal Assessments are
completed by Agility Survey
(domestic) and GreenROI (nondomestic)
• Green Deal Finance Applications
processed by Agility Eco
• Installation contracted to Lawtech
Phase 1: Tree Estate
• Primarily Solid Walls
• Terraced properties
• Identified 650 properties
• HUB at Tree Community
Centre
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Big Local
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
PCSO surgery
Coffee mornings
IT classes for 55+
Phase 2: Ingram &
Cranford Road
• Solid wall, terraced properties with
tiled bay windows
• Identified 75 target properties
• Letters detailing offer and door
knock 1 - 3 complete
Phase 3: East Hill & New Town
• Mostly solid wall, terraced
properties
• Some larger properties built in
1800s
• Identified 2,000+ target
properties
• Postcard drop complete
• Next Steps:
• Letter drop detailing offer
• Door knock 1 – 3
• Coffee mornings/evenings
• Consultation day
Phase 4: New Road, East Hill & Paddock Close
• Range of house types
• Identified 200+ suitable properties
• Working with WKHA to identify
suitable Show Home(s)
• HKSD Parish Council support
• HUB to be HKSD Village Hall
• Planned engagement:
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Postcard drop
Letter drop detailing offer
Door knock 1 – 3
Coffee mornings/evenings
Consultation day
WARMER STREETS Offer (first 150)
MEASURE
HOUSE TYPE
CUSTOMER
CONTRIBUTION
EWI
Semi-detached
£1,700
End terrace
£1,700
Mid terrace
£1,200
CWI
Any
£0
Loft Insulation
Any
£0
Double Glazing
Any
£270/m2
LED lighting
Any
£50 fitting
Boiler replacement
Any
With EWI
£750 – £2,500
Without EWI
£1,000 – £2,750
Challenges
FUNDING:
• ECO rates have dropped to a third of the original level
• Available GD finance far lower than expected (savings
low)
• Uncertainty over GDHIF
• Ensuring level of contribution is affordable
ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
• Significant variability in the quality of assessors
• Households on prepayment meters lack bill data needed
to give reports higher level of accuracy
• Non-domestic Green Deal Assessment very costly and
prohibitive unless heavily subsidised
• Problems with SBEM software
MEASURES:
• Contractually difficult when working in the private
sector to generate economies of scale due to
uncertainties
• EWI is a complex system that works best on simple
properties, additional costs are incurred in many
cases over the basic rates: quality of procurement
and tender process is critical
• Reliance on customer behaviour post installation –
in particular in relation to ventilation