North London Retrofit -DECC Green Deal Communities Haringey led bid for North London 2014 Sue Wolff, Housing retrofit Officer, Haringey Council

6 North London Boroughs Haringey Enfield Waltham Forest Hackney Islington Camden

What is DECC Green Deal Communities?

• • A new fund set up by DECC to provide local authorities with extra money to encourage housing energy retrofit Aimed at ‘hard to treat’ houses ie solid wall houses – the traditional house type in London where solid wall insulation is too expensive to be funded under Green Deal loans

2. Comprehensive offer and promotion

• • Get a Green Deal Assessment- the first step Access all of • • Green Deal Loan- not compulsory ECO grant for – Carbon Emissions reduction obligation (CERO) for solid wall insulation, carbon savings community obligation (CSCO) for 15% of the lowest income areas and Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation(HHCRO) available to recipients of means tested benefits on low income, disabled and elderly • • A DECC funded top up grant of up to £6000 One Stop service

Overview

Approach to delivery of Green Deal Communities

1. Street-by-street approach 2. Comprehensive offer and promotion 3. Delivery of retrofit 4. Supply chain development 5. Long term sustainability

Five example Green Deal packages Summary of project outputs

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1. A street-by-street approach to delivery

Tested and developed street-by-street approach (GLA/DECC Green Deal Communities Muswell Hill Low Carbon Zone), DECC Green Deal Pioneer Places Local advocates, tailored communications, events and door knocking Utilise thousands of “warm leads” already generated through previous programmes to enable cost effective and speedy take up Ward areas identified for each borough

2. Comprehensive offer and promotion

• • Range of packages and incentives suited to – owner occupiers, private rented sector, blocks of flats, and those in Conservation Areas – Non-domestic sector: local SMEs and existing Green Light North London network of businesses – Fuel poor households: promotion of grants and collective switching and energy advice Creativity of incentives: “nominate my community scheme”, Retrofit Coordinator

3. Choice of supplier and ECO funding

1. “Preferred supplier” recommended by the Council but potential to use any Green Deal accredited supplier 2. ECO funding commitment 3. RetrofitWorks: the good building cooperative, already established: Owned by members who cooperate on core functions e.g. promotion of services, purchase of materials, partnerships with GD Providers and compete on price and service offer.

4. Supply chain development • Builds on existing North London SME Retrofit Network – 700 SMEs, a range of trades.

• RetrofitWorks cooperative network (DECC Green Deal Pioneer Places). Bulk purchase of PAS2030 training for its members. • Significant match funding leveraged for the project form £1m ERDF, CONEL

5. Long term sustainable proposal • Evaluate the scheme and support the future development of the Green Deal market through research partnerships (Durham University Energy Institute and University College London). • RetrofitWorks cooperative network, sustainable model to finance and deliver future growth of Green Deal market and develop the local supply chain.

Measures

Sample package for 3-4 Victorian Terrace with Deep Retrofit Package

3-4 Bed GD victorie DEEP Retrofit Savings/mea sure Golden Rule Contrib. Eco Commun ities Top Up £694 EWI IWI Cavity Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder £6,935 £386 £800 £76 £76 £42 £798 £798 £441 £80 £5,444 -£412 £100 New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation £800 £70 £0 £80 £720 Total cost of Retrofit £8,921

Key

£2,037 £854 £6,031 Golden Rule Measures

Sample package for 2-3 Victorian Terrace with Lighter Retrofit Package

2-3 Bed Victorian GD Terrace LIGHTER Retrofit Measures Savings/mea sure Golden Rule Contrib.

Eco Communi ties Top Up EWI IWI Cavity Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation £1,102 £250 £120 £37 £20 £32 £389 £336 £714 £250 £2,000 £1,544 Total cost of Retrofit £3,472 Key Golden Rule Measures £725 £2,508

Measures

Sample package for 1980s Second Floor Flat

1980s Second floor flat (1 bed) Savings/meas ure Golden Rule Contrib.

Eco GD Communitie s Top Up EWI IWI Cavity Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation £1,181 £250 £16 Total cost of Retrofit £1,431 Key Golden Rule Measures £168 £168 £1,013 £250 £1,263

Sample package for a Converted Flat

Measures EWI IWI Cavity Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation Convertd Flat £2,445 Savings/ measure £102 Golden Rule Contrib.

£1,074 GD Top Up £10 £300 £20 £100 Total cost of Retrofit £2,745 £1,074 £1,600 Key Golden Rule Measures

Sample package for 1950s Hard to Treat Cavity wall Semi-detached

1950s HTT cavity wall semi detached Savings/ measure Golden Rule Contrib.

GD top up Measures EWI IWI Cavity Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation £600 £80 £2,800 £300 £105 £22 £1,103 £226 £100 £10 £2,700 £70 Total cost of Retrofit £3,780 Key Golden Rule Measures £1,328 £2,420

Summary of project outputs

Average GDC incentive per household £3.5k

Average household contribution £2k Total 1,105 households solid wall insulation + other energy measures Developing Non Domestic Green Deal Support for fuel poor households Supply chain development Evaluation and long term sustainability 75 SME carrying out energy retrofit Affordable warmth grants, collective switching, energy advice 25 business PAS2030 certified 12 businesses receiving solid wall training Jobs and training opportunities Research activities Commercialisation of RetrofitWorks cooperative network

Green Show Homes – solid wall insulation

North London Housing Retrofit

Energy Efficiency measures for SW terrace

Solid Wall Insulation Planning Guidance