Event jointlystaged by

Richard BainesBlack Country Housing Group

Local Housing Groups – leading communities to be low carbon and sustainable

November 2015

Going Green in the Black CountrySustainable Housing

Going Green in the Black Country

Sustainable Housing in a new financial environmentIn a nutshell ……

• Efficiency

• Project funding

• Carbon saving projects

• Generating a trading surplus

• Think the unthinkable – do the undoable

Going Green in the Black Country

Efficiency• Consolidated fuel supply; bought forward

• Water meters installed

• Smarter working

• Shared services

Never mind the quality, feel the width

Going Green in the Black Country

Funding Projects• Grants

• European Regional Development Fund• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (TCS)• Energy Company Obligations

• SOP, EEC and CESP• Intelligent Energy Europe• Partners in Innovation• Innovate UK (TSB)• Lottery

• Compass• Energyextra (ESCO)

• Work Programme• 6-Towns Credit union

• Supported living services• Sandwell Advice & Money• Sandwell Financial Services Hub

Five’ll get you ten!

Going Green in the Black Country

Carbon-Saving• Super-insulate new and existing homes

• Very low U-values 0.1-0.25W/m2K

• Air-tight ... but with 3 – 4m3/m2.hr

• Managed ventilation 0.5 – 1 a.c/hr

• Maximise efficiency• Efficient fuel conversion• Good controls• Better behaviours

• Displace carbon fuels• Solar and/or tide• Electrolise water – make Hydrogen• Use hydrogen in fuel cells• Use minimised waste including bio-waste

Buying less fuel is more sustainable !

Going Green in the Black Country

Trading Surplus• Environmental consultancy services

• New Bradley Hall Care Home

• Black Country Homeforce

• Black Country Homes

• Black Country Care

There’s jobs in them there hills!

Going Green in the Black Country

Think the UnthinkableDo the un-doable• No money – no rules – no standards• Build only the essentials

• Insulation• Long-life structure• No fixtures or fittings• Minimum sanitary and power services

• Facilitate the desirable• Power tracks• Design for upgrading• Design for disassembly• Stacked service routes and….• …. An IKEA

Catalogue

Social Housing can make a difference

…. the future is Orange

Do it better

Grab the grants

Cut out the waste

Get really commercial

Think right outside the box

Local Housing Groups – leading communities to be low carbon and sustainable

November 2015

richard.baines@bchg.co.uk 0121 561 7915

Thank You