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
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