Dorset

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Who we are

• Dorset
• Energy Advice
• Centre

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Where we are
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What we do in brief
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The Bournemouth and Poole Private Rented
Insulation Project
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The Bournemouth and Poole Project Feasibility
Study partners
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Why Boscombe initially?

• Tenure
• High number of private tenants
• High level of asset rich / cash poor owner
  occupiers
• Type of Accommodation
• Rate of occupants in HMO is double that for the
• rest of Bournemouth
• Household Characteristics
• High level of households with vulnerable
  occupants
• Overcrowded households three times the national
  average
• Occupation / Economic Status
• Local economy provides a high degree of low paid
  work
• NM area has a high level of residents
• claiming unemployment benefit

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Project Overview
This is what the project initially set out to
achieve

• What was the full impact of fuel poverty within
  the NM area?
• What was the degree of fuel poverty within the
  NM area?
• How was this problem being dealt with locally?
• Were there any solutions available?
• Which solutions should be pursued?
• Project planning for future phases

Feasibility Study
Analysis
Planning
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Feasibility Study Analysis

• No fuel debt but fuel poverty found
• Tenants were unable to access grants
• Inadequate insulation and heating
• High number of benefit recipients
• High migration rate of population
• These findings were as a result of visiting and
  interviewing over 1,000 residents in the project
  area

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The Solution

• Source funding from all avenues, (L/A and
  Utilities)
• that could be used regardless of financial
  status and
• tenure for installation of energy saving
  measures
• Develop commercial relationships with installers,
  
• funders and Landlords
• Quickest win scenario, most effective ways to
  save energy
• Had to be CWI and Loft insulation measures

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Implementation

• Funding sourced
• Installers tendered and engaged
• Landlords approval and feedback
• Tenants associations buy in
• Project manager sourced
• Processes and procedures in place for effective
  running of project

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Initial targets Large portfolio landlords

• Phase 2
• Cavity Wall Insulation installed into over 700
  dwellings in
• Boscombe, loft Insulation installed into over 100
  dwellings
• 2800 Low energy Light bulbs issued to
  Landlords/Tenants
• 50 Hot Water Tank Jackets issued
• 20 Carbon Monoxide detector cards issued
• Advice given to tenants on accessing other
  grants/services
• Good relationships built with Landlords, Council
  and Tenants
• 6.5 metric tonnes of Carbon saved over lifetime
  of
• measures

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Added Value

• Pointing to external brickwork
• Guttering repairs
• Replacement of damaged or spalled bricks
• Clearance of vegetation
• Removal of unroadworthy vehicles
• Painting of external render after wall insulation
  
• Clearance of rubbish to side access and alley
  ways
• Clearance of rubbish in loft spaces
• Redecoration of internal walls following cure of
  damp problems

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Phase 3

• Installed Cavity Wall Insulation into a further
  2500 dwellings
• Installed Loft Insulation into at least 620
  dwellings
• Issue a further 6,000 Low energy light bulbs ( 2
  per dwelling)
• Issued 2800 energy advice sheet to Tenants
• Issued 160 Hot water tank jackets where required
• Gave advice on other grants and services
  available
• Expanded the project area Across the rest of
  Bournemouth but still focusing promotion within
  Boscombe and Springbourne.
• 800,000 funding secured from Utilities, Council
  and Installer
• Completed end of March 2007
• 800 properties already identified and on list for
  next
• phase and round of funding

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Phases 4, 5, and Poole - to date

• Installed 1850 CWI
• Installed 850 Lofts
• Supplied 100 Hot Water Tank Jackets
• Supplied 4,000 low energy light bulbs
• Supplied 2,000 PC powerdown plugs
• Distributed another 2,000 energy advice sheets
• To date the project has dealt with over 550
  Private Landlords, 25
• letting and management agents
• We have now had interest from other authorities
  around the country

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Project Profile

• The Project was visited by

Ian Pearson MP
Richard Price Director NLA
Mr Benepal Private Landlord
Warmerhomes Installer
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Project Profile

• We have had exposure within the following
• Bournemouth Journal/BH Life
• Poole Landlords Newsletter
• NLA website/UK Landlord Magazine
• HECA News
• GNN/Green Building/2CR/NM/LA websites
• Profile expected to increase as project expands

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Savings made on project to date

• Annual carbon savings of around 1,700 tonnes
• Annual CO2 savings of around 6250 tonnes
• Annual household savings in the region of
  800,000
• Over the lifetime of the measures the total CO2
  saved will be in the region of 110,000 Tonnes
• The scheme has attracted total funding in excess
  of 1.58 M
• Continuation of the scheme in Bournemouth this
  financial year should see a further 1500
  dwellings receive the works

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Contacting us

• Telephone [phone]
• FAX [phone]
• Email peter_at_deac.co.uk
• Website - www.deac.co.uk

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