HECA Strategy for Greenwich Council

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HECA Strategy for Greenwich Council
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Greenwich Council Overview

• No of Dwellings - 96448 (March 2004)
• (Tenure ratio Council 27 Private Sector 73)
• Council 25904 27
• Private Rented 13186 14
• RSL 10728 11
• Homeowners 46630 - 48

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Stock Characteristics - Private Sector

• Built Form
• Detached 4.6
• Semi 20.3
• Terraced 49.3
• Purpose built Flat 18.8
• Converted Flat 7.0
• Age
• Pre 1919 33.6
• 1919 1944 25.1
• 1945 1964 14.5
• Post 1964 26.7

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Stock Characteristics - Council

• Built Form
• Detached 2
• Semi 1
• Terraced 21
• Purpose built Flat 64
• Converted Flat 2
• Age
• 1919 1944 16
• 1945 1964 40
• Post 1964 41
• Pre 1919 3

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Heating Provision

• Private Sector
• Boiler with Radiators 86.8
• Electric storage heaters 4.4
• Warm Air System 1.0
• Room Heaters 6.8
• Other 1.0
• Council
• Boiler with Radiators 74.2
• Electric storage heaters 2.3
• Warm Air System 1.0
• Room Heaters 1.5
• Communal/Landlord 21.0

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SAP Rating

• Private Sector 47 (March 2002)
• 2.9 below 20
• 13.7 above 60
• Council 67 (March 2004)

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HECA Baseline and Progress

• Baseline at April 1996 8.36 million Gj
• Progress to March 2004
• 1.49 million Gj saved
• 17.87 improvement

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Strategy Delivery

• Sustainable Development Unit Energy and
  Environment Team
• Strategy Management
• Technical Services Capital Programme Delivery
• Works undertaken include Central Heating and
  Boiler replacement, CWI LI and uPVC DGLE
  Windows
• Private Sector Housing Renewal Grants for low
  income homeowners and private RSL Tenants
• GEEAC Information, Advice, Education and
  promotion
• Partnership Activities
• Warm Wise
• Coldbusters
• PCT

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Measures installed to Council Properties

• Under the capital programme and the various
  regeneration programmes
• - 8500 homes new high energy efficient double
  glazed windows
• - 3400 energy efficient central heating systems
• - 9800 homes have had either cavity wall and /or
  loft insulation
• - 15,000 CFLs distributed via neighbourhood
  offices
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Initiatives for the Private Sector

• Private Sector Housing Renewal Team
• - Approx 200K per annum for Central Heating
  Grants
• - Recently joined Coldbusters through SE
  Regional Board
• Warm Wise
• - Partnership with Bromley, Bexley Croydon
  Lewisham
• Partnership with Greenwich PCT
• - joint mail out with EAGA Partnership through
  the Flu Jab Campaign
• - thermal imaging survey in the autumn
• - to set up a one-stop shop to provide a referral
  system for anyone who calls a dedicated help
  line.

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Monitoring HECA

• Methodology used to monitor progress.
• The Councils Capital Programme Monitoring System
  monitors progress and spends on all Capital
  Works to the Housing Stock.
• Data from our SRB5 Project Team who monitor the
  Five Estates regeneration programme.
• Data from Engineering Services regarding
  improvements to district and communal heating
  systems as well as information about boiler and
  control renewal under the Gas Servicing Contract.
• Feedback from the GEEAC about works undertaken
  in the private sector.
• Data from EAGA Partnership concerning Warmfront
  funded installations.
• Data from the Private Sector Housing Renewal
  relating to Grant take up (under the Private
  Sector Renovation and Home Repairs Assistance
  Grants) for energy efficiency works.
• Data from Creative Environmental Network
  regarding Warm Wise take-up

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HECA The Greenwich Experience

• Priorities
• Main focus is on affordable warmth.
• Recently introduced Solar Programme for Maps
• Small no of grants for private sector
• Integration with other Strategies
• Environmental Strategy
• Boroughwide Energy strategy
• Greenwich Strategy
• Budgets Funding
• Internal
• External
• Corporate Commitment