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Peter Mingins, sector lead for utilities at geographical information systems provider Esri UK, discusses why geography has a key part to play in targeting the most suitable homes for the Green Deal.
The Green Deal has huge potential to open up new revenue streams for the industry and is a crucial step towards meeting the UK’s carbon reduction targets. However, navigating all the data such as suitable buildings, demographics and debt figures to create an accurate picture of which homes will benefit most from the Green Deal will be challenging.
Using geographic information systems (GIS) to bring all the relevant information together and identify clusters of suitable homes for the Green Deal as well as managing the survey, installation and follow up processes, will enable energy professionals and local authorities to work collaboratively and reap the benefits the incentive has to offer.
Over 80% of the decisions we make have some form of spatial or geographical context and GIS takes the information we need to make those decisions, interpret and analyse the data, and visualise it all on one screen. This visual can then be shared with numerous stakeholders both within an organisation and with external partners.
William Dyer Electrical (UK) Ltd has been awarded contracts for commercial and public sector electrical installations during 2012, worth approximately £3million.
The contract wins include direct work with The Manchester College as principal contractor for a project worth approximately £1.5m which will take place over a 16 week period.
The work at Shena Simon, part of the The Manchester College includes a complete rewire and boiler replacement; which on completion will boast leading-edge energy efficient electrical installations and technologies. These installations will enable the college to reduce their carbon footprint benefitting the local community, college students and staff base; as well as demonstrating a commitment towards becoming a greener UK.
This project is set to create significant employment opportunities in the North West, a positive outcome as the country announces a ‘double dip recession’.
Managing Director William Dyer said:
“Being appointed as the principal contractor on the The Manchester College project is fantastic achievement, especially for a project of this scale with such heritage. The Shena Simon Campus is a grade 2 listed building and our installation methods and techniques must be sympathetically executed to ensure that this beautiful building benefits from the installations taking place”.
Although global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) declined slightly in 2009, the beginnings of economic recovery led to an unprecedented emissions increase of 5.8 percent in 2010. In 2011, global atmospheric levels of CO2 reached a high of 391.3 parts per million (ppm), up from 388.6 ppm in 2010 and 280 ppm in pre-industrial times. According to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Online project, energy use represents the largest source of global CO2 emissions.
More than 70 percent of CO2 emissions result from the burning of fossil fuels for energy use, such as electricity generation, transportation, manufacturing, and construction. In 2009, electricity generation and heating alone accounted for 41 percent of all energy related CO2 emissions.
“Unfortunately for the future of climate, the global economy remains tightly coupled to fossil fuel combustion and carbon dioxide emissions,” said Worldwatch President Robert Engelman. “We gained a short respite from increases in CO2 emissions—-but only at the cost of an economic downturn. Now we are rebounding economically—-at the cost of once again accelerating the approach of a high-risk warming that the world’s nations have so far been unable to address.”
SMALL and medium sized businesses in the South West are being urged to invest in skills to meet forecast demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology.
It comes as new research revealed consumer demand in the region for solar PV will be higher than for any other household energy-saving measure available under the Green Deal.
The study, called Research to support the development of a Green Deal Competency Framework, surveyed employers and training providers from the energy assessment, advice and construction sectors.
Commissioned by the Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA) – a collaboration between CITB-ConstructionSkills, AssetSkills and Summit Skills – it gathered views on the skills and knowledge needed to deliver the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship policy for energy efficiency.
Roger Stone, sector strategy manager for CITB-ConstructionSkills in the South West, said: “We know there is disquiet within the industry about larger firms dominating the Green Deal market.
“We are working hard to support SMEs in the South West so they can discover and unlock the scheme’s commercial and employment opportunities through our Cut the Carbon campaign and our work as part of the Green Deal Skills Alliance. We also recognise that there has to be training available before upskilling can begin, and without consumer demand training providers cannot afford to develop training.”
We’ve pulled together all the best tips from our live discussion about how you can prepare for the eco-efficiency scheme
Jeremy Kape is responsible for strategic asset management at Affinity Sutton
Do something: For social landlords there really is not a ‘do nothing’ position on this. If you are not going to deliver the Green Deal for your resident someone else will and that will come with some very complex operational challenges.
Real danger: The Green Deal will only work if there are funders prepared to invest and/or providers in the market. While we do not yet know the detail behind the Green Deal there only appears to be one serious funder in the market, the Green Deal Finance Company. There could be a real danger that the deal fails not just because it is unattractive or hard to sell to households, but also as no one is prepared to invest or take the delivery risk.
Andrew Eagles is a managing director for Sustainable Homes Ltd
Alternate routes: Some housing associations may say although the Green Deal is interesting we are just looking to improve our properties through the standard cycle and will talk to residents about this. There will not be additional costs for this. Some may take this route.
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is a mandatory UK-wide trading scheme introduced in April 2010 which targets emissions from large public and private sector organisations. It is designed to drive emissions reductions in the target sectors by incentivising the uptake of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities through the application of financial and reputational drivers.
This consultation is being undertaken as a result of a broader simplification review and engagement with stakeholders. This consultation document builds on the vision set out in June 2011 and sets out specific proposals to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. These proposals take into account feedback from stakeholders on the June publication, feedback from the administrative burden survey and analysis of participant data from reports collected in July 2011.
The consultation document includes proposals which aim to streamline and simplify the scheme to create a new leaner, simplified and refocused CRC. The simplified CRC will deliver its energy efficiency and carbon reduction objectives whilst making compliance easier and less burdensome for participants.
Government is seeking views and evidence from all interested parties.
Stroma Certification and Community Interest Company (CIC), Yorkshire Energy Services (YES) have collaborated to prepare communities across the UK for the Governments new initiative – the Green Deal.
The Green Deal is the new Government Initiative, which intends to reduce carbon emissions cost-effectively throughout the UK. The scheme aims to offer consumers energy efficient improvements to homes and buildings with no upfront costs, but a payment plan through the consumers energy bill.
Stroma Certification Ltd, one of the UK’s leading, award-winning certification providers, has been accepted to participate in the pilot accreditation project for certification of Green Deal Installers (GDI) and Green Deal Advisors (GDA) services – run by the Department of Energy and Climate (DECC).
Stroma are advocates of CICs, such as YES, as they are designed for people who want to run a business or other activity for the benefit of the community, not just for private advantage. As with other CICs, Yorkshire Energy Services are audited by the CIC Regulator, making them a trusted and reliable source – the ideal partner to work to bring the Green Deal to the consumer.
In preparation for the Green Deal, Stroma Certification have developed a training and development programme for YES, and are in the process of delivering the Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs) and Non Domestic Energy Assessors (NDEA) courses for YES staff, which will be followed by Green Deal Advisor training when it becomes available in June. Stroma are also advising and supporting YES in establishing the company as a Green Deal Advisory Service. This will facilitate YES to undertake assessments of commercial and residential buildings, producing the EPCs required under the Green Deal, and also to support local independent Green Deal Advisors as an Advisory Service.
Wednesday 22nd February saw the launch of the Lancashire Construction Best Practice Club’s ‘Green Deal Consortia’ initiative supported by the FMB, fairsnape, DIEMltd, the NFB, SMPR (Simply Marcomms Ltd) and UCLan.
Over 40 organisations attended the breakfast launch at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. The event saw the coming together of like minded individuals keen to learn more about the forthcoming Green Deal which is set to go live in October 2012.
This Lancashire initiative is thought to be the first of its kind in the country to support local companies in preparing for Green Deal
The ‘Green Deal’ scheme, the Governement’s CO2 flagship programme for addressing building performance, will tackle fuel poverty and improve the energy performance of British domestic and non domestic properties, creating a high number of new jobs and work opportunities for the construction industry.
Whilst there remain many uncertainties in the detail of the Government’s Green Deal initiative, however, there is high certainty that it will happen and it will change the way refurbishments are funded and carried out.