North London Retrofit -DECC Green Deal Communities Haringey led bid for North London 2014 Sue Wolff, Housing retrofit Officer, Haringey Council

6 North London Boroughs Haringey Enfield Waltham Forest Hackney Islington Camden

What is DECC Green Deal Communities? A new fund set up by DECC to provide local authorities with extra money to encourage housing energy retrofit Aimed at ‘hard to treat’ houses ie solid wall houses – the traditional house type in London where solid wall insulation is too expensive to be funded under Green Deal loans

2. Comprehensive offer and promotion Get a Green Deal Assessment- the first step Access all of Green Deal Loan- not compulsory ECO grant for – Carbon Emissions reduction obligation (CERO) for solid wall insulation, carbon savings community obligation (CSCO) for 15% of the lowest income areas and Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation(HHCRO) available to recipients of means tested benefits on low income, disabled and elderly A DECC funded top up grant of up to £6000 One Stop service

Overview Approach to delivery of Green Deal Communities 1.Street-by-street approach 2.Comprehensive offer and promotion 3.Delivery of retrofit 4.Supply chain development 5.Long term sustainability Five example Green Deal packages Summary of project outputs

1. A street-by-street approach to delivery Tested and developed street-by-street approach (GLA/DECC Green Deal Communities Muswell Hill Low Carbon Zone), DECC Green Deal Pioneer Places Local advocates, tailored communications, events and door knocking Utilise thousands of “warm leads” already generated through previous programmes to enable cost effective and speedy take up Ward areas identified for each borough

2. Comprehensive offer and promotion Range of packages and incentives suited to – owner occupiers, private rented sector, blocks of flats, and those in Conservation Areas – Non-domestic sector: local SMEs and existing Green Light North London network of businesses – Fuel poor households: promotion of grants and collective switching and energy advice Creativity of incentives: “nominate my community scheme”, Retrofit Coordinator

3. Choice of supplier and ECO funding 1.“Preferred supplier” recommended by the Council but potential to use any Green Deal accredited supplier 2.ECO funding commitment 3.RetrofitWorks: the good building cooperative, already established: Owned by members who cooperate on core functions e.g. promotion of services, purchase of materials, partnerships with GD Providers and compete on price and service offer.

4. Supply chain development Builds on existing North London SME Retrofit Network – 700 SMEs, a range of trades. RetrofitWorks cooperative network (DECC Green Deal Pioneer Places). Bulk purchase of PAS2030 training for its members. Significant match funding leveraged for the project form £1m ERDF, CONEL

5. Long term sustainable proposal Evaluate the scheme and support the future development of the Green Deal market through research partnerships (Durham University Energy Institute and University College London). RetrofitWorks cooperative network, sustainable model to finance and deliver future growth of Green Deal market and develop the local supply chain.

Measures 3-4 Bed victorie DEEP Retrofit Savings/mea sure Golden Rule Contrib.Eco GD Commun ities Top Up EWI£6,935£76£798£694£5,444 IWI£386£76£798 -£412 Cavity Loft Insulation£800£42£441£80£100 Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing£800£70£0£80£720 Underfloor Insulation Total cost of Retrofit£8,921 £2,037£854£6,031 Sample package for 3-4 Victorian Terrace with Deep Retrofit Package KeyGolden Rule Measures

Sample package for 2-3 Victorian Terrace with Lighter Retrofit Package KeyGolden Rule Measures Measures 2-3 Bed Victorian Terrace LIGHTER Retrofit Savings/mea sure Golden Rule Contrib.Eco GD Communi ties Top Up EWI IWI£1,102£37£389 £714 Cavity Loft Insulation£250£20 £250 Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing£120£32£336 Underfloor Insulation£2,000 £1,544 Total cost of Retrofit£3,472 £725 £2,508

Sample package for 1980s Second Floor Flat KeyGolden Rule Measures Measures 1980s Second floor flat (1 bed) Savings/meas ure Golden Rule Contrib.Eco GD Communitie s Top Up EWI IWI£1,181£16£168 £1,013 Cavity Loft Insulation£250 Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation Total cost of Retrofit£1,431 £168 £1,263

Measures Convertd Flat Savings/ measure Golden Rule Contrib. GD Top Up EWI£2,445£102£1,074£10 IWI Cavity Loft Insulation£300£20 £100 Hot water cylinder New boiler Controls Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation Total cost of Retrofit£2,745 £1,074£1,600 Sample package for a Converted Flat KeyGolden Rule Measures

Measures 1950s HTT cavity wall semi detached Savings/ measure Golden Rule Contrib.GD top up EWI IWI Cavity£600£105£1,103£100 Loft Insulation Hot water cylinder£80£22£226£10 New boiler£2,800 £2,700 Controls£300 £70 Draught proofing Underfloor Insulation Total cost of Retrofit£3,780 £1,328£2,420 KeyGolden Rule Measures Sample package for 1950s Hard to Treat Cavity wall Semi-detached

Summary of project outputs Average GDC incentive per household £3.5k Average household contribution £2k Total 1,105 households solid wall insulation + other energy measures Developing Non Domestic Green Deal 75 SME carrying out energy retrofit Support for fuel poor households Affordable warmth grants, collective switching, energy advice Supply chain development 25 business PAS2030 certified 12 businesses receiving solid wall training Jobs and training opportunities Evaluation and long term sustainabilityResearch activities Commercialisation of RetrofitWorks cooperative network

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