1. Warm Homes and Clean Air
A project to track levels of insulation and clean heat retrofits
About the project:
Environment Waikato and Waikato District Health Board
funded by Ministry of Health
sourced household level data from suppliers
analysed by location, age, ownership and deprivation levels
public funded programmes. Not private.

2. Drivers EECA Energywise Scheme 2009
Insulation
Clean heating
All eligible houses
33% of the total cost up to $1300 (incl GST)
$500 (incl GST)
Homeowners who hold Community Services Cards
60% of the total cost, or more than 60% if you qualify for a special project. *
$1200 (incl GST)
Landlords with tenants who hold Community Services Cards
60% of the total cost
Budget 2009 allocates $323.3 million over four years for a campaign to fit homes with insulation and clean heating devices such as heat pumps and approved wood burners. The scheme, which is open to owners and occupiers of houses built before 2000, will start on July 1 this year.
The New Zealand Insulation Fund's goal is to see up to 60,500 homes being insulated each year by 2012/13.
"It's designed to reduce health risks from living in cold, damp homes and provide energy efficiency gains," Mr Brownlee says.
"This scheme is also intended to play an important role in stimulating the economy. It will generate jobs for New Zealanders involved in producing and installing insulation and clean heating.“
Assists compliance with NES – air quality – PM10

3. Role of Local Government?
To promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well- being of, communities in the present and future.
What are the links between community well being, energy effeciency and air quality?
affordable housing
economic stimulation, work productivity
health
energy effeciency and renewable energy
Different councils have taken different roles.
What’s your opinion?
Nelson City Council - very active
offers eligible households a plan where the Council undertakes the heater and insulation upgrades for them and the homeowners repay the capital cost, interest-free, through their rates over a period of 10 years. NCC hopes that the ‘one stop shop’ and easy repayment terms with no interest will greatly increase the uptake of insulation and clean heating options, resulting in warm homes and clean air.
South Waikato DC - contribute from economic development fund towards insulation – doubled their money, built a lot of local capacity
Can I pay for my insulation or heating through my bank?
All main trading banks have agreed to join the government's insulation and heating scheme, and all have agreed to waive their fees for top-up loans homeowners get as part of insulation retrofits.
Exact details may differ from bank to bank, but the general way it will work is that you contact your local service provider and get a quote for your insulation and / or clean heating needs. Your quote will detail the amount of government funding you are eligible for and the remaining balance. You then take that quote to your bank and discuss the options for adding it on to your existing mortgage.
Each bank operates slightly differently so talk to them about your specific circumstances.
Can I pay for my insulation or heating through my council rates?
EECA is working with councils on the potential to pay remaining costs through your rates bill over a period of time. The councils that offer this are listed below - you can contact these councils for more details. This information will be updated as more councils are confirmed.
Nelson City Council ratepayers can pay off an insulation and clean heat retrofit on their rates bill provided they are in a polluted airshed and have to replace an existing non-approved burner. Note that this can only be accessed through Nelson City Council - not other service providers in the area.
Environment Canterbury is rolling out the offer in stages. People within urban Christchurch city can already choose to pay off an insulation and clean heat retrofit on their rates bill. From late 2009 this will extend to include Timaru, Ashburton and Kaiapoi and Rangiora. In time the offer will be extended to ratepayers in the wider Canterbury region. Note that this can only be accessed through Environment Canterbury - not other service providers in the area.
Hawkes Bay Regional Council is working on the details of a scheme they hope to have operational by 1 October 2009.
Are there different options for how I can pay for my insulation or heating?
Yes. Major banks are offering their customers the ability to top-up their mortgage to pay for insulation and heating.
EECA is also working with councils to look at ways for people to pay through their rates, and with electricity retailers on the possibility of people paying through their electricity bills. Latest news can be found on the ENERGYWISETM website.
CRC – full subsidies throug to partial from rates rebate (100%) to CSC (500 for heat, 250 for insul); etc

4. How much insulation has occurred?
Territorial Authority
Total
Number
% of all retrofits
Franklin 85 1%
Thames-Coromandel
447 5%
Hauraki
444
Waikato
2062
22%
Matamata-Piako
330 3%
Hamilton City
3088
33%
Waipa
453
Otorohanga 95
South Waikato
603 7%
Waitomo
314
Taupo
544 6%
Ruapehu
784 8%
9249
100%
Highs
Hamilton (3088, 33%)
Waikato District (2062, 22%).
Lows
Franklin (85, 1%)
Otorohanga (95, 1%).
the largest number of insulation retrofits was carried out in Hamilton City (3088, 33%), followed by Waikato District (2062, 22%). Franklin had the least number of retrofits (85, 1%), followed by Otorohanga (95, 1%).

5. What is the state of our housing stock?
Territorial Authority
% pre-1980 houses
% pre-2000 houses
Franklin
64%
89%
Thames-Coromandel
55%
86%
Hauraki
71%
93%
Waikato
70%
96%
Matamata-Piako
72%
Hamilton City
52%
88%
Waipa
56%
92%
Otorohanga
77%
95%
South Waikato
85%
99%
Waitomo
84%
98%
Taupo
Ruapehu
63%
91%
Total
62%
Most houses in region are older stock (62%+).
South Waikato and Waitomo have high numbers of pre-1980 houses.
Hamilton has relatively fewer pre-1980.
WHERE ARE THE OLDEST AND COLDEST HOUSES ?
More than 62% of the housing stock in each area was built pre-1980, and 91% pre-2000.
The districts with the highest proportion of pre-1980 housing are South Waikato (85%) and Waitomo (84%). The lowest proportion is in Hamilton (52%).
In other words, most houses in all areas are pre1980 – so have inadequate or non existent insulation.. Some areas have disproportionately more old houses.
[Of course, this figure has not counted private insulation. But it’s safe to assume the numbers are high across the region] [and higher where there are rental properties and higher levels of deprivation.]

6. What progress has been made on older housing stock?
Overall, 9249 houses in the region are known to be insulated. This is 10% of the total pre-1980 stock and 7% of pre stock.
The areas that appear to have made the most progress in retrofitting pre-1980 housing stock are Ruapehu, Waikato and Hamilton City.
3. WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON THESE OLDER HOUSES?
Table ## shows the number of insulations in each territorial authority as a percentage of the number of pre-1980 and pre-2000 houses within the area.
Ruapehu District had the highest percentage of known insulations (25% of pre-1980 houses) followed by Waikato District (20%) and Hamilton City (13%).
Overall, 9249 houses in the region are known to be insulated, 10% of the pre-1980 total and 7% of pre
[In other words some districts have made good inroads into improving housing conditions especially Ruapehu and Waikato. Others not much at all. Overall in the Waikato about 10% of the oldest and coldest – bearing in mind these are the known programmes].

7. Who owns the houses that have been insulated?
HOW WELL TARGETTED (PRIORITIES – ACCIDENTAL & INTENDED)? Where they land/who land on? Who’s benefited?
Insulation by home ownership
Table ## shows the home ownership details of insulated houses by territorial authority. The table presents ownership details of the houses insulated by percentage of number of insulations carried out for that ownership type.
Region: Forty nine percent (49%) of homes [w1]in the region are owner-occupied, and 5% of these are known to have received retrofits. In contrast, 84% of HNZC houses are known to have received retrofits but only 1% of private rentals.
Local: Ruapehu district has the highest proportion of known insulated owner-occupied houses and private rentals. [HNZC a lot of activity across region especially Waikato, Hamilton city (real numbers);waipa, waitomo, ruapehu. Franklin, south Waikato less activity.] Not hitting the rental market anywhere. Don’t think this graph is hugely useful except around rentals. Not sure pre 2000 col adds much if at all.
 [w1]Is this insulated homes? Spell out where figure came from soucing tables Perhaps reinsert regional tenure tables?

9. Conclusions Good news….
Publicy funded insulation programmes have been active right around the region.
They have been delivered to the priority houses and populations they were intended for.
However….
Some areas have done well, others almost absent.
Rental properties have largely missed out.
The new EECA criteria will draw funds away from the “red” towards the “green”.