Understanding the refurbishment

challenge - workshop

Welcome and overview of the REQUEST project

Stephen Passmore

Development Manager – Low Carbon Homes Team

27th October 2010

Home energy use is

responsible for over a

quarter of UK carbon dioxide

(CO2) emissions which

contribute to climate change

Ultimately, by 2050 all

dwellings will need to

achieve an energy

performance rating in the

range of a high EPC band B

to band A if we are to reach

our target of a 80% cut in CO2

emissions across the entire

housing stock

The headline challenge

Agenda 17:00 Welcome & introductions

Stephen Passmore, Energy Saving Trust

Brian Berry, Federation of Master Builders

17:05 Introduction to the REQUEST project

17.20 Discussion

Group 1: The Problems with EPCs

Group 2: Understanding Refurbishment

17.05 Feed back and plenary discussion

18.20 Break

18:30 Building Regs Part 1 Lb and SAP 2009

Gavin Hodgson, BRE

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Energy Saving Trust

• We are the UK’s leading impartial organisation helping people save energy and reduce carbon

emissions.

• We’ve saved £1.5 billion on people’s fuel bills and 140 million tonnes (lifetime savings) of CO2 since

1994.Providing quality assurance for goods, services and installers

Helping local authorities and communities to save energy

Expert insight and knowledge about energy saving

Supporting consumers to take action

Renovation through quality supply

chains and energy performance

certification standards

EU programme supported by

Intelligent Energy Europe

Project duration: 19th April 2010 – 19th November 2012

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Project summaryGoal: Enhance the uptake of EPC recommendations and of low carbon renovation measures in residential properties across Europe for all ownership tenures

Focus: easy access for property owners to qualitative EPC recommendations and a reliable quality installer or range of professionals

Objective: provide national and regional EU agencies with a set of tools and techniques to offer to dwelling owners and building professionals involved in residential property renovations

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Background to REQUESTEPCs: provide information and recommendations about what could be done in a home

Key barrier to action: qualitative EPC recommendations and access to a reliable quality installer or range of professionals

REQUEST strives to address this by:

• Enabling different trades and professions to work together to deliver low carbon renovations

• Motivating homeowners or landlords to invest in property renovations whether in response to EPC recommendations or through other means

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Key Outputs

1. Establish an inventory of tools, techniques and schemes for promoting access to an integrated supply

chain for low carbon renovation

2. Develop tools & strategies for stimulating &

promoting action on EPC recommendations

3. Development of a new, replicable, mechanism for quality assurance in the delivery of low carbon renovation

4. Test and measure the impact of the theoretical

framework by means of national pilot projects

Key objectives1. UK citizens and landlords recognise EPCs as the starting point

towards improved energy performance of their dwelling, rather than the end point of a mandatory requirement

2. Building trades and professions involved in renovations will be better placed to convert the existing housing stock into low carbon dwellings.

1. employment in the low carbon economy

3. An integrated quality supply chain will lead ultimately to a greater number of renovations being undertaken

4. Improved satisfaction and confidence of the dwelling owner from a quality installation process that is streamlined, simple to use, and “hassle-free”

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REQUEST website

www.building-request.eu

Further feed back

Thank you for your contribution today.

If you would like to provide further feed back please contact:

Gemma Moore, Energy Saving Trust

Tel. 020 7227 0321

Email: Gemma.Moore@est.org.uk

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REQUEST project partners• Energy Saving Trust, EST, UK

• Portuguese Energy Agency, ADENE, Portugal

• Austrian Energy Agency, AEA, Austria

• German Energy Agency, dena, Germany

• Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment, ENEA, Italy

• Polish National Energy Conservation Agency, KAPE, Poland

• Aalborg University, AAU/SBi, Denmark

• Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency, SIEA, Slovakia

• Flemish Institute of Technological Research, VITO, Belgium

• Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, CRES, Greece

• Energy Efficiency Agency, EEA, Bulgaria

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Expected results

• 30 quality schemes and procedures identified in 15 EU MS and 5 other countries

• Summaries of best practice on communication of EPC recommendations and quality schemes for the renovation supply chain

• Two scenarios for promoting the uptake of EPC recommendations by building owners

• Two sets of targeted information - one for building owners, one for building professionals

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Expected results continued

• Actively engaged energy agencies in at least 15 EU Member States

• 20 workshops delivered attended by 400 building professionals (craftsmen)

• 100 craftsmen using the quality standards

• 10 national pilots completed, results analysed to inform theoretical framework

• Quantification of the direct energy and carbon savedfrom the pilots