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www.northwardshousing.co.uk

Robin Lawler, Chief ExecutiveNorthwards Housing

SHIFT: GETTING TO GOLD

Northwards Housing

• ALMO set up in 2005 following tenant ballot• Manages 13,400 Council properties• Operates from 5 offices• Joined SHIFT in 2013

• Achieved silver SHIFT award in 2013• Achieved gold SHIFT award in 2014


Stock profile


Why SHIFT?

• Fuel poverty amongst our tenants is at 15%• All of our 8 wards lie within the lowest 20% of areas of deprivation

• Making good progress in increasing SAP ratings but how are we doing in other areas ‐ adapting to climate change, engaging with residents and staff, office practises?

• SHIFT allowed us to be independently assessed, learn from peers, and identify any weak areas


Energy strategies and plans

• April 2006 ‐ Energy Action Plan 2006‐2010 • July 2008 ‐ Environmental Strategy • July 2010 ‐ Climate Change Action Plan 2010 to 2020

• May 2014 ‐ Climate Change Strategy (a weakness in our 2013 SHIFT assessment)

• May 2014 ‐ Behaviour Change Strategy & Action Plan


Key Players• Our Board• Chief Executive• Northwards ‘R’ Green (NRG) Group • 6 office Green Champions • Dedicated Green Deal & Energy Advisor • 3 qualified DEAs• 17 trained and qualified Energy Advisors• Energy Champions in the Community (tenants and private residents)


Yammer NRG Group


Staff Appraisals “The Environment ‐ It is the responsibility of us all to minimise Northwards’ environmental impact wherever possible. Please reflect on how you have done this below”: staff comments:• Green car member, turn lights off , save power, print when needed,

recycle• Use environmentally friendly products• Reused tree choppings• Litter pick, encourage tenants to recycle, recycle furniture/donate to

charities• Climate week, eco swap shop• Energy advice surveys, leaflets to tenants about houses• Supported gardening club to make improvements, maintained sedum

roof• Use electronic documents, saving children


Transport• Green Car scheme• Cycle to work scheme, showers in offices, and grants secured to install bike stores at each office, bike mileage paid

• Public transport journey planner • Metro season ticket scheme• World car free day• Trialled electric car


Waste

• Recycling of furniture and waste from void properties by local social enterprise

• 83% of office waste is diverted from landfill

• 98% of waste is recycled from capital projects

• 100% of homes have composting facilities


SAP ratings and CO2Highest SAP = 94 Average SAP = 74.86

Average SAP of lowest 10% = 65

We achieved 41% saving in CO2 since 2005 in 2014, 6 years ahead of Manchester City

Council’s target for 2020


Solar PV• 1,300 houses fitted under rent a roof scheme• 14 multi storey flats, 3 blocks of walk up flats and 3 sheltered blocks

• Looking at funding a further programme for up to 5,000 homes


Solid wall insulation to 1,565 houses and low rise flats


Solid wall insulation to 1,565 houses and low rise flats


External wall insulation to 13 high rise blocks of flats


External wall insulation to 13 high rise blocks of flats


Ground source heat pumps to 91 properties

First residential tower with GSHP plans for a further 2,300…


Air source heat pumps in partnership with


Low energy lighting to communal areas

• All 24 multi storey blocks completed by 2014, 70% saving achieved to communal lighting cots

• Work to all 290 low rise blocks of flats began in 2013 and will complete in 2017

• Part of VfM Strategy• Pa


Energy funding secured since 2010

• CESP £4.33m• ERDF £2.37m• Green Deal Go Early £0.25m• ECO £0.5m• NEDO £0.5mPlus PV which is privately funded


Carbon Reduction Options for Housing Managers (CROHM)

• Independent analysis of our stock condition data

• Most cost effective measures to improve stock to get SAP band B by 2035 (and stepped targets in between)

• Assists us in securing funds from the Council (as an ALMO)

• Useful data to quote in bids for external funding


CROHM Assessment

£70m required to get to SAP band B by 2035


Behaviour Change Strategy


Behaviour Change StrategyGreen Deal and Energy Advisor:‐• Engaged: 400 people • Total annual financial saving: £72,000• Total Carbon emissions saving: 110 tons • Total water saving: 2.5 million litres• Warm Home Discount applications: 183 • Energy champions trained: 80 • Carbon Literacy programme starting July


Behaviour Change Strategy

Community Switch• Over 1,200 tenants have switched supplier• Total estimated savings £80,000


Adaptation to Climate Change

• Climate Change Events impact most heavily on poorest people – JR Research on Climate Injustice.


Key Targets…• Minimum SAP rating of 65 by 2020• Average SAP rating of 76 by 2020• Manchester Council’s Green and Blue Strategy

• 25% of our stock to have ecological enhancements by 2020

• 90% of staff to be actively engaged in reducing energy by 2016 – Carbon Literacy


Key Targets…cont’d

• 35% of staff travelling to work by other means than single occupied car by 2020

• Office water usage to be reduced by 10% by 2020

• Office CO2 emissions to be reduced by 15% by 2020

• 10% of residents actively engaged in reducing energy use by 2016, moving to 30% by 2020


Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub

• As part of Public Service Reform and Devolution Agenda GM has set up cross sectoral Low Carbon Hub

• 30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020• Housing representation on Low Carbon Hub Board• GM Asset Management Group shares research and best

practice• Joint procurement and developing energy framework – i.e

NEDO scheme• 21 social landlords jointly developed GM Carbon Literacy

Programme



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