The Energy Saving Trust Best Practice and Low Carbon Building Samantha Kennedy

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The Energy Saving Trust Best Practice
and Low Carbon BuildingSamantha Kennedy
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Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust Best Practice Programme
and EST standards.

• Established in 1992 following Rio Summit.
• Non-for profit company with Members drawn from
  Industry and Government.
• Responsible for highlighting to consumers
  practical measures to save carbon and reduce the
  effect of climate change.
• Advises over 1 million consumers per year through
  its network of 50 advice centres throughout the
  UK.
• Works with housing professionals to encourage
  them to build and refurbish to higher standards.
• Based in London / Edinburgh / Cardiff / Belfast.
• All achieved by working in partnership with
  Government, energy suppliers, LAs, stakeholders,
  supply chain etc

Pete Thompson Best Practice Programme Manager.
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The Energy Saving Trust Best Practice in Housing
Programme
What does it do? Sets and promotes adoption of
standards above current Building Regulations
Purpose of the standards? Standards that can be
used in the design, construction and
refurbishment of dwellings in the UK.
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Aims and objectives of the EEBPH programme

• Aim
• To contribute to the targets set in the
  Governments Climate change programme domestic
  housing.
• Objectives
• To work in partnership with key housing
  professionals to help ensure that all affordable
  housing is built and refurbished to the highest
  standards of energy efficiency.
• To work with regulators to encourage them to
  adopt and require the EST standards for new
  build/refurbishment.

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ESTs Best Practice standards

• Carefully developed for simplicity and low
  technical risk.
• Consultation with energy experts and industry.
• Provides detailed, costed road map to meeting and
  exceeding building regulations

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Best Practice Standards

• Integrated package of measures covering fabric
  measures, ventilation, heating, hot water systems
  and renewable energy.
• Good Practice (10 improvement)
• Best Practice (25 improvement)
• Advanced Practice (60 improvement)

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Mapping to Code for Sustainable Homes

• Current Standards
• Good Practice(10) Level 1 CSH
• Best Practice (25) Level 3 CSH
• Advanced Practice (60)
• In development now
• Level 4 (44)
• Level 5 (100)

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Standards for the Future

• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Level 6 ZERO CARBON
• In consultation to develop a road map
• Building regulations consultation
• 2010 25
• 2013 44
• 2016 zero carbon

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Benefit of utilising the EST Best Practice
Standards

• Get ahead of the 2010 regulations looking for a
  further improvement of 25
• Deliver Code for Sustainable Homes
• Standards are well known used by other housing
  professional including architects and local
  authorities
• QS work on costs came back on target - Best
  Practice typically Regs 5.
• Costing work with builders confirms this figure -
  same for masonry and timber frame.

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Refurbishment

• Best Practice refurbishment standards are above
  Part L1B.
• Guides demystify the regulations road maps to
  compliance
• Steers people to Best Practice.

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How does the Best Practice Housing Programme
support housing professionals?

• Free training events.
• Technical helpline available to all housing
  professionals.
• Technical reports and case studies.
• Website tools
• Register on our database and sign up for free e
  news.
• Limited degree of on site technical support
  available.
• Offers solutions to help meet the Code for
  Sustainable Homes.

• Technical information.

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Our success to date

• Developed and funding an Energy Efficiency
  Award category for the FMB Master Builder of the
  Year Awards.
• Trained NHBC Senior site inspectors.
• Instrumental in driving forward tighter standards
  in the Building Regulations.
• Best practice construction details being
  linked to DCLG s ACDs .
• Input into the Code for Sustainable Homes.
• Air tightness workshops supported by Welsh
  Assembly WFHA

• Standards referenced in the Housing Corporations
  Scheme Development Standards.
• On going partnerships with RIBA, CITB, FMB, HBF,
  TCPA, WFHA etc.

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Our success to date

• Welsh Housing Quality Standards requires new
  homes to be built to the 'best practice' standard
  with no trade offs allowed for EcoHomes scoring.
• Standards included in the LGA model planning
  guidance.
• Standards being considered as part of revision to
  the London Energy Plan.
• A number of Energy Saving Trust guides are
  referenced in Approved Document L1A and L1B.

• Work with Energy Efficiency Partnerships for
  Homes
• Glazing Rating Scheme
• City Guilds training for heating installers.

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For more information on Energy Efficiency Best
Practice Housing Programme www.est.org.uk/housing
buildings/ Email bestpractice_at_est.org.uk Helplin
e 0845 120 7799
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The Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Funding available Phase 1

• 5m
• Stream 2B
• EE advice
• support,
• Dissemination
• Monitoring

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Funding available Phase 2

• 50M grant
• Public sector community groups
• Framework suppliers offering bulk discounts

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Technologies
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Phase 1 Stream 1 (Householders)

• Online application system available
• 1st come 1st served
• Monthly funding caps
• Max. caps on levels of grant
• 6 months to spend grant

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Phase 1 Stream 2

• Private or public sector, including housing
  developments
• No restrictions on building type
• New build or refurbishment
• Assessment Commitment Aspiration

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Accreditation of installers

• Grant funded installations must be carried out by
  an accredited installer
• Interim scheme
• details of accredited installers available on
  existing schemes' websites.
• fuel cells, microCHP renewable CHP not covered
  currently
• New accreditation scheme
• being developed
• take over responsibility for the accreditation of
  installers authorised to install systems
• fuel cells, microCHP renewable CHP covered
  after appropriate standards have been developed

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Information

• Factsheets on each technology
• Buyers guides to be developed
• Technical guides for larger-scale projects
• Programme statistics online
• Industry extranet

Web www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk Email
info_at_lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk   Freephone 0800
915 0990