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Green Homes Grant Tom Bragg 29 th Sept 2020 Green Homes Grant - Overview Voucher up to 5k, covering 2/3 costs Primary Measures cap Secondary from the end of September Work only by Registered installers Must be

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Green Homes Grant

Tom Bragg 29th Sept 2020

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Green Homes Grant - Overview

  • Voucher – up to £5k, covering 2/3 costs
  • Primary Measures £ cap Secondary
  • ‘from the end of September’
  • Work only by Registered installers
  • Must be completed by 31 March!
  • You need a plan

www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-the-green-homes-grant-scheme

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GHG - Primary Measures

Insulation:

  • Loft
  • Cavity Wall
  • Solid wall
  • Under-floor
  • Flat roof
  • Park home

Low Carbon Heat:

  • Heat Pump
  • Solar Thermal
  • Biomass
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Loft Insulation

Top-ups ok, not replacement

Install 270-300 mm Keep it ventilated

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Cavity Wall Insulation

~ 1930s to 1980s homes Look for brick pattern filled-in bore holes confirm insulation already installed

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Solid Wall Insulation

Usually 1930s and before External Wall Insulation Internal Wall Insulation Needs an expert – following PAS2035

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Under floor Insulation

Usually pre-1950s Suspended & Solid floor

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Flat Roof Insulation

External or internal

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Insulating a park home

experienced Installer

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Heat Pumps

Efficient electric heating:

Air-Source Ground- Source

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Solar Thermal

liquid filled flat plate or evacuated tube collectors NOT solar electric, but see: Solar Together, Horsham / Sussex for group-buying of PV + optional battery

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Biomass boilers

Wood-pellet boilers, not wood burning stoves

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GHG Secondary Measures

£ capped by primary’s value

  • draught proofing
  • double/triple glazed windows
  • secondary glazing
  • external energy efficient doors
  • hot water tank insulation,

thermostats and heating controls

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Draught Proofing

GHG covers:

‘Air tightness test - check for excessive infiltration and ensure adequate controlled ventilation.’

More: ‘Items that are /not GHG covered’

and Ventilation

DIY Draught-proofing guide

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Double or Triple Glazed Windows

  • nly where replacing single glazed windows

Plan for secure opening at night for ventilation during a heatwave Fit windows & doors before or as part of any solid wall insulation

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Secondary glazing

Only with single glazing DIY: Film, magneglaze

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Energy efficient external doors

Only replacing single-glazed or solid doors installed before 2002

See: CSE Guide

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Hot water & Heating Controls

Hot water tank thermostats Hot water tank insulation Heating controls: smart heating controls,

zone controls, intelligent thermostat and thermostatic radiator valves

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How to Apply

Use Simple Energy Advice (SEA) website: A homeowner or landlord in England

ON THE FREEPHONE HELPLINE:

SEA Freephone: 0800 444202 Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm, Sat-Sun: 9am-5pm

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Receiving Benefits?

If someone in your household receives:

Jobseeker's Allowance* Employment & Support Allowance* Income Support Pension Guarantee Credit Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credits Universal Credit Disability Living Allowance Personal Independence Payment Attendance Allowance Carer’s Allowance Severe Disablement Allowance Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

  • r Housing Benefit

then homeowner (not landlord) is eligible for up to £10,000 Full grant

* Income or Contribution-based

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Build a ‘plan’ from SEA recommendations Choose your improvements, eg:

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Get Quotes for your ‘Plan’ eg:

Save it as PDF?

Quotes from 3? Installers on: SEA, TrustMark or MCS (for LC heat)

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Registered Window Installers 28/9/20

Simple Energy Advice TrustMark

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Apply for Voucher, Manage Installer

Choose one quote and apply for a GHG Voucher – from Oct 1st If you receive a voucher, tell the installer and: Planning Permission? maybe for: EWI, Heat Pump, Solar Thermal Agree with installer: the work, details, schedule, payments Check & ‘manage’ the work - near end: agree a snagging list Installer completes work & redeems voucher before 31 March

Hooray!

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Green Homes Grant

PROs:

  • It’s free money!
  • An opportunity
  • Improve comfort
  • Cut carbon, bills
  • Employment, training

Can you achieve your plan without GHG? CONs:

  • Too few installers
  • Quality risks
  • Pay extra?
  • Rush, delays?
  • Unknown, untested

Make a long-term plan: no half-measures

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Green Homes Grant

Questions?

Tom Bragg CambridgeCarbonFootprint.org OpenEcoHomes.org