Whats in the EESSH? Jonathan Grant Scottish Government Background - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What’s in the EESSH?

Jonathan Grant Scottish Government

Background

• Sustainable Housing Strategy – tackling

fuel poverty and climate change.

• 2012 consultation.
• Stakeholder working group.
• Case study research and peer review.
• Autumn / Winter 2013/14:

– cost modelling, further discussions with stakeholders and risk management options.

The new standard

• Based on minimum energy efficiency (EE)

ratings to be achieved by 2020.

• Designed to deliver energy efficiency

improvements while being affordable for landlords.

• Takes account of fuel types and dwelling

types.

• Takes account of hard to treat properties.

Ratings

EESSH minimum ratings for 2020 EE Rating (SAP 2009) Dwelling type Gas Electric Flats 69 65 Four-in-a-block 65 65 Houses (non-detached) 69 65 Detached 60 60 Other fuels – SHQS requirements.

Example

Case study D-11G: Post war semi-detached (84m2) Fuel type: Gas Baseline annual fuel costs: £1,512

Measures (SHQS & EESSH)

Walls Cavity fill (£500) Roof 250mm at joists (£283) Full central heating Condensing combi (£2,500) Time and temp zone controls (£300) Low energy lighting 100% (£15) SAP rating @ 2020 C (70) Fuel saving (on baseline) £863 pa

Projected benefits

• Savings in fuel cost – £130m pa for

tenants, average of £210 & possibly more depending on fuel price inflation.

• Reduced carbon emissions – 1,275 tonnes

per dwelling or 761kt for social housing sector – equivalent to household emissions from Aberdeen and Dundee combined.

EESSH and the SHQS

• Will replace element 35 post 2015.
• Simpler & less prescriptive: achieve the

minimum rating using a choice of measures.

• Flexibility to link measures with funding

streams.

• Reduced monitoring and reporting

requirements.

Estimated costs

• Social housing sector already 64%

compliant after SHQS.

• £310m estimated cost for 88% compliance

using only “Reasonable Measures.”

• £900m estimated total cost for 99%

compliance using all available measures.

Funding

• ECO: “Reasonable Measures” are

generally ECO eligible.

• ECO changes – continuing to analyse

potential impacts.

• HEEPS - Mixed tenure and “enabling”

funding to support admin costs and the challenges of involving owner-occupiers.

• Others - Renewables, Warm Homes Fund,

Green Homes cash-back etc.

Risk management

• Asset management plan; stock analysis.
• Flexibility on measures and timing.
• Business as Usual (BaU) costs & life-cycle

consideration.

• Temporary Exemptions.
• 2017 review: including consideration of

future milestones, performance of funding streams, progress achieved by landlords.

Assessing options

• Baseline stock data: Identify properties

that do not meet the minimum EE ratings.

• Modelling:

– Consider anticipated BaU replacements / planned investment. – Consider reasonable measures. – Consider additional measures. – Future proofing?

Regulation

• SHR risk and proportionate approach.
• Self assessment.
• Annual return with KPIs.
• Planned to integrate with the Social

Housing Charter’s housing quality standards (2017).

• Technical guidance now available on the

SHR’s website.

Information for landlords

The EESSH website includes:

• examples of case study properties,

available measures and funding sources;

• implementation guidance;
• temporary exemptions guidance;
• regulation information;
• a guide for tenants; and
• more will follow!

Next steps

• Continue to engage with stakeholders and

landlords on enquiries.

• FAQ following initial feedback.
• Previous versions of SAP.