groundwork green doctor. who we are 15 years working with london boroughs and their communities...
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GroundworkGreen Doctor
Who we are• 15 years working with London
boroughs and their communities• Create sustainable communities
and a range of socio-economic benefits and outcomes
• A neutral, independent partner, developing bespoke projects relevant to local contexts
Service areas • Communities and Young
People • Landscape Design• Employment and Skills
Training • Environmental Services
Rising Fuel and Food prices
Financial Crisis
Climate Change
Triple crunch
New Economics Foundation (nef)
What is Green Doctor? • Practical impartial advice &
interventions • Providing green advice • Signposting to other services and
advice • Proving instructions on how to use
heating systems within the home more efficiently
• Energy Efficient Pack to send to householders, pledge cards, booklets
What can be achieved• 300 – 400 home visits to priority
households per year • Average of 10 energy saving measures
installed per household• Between 0.56 – 0.68 CO2 tonnes saved per
household with the potential for more through behaviour change advice
• Up to 4400 litres per house per year• Between £150 - £200 savings per
household per year from interventions alone to tackle fuel poverty
Technical informationCurrent data
Reference £ Kg CO2
Tank jacket 1 40 195
Low energy light bulbs (4)
2 £13.41 to £20.53. Midpoint £14.92. Times 4 bulbs = £59.68
60W replaced with 11W = 38Kg
75W replaced with 15W = 47Kg
Midpoint = 43Kg43*4 bulbs = 171Kg
Draught excluders
3 30 150
Radiator panels
4 15 25
TOTAL £144.68 562KgReferences:
1. Energy Saving Trust2. megamanuk.com savings calculator 3. Energy Saving Trust 4. Energy Saving Trust
Water saving data: Severn Water
Beneficiaries • Single pensioners and those with
support needs• Private rented sector as well as social
housing sector• BAME communities • Those outside statutory care• Families with childrenHow? • Referrals GPs, targeted marketing, focus
groups • Householders factsheet – screening,
signposting, inviting landlord involvement
Funding• LAA funding, CERT, sponsorship,
RSLs • Low Carbon Zones (LCZ)
10 small zones, intensive work to reduce their emissions by 20.12% by 2012.
• 10 Easy Measures Retrofit ProgrammeDeliver 10 easy measures to 1.8m households in London and create 2000 jobs Reduce CO2 emissions by 0.9m tonnes each year
Socio-economic benefits• Apprenticeship (FJF) feeder to London wide
Retrofit • Scalable • A legacy of behaviour change for years to
come • New models of delivery which build in
employment skills training• Mainstreaming, embedding practices in
maintenance regimes • Leverage and value for money: 30%
external funding• Benefit from learning across London/UK
Coverage• Programmes in Leicester, Slough
and Leeds • Energy Doctor in the Home
Islington • Low Carbon Zones: Islington,
Haringey, Westminster and Merton
• Your borough!
Conclusions• Matrix of practical interventions
and advice achieving quantifiable CO2 reduction targets
• Also achieving behaviour change through intensive intervention
• Potential growth and development of the project
• Link to employability and skills
ContactsWendy Baverstock
Area Director, Development (North London)020 7239 1283
Nicholas Souroup Senior Environmental Business Advisor
020 7960 [email protected]