Futurefit report Part one: A groundbreaking project which provides an insight into how the Green Deal could work in social housing

Posted on: 3 October 2011
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Affinity Sutton’s FutureFit project provides the social housing sector with a much needed insight into how wide-scale retrofit, and the Green Deal in particular, could work in practice. The project suggests that while the proposed Green Deal will work, in the social housing sector it is likely to deliver only limited carbon savings, falling far short of the commitments made by the UK government. This report identifies a series of ways to increase these savings and ensure cost effectiveness, whilst providing a better deal for residents. A follow-up report will also be released in summer 2012 demonstrating the actual energy savings achieved for the investment and the impact of lifestyle advice on energy use in the home, both when delivered independently and in conjunction with retrofit.

FutureFit is Affinity Sutton’s response to exploring the challenge of greening the 56,000 homes it owns and manages. Rather than undertaking a pilot project led by the 80% carbon reduction target, Affinity Sutton aims to investigate the practicalities involved and what energy savings can actually be achieved at three different price points. In this way, it is hoped that FutureFit will provide an insight into how the Green Deal might work in reality. FutureFit aims to: understand the practical implications of delivering large scale programmes of retrofit; identify actual costs and actual energy savings through a robust monitoring and evaluation process; develop best practice and guidance on the delivery and funding of carbon reduction in existing homes; and engage residents and stakeholders in the design, evaluation and prioritisation of retrofit solutions.

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Sustainable low carbon transport: accessing support under the UNFCCC. Panama, 2 October 2011

Posted on: 2 October 2011
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The Bridging the Gap Initiative hosted an interactive side event on the occasion of the 14th session of the UNFCCC LCA working group in Panama City. Presentations from the event are available online. They include: an introduction to the Bridging the Gap Initiative, and its efforts in promoting sustainable low carbon transport in developing countries; a summary of the new  project on transport nationally appropriate mitigation actions’ towards climate-friendly transport technologies and activities; and access to climate change funding for sustainable transport.

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