How To Improve Your Home In South Tyneside

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1 APSE Presentation Best Housing and Regeneration Initiative 28 November 2013

2 Introduction Nick Huston - Development Manager

3 South Tyneside Homes Established in April 2006 Arm s Length Management Organisation (ALMO) for South Tyneside Council Manage the Council stock of 18,000 properties Head office, 5 Housing Offices, main depot and associated buildings/offices 650 staff (300 core services and 350 Property Services)

4 Delivering Low Carbon Technologies South Tyneside Homes are committed to the installation of low carbon technologies: Installed over 400 renewable energy measures over the last 3 years including solar PV, solar thermal, and both air- and ground-source heat pumps Built new bungalows to Code Level 4 using the latest in insulation and renewable energy technologies Incorporated low carbon technologies into mainstream Decent Homes programmes

5 Non-traditional Properties 1,860 non-traditional properties in the borough: Majority are Shepherd, Crosswall, Myton, Wimpey No Fine, Tarran Newland and High Rises Also have Unity, BISF, Hawthorn Leslie, Cussins, Tarran Dorran, Spooner and Hebburn Concrete Improvement programme for some archetypes Complex work programme resource and time intensive Bespoke design and delivery Over 1,000 properties completed to date

6 APSE Best Housing and Regeneration Initiative Biddick Hall Project transformed 357 homes Non traditional properties Mytons and Wimpey-no- Fines Poorly insulated, excessive fuel costs What we did: Complete refurbishment programme Reduced carbon emissions by 1,821 tons per year Significant fuel savings

7 Background The Biddick Hall estate was built in 1946, designed as a low cost solution to the housing crisis after the war Designed to only last 15 years, they had no insulation value, which caused our tenants excessive fuel costs to heat their homes Demolition was considered, but as these properties were good sized properties in well established communities, funding was sought to retain and refurbish them

8 Background Two house types on Biddick Hall: Wimpey-no-Fines Solid concrete structure, no-fines refers to the type of concrete used - concrete with no fine aggregates. Produced by the George Wimpey company, these properties have no cavity wall insulation Mytons concrete slab section construction, which were clamped together with no cavity wall insulation

9 Measures Installed: External wall insulation Repair existing roofs, new roof line and RW goods Install A rated double-glazed windows & composite doors Install internal cavity insulation (Myton only) Renew/upgrade loft insulation Install A rated high efficiency gas combi boiler Full internal Decent Homes internal package Solar PV panels were also installed on approx 200 properties

10 Wimpey no Fines Concrete houses with structural steelwork

11 External preparations External insulation applications

12 Render and cladding Installation Immediate benefits

13 A transformed street that has made a clear difference to residents living in their homes

14 Myton Thermal image of a typical Myton property before insulation application Construction of storey height precast reinforced concrete panels

15 Preparations for external work Progress on Internal Insulation work

16 Efficient A rated boiler installation Internal insulation

17 External Insulation Applying the finished render system

18 External Improvements Preparing for completion

19 Regeneration and Decent Homes work complete What a difference this work has made to the quality of life for residents living in their homes

20 The Process Home visits (vulnerabilities, communication, etc.) Survey of the property Consultation and choice events Design and plan the work to be delivered in phases Communication of work programme Arranging storage of belongings and packing boxes Tenants move to temporary decant property (223 tenants were decanted from 357 properties) Work done to property Move back day!

21 Challenges Decanting 223 tenants was by far the biggest challenge Delivering the work to 134 homes while our tenants lived in them was also difficult 5 week work programme, huge drain on resources, and traumatic times for our residents We used 87 decant houses, all within the area, and we had to hold voids for 12 months previously to get the decant properties we needed We had a large Decant team who assisted tenants moving in and out of their homes, including CLO s, Repairs staff, TV/BT/Sky engineers, removal specialists, carpet fitters, and cleaning companies.

22 Benefits Reduction in energy bills of up to 800 per household, following the work Full retention and refurbishment of 357 previously unsustainable non traditional homes Regeneration of the estate and community Reduced repairs and maintenance costs Customer satisfaction for the work 9.8 out of 10

23 Before and after

24 External Funding The team has been extremely successful in working with our partners and external agencies to maximise grants and funding opportunities All external funding contributes towards the installation of various measures which will directly benefit our tenants by making their homes warmer and reducing their energy bills

25 External Funding Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) Worked in partnership with SSE Over 800 non trad properties in total received CESP funding External funding secured of 4.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Funded work delivered to 3 high rise blocks in Jarrow Funded external insulation work to 136 Tarran Newland non traditional properties, including the installation of Solar PV Work took place over a 2 year period households benefitting from a much warmer home External funding secured of 1.2 million

26 Green Deal Demonstration Project We re part of Warm up North DECC made available some go early Green Deal funding that would fund demonstration projects aimed to test the green deal principals. WuN bid and was successful in receiving 1.23m funding, including 195,000 for STC/STH We also negotiated 112,000 from British Gas ECO funding Work to 16 private properties (non trads) in Biddick Hall Work completed end of March 2013

27 High Rise Flats Three 11-storey blocks 132 properties (44 per block) 1 and 2 bedroom flats Built in the 1960s Located in Jarrow town centre Photo credit: Constructed of reinforced concrete floors and loadbearing brick panels. The brickwork was rendered in the early 1980s.

28 Measures Installed: External wall insulation Double-glazed windows (self-cleaning!) Solar PV panels and CHP were planned but not installed following a technical feasibility study Full Decent Homes internal package Replacement of Elson tanks with heat exchange units on district heating system Replacement front doors to individual flats New lifts, lighting and re-decoration to communal areas

29 Work In Progress

30 Before and after Photo credit:

31 Renewable projects Delivered our first air source heat pump scheme in 2010 replacing gas ducted air systems with Daikin heat pumps to 50 properties We ve also installed Solar Thermal panels to 44 properties, all in conjunction with heat pumps in 2010 & Installed Ground Source heat pumps to 4 new build bungalows in 2011 Installed over 260 Solar PV systems to new build and existing properties 2011/12 We ve installed a further 91 Mitsubishi heat pumps during 2012 Currently planning PV installs to 400 properties

32 External Funding 182,000 from BRE for heat pump project (2010/11) Low Carbon Building Programme fund 216,000 from British Gas for 3 heat pump projects (2012) Customer Led Network Revolution fund 55,000 from DECC for renewable energy projects (2012) Renewable Heat Premium Payment fund 4.2million from Scottish & Southern Energy ( ) CERT and CESP 1.2m from ERDF for fund work to high rise and non trad properties ( ) European Regional Development Fund 150,000 + annual income to the Council through the Feed in tariff for years

33 Any questions?