street by street insulation project

Energy challenge project	Street by Street Insulation Project
Travel / 'hot' office project

Introduction

Alyth are joining Comrie and Letham to participate in a Perthshire pilot of the ‘Street by Street Energy Audit and Insulation Programme’ funded by the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund. The Alyth Environmental Group (AEG) will manage the project locally under its existing Climate Action Town (CAT) initiative. The AEG will be the Steering Group to make the project happen in conjunction with a newly appointed coordination post. AEG will be working closely with partners Scottish and Southern Electricity, Perth & Kinross Council and SCARF, and other organisations required to make our project a success.

This project builds well on the existing Alyth Climate Action Town project initiatives which include the ‘Energy Challenge’ and Smart meter trial currently underway with SSE, and a new transport project to gather travel information with a view to reduce commuter journeys and create and ‘hot office’ hub in Alyth.

Our Project - Summary

Our eventual aim is to offer a free energy audit, and insulation and draft proof measures at a reduced cost, to every household in Alyth and New Alyth (population approx 2400; approx 700 homes). To achieve this our project will include:

Employment of Alan Caldwell Associates to work with Alyth between November 2008 and January 2009 on the set up phase including;

A range of community engagement events to inform and involve local people, organisations and businesses.
Employment of a local Project Co-ordinator from January 2009 for initial 12 months on an average of 2 days per week basis (this person will also help implement other energy related projects including the CCF transport project),
Plan all issues relating to the training and employment of local ‘Energy Champions’ to carry out audits throughout the town (January – June),
Plan all issues relating to the mentoring and on the job training of local ‘Energy Champions’ by qualified surveyors (e.g. SCARF),
Plan all issues relating to the collating community insulation requirements and preparing works programmes and installation contracts (June – Aug),
Plan all issues relating to the training of local builders/companies to carry out work by qualified trainers (e.g. SCARF) (April - June onwards)
Consultation and awareness raising events and publications to support all aspects of above.(January onwards)
Building local organisational structure to support this work.

Our Project - Programme of Work

STAGE 1	STAGE 2	STAGE 3
Now to Dec 09	January 09 – June 09	June 09 – Dec 09
Employ Alan Caldwell	New Coordinator starts	Carry out contracts to homes across Alyth as per audits
Develop project programme, programme brochure and series of community involvement and information events	Distribute and promote project information brochure/leaflet & run a series of community involvement and information events
Write employment specification for project coordinator in Alyth and advertise post. Seek employment through Perth and Kinross Council.	Seek local candidates for ’Energy Champion’ training & training of local builders/companies to carry out work. Plan and undertake training events
Negotiate involvement of qualified surveyors /mentors /trainers from SCARF (for example)	Establish methods to employ trained persons and engage with residents to conduct house energy surveys
Plan training programmes for surveys and local builders/contractors	Undertake energy audits across Alyth (target 500 homes)
Plan press, publicity and communication (involving papers, radio etc)	Collating community insulation requirements and preparing works programmes and installation contracts	Plan press, publicity and communication (involving papers, radio etc)
Monthly meetings of AEG to manage project	Monthly meetings of AEG to manage project, Weekly updates for coordinator for AEG chair/treasurer	Monthly meetings of AEG to manage project, Weekly updates for coordinator for AEG chair/treasurer
Meet and begin joint working with volunteers in Comrie and Letham. Attend launch event in Comrie on November 11th.	Share learning with Comrie and Letham	Share learning with Comrie and Letham
Plan how we are going to record progress and the good, bad and ugly lessons from the project	Record progress and lessons	Record progress and lessons

Our Project – Stages

Stage 1: Getting Ready (Oct – Dec 08)

This will involve all the actions listed in our programme of work to the end of 2008. In addition, the financial claim for stage 1 will seek approval for the 12-month appointment of the Project Co-ordinator. Stage 1 will include all the preparation work for Stage 2 including detailed financial and practical arrangements.

Stage 2: Training, and Survey of work (Jan – June 09)

This will involve all actions listed from January 09 that will include recruiting and training local ‘Energy Champions’ and contractors and carrying out the energy audits throughout the town.

Stage 3: Complete work (June – Dec 09)

This stage will involve issuing the works contracts and undertaking the practical work recommended through the audits.

Street by Street Insulation Project