Effective Community Engagement · Effective Community Engagement . Tale of 2 Communities ....
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William Miller, Community Development Director
Effective Community Engagement
Tale of 2 Communities
Rushenden Green Regeneration
What’s it all about?
•Retro-fitting 100 houses in Rushenden, Kent – (also Outreau, Boulogne) •European (ERDF) innovation & partnership project (£3.5M) •Champions the impact of learning and behaviours with residents •Reducing carbon emissions - Total 80% - 60% measures/20% behavioural change •Raising energy awareness •Dissemination of info - shared learning •Started 2010 – Completes 2014
Why do it?
• Reduces fuel poverty – puts cash back into the pockets of our residents • Explore opportunities for learning, skills, jobs • Improves homes • Plan how we take ideas into mainstream programmes •Contributes to Strategy Agenda
Who’s Involved?
The technical side of things
• Loft Insulation up to 270mm • External Wall insulation • Window and door refurbishment • Draught proofing • Heat recovery ventilation systems • Replacement “A” rated boilers heating controls • Renewables
• Solar PV • Solar thermal • Ground source heat pump • Trombe wall • Paziaud windows
The community – Focus on behaviours
Targets and Milestones Target Progress Engage 620 residents 807
400 involved in Green Doctor advice 331
Equip 300 households with tools to reduce environmental impact
260
Involve 3000 children as ‘Energy Champions’
900
Establish 10 sustained Community Groups/projects
5
200 people on green construction/installation activity
150
50 people into learning vocational training 65 25 people employed associated with project 5
Team in the neighbourhood
Education programme & links with schools
• Working with 20 schools
• 145 children on
neighbourhood activities
• ACE Detectives – Breakfast
club etc
• The Scouts – energy badge!
Green Doctor – Energy Advisor Programme
• Progresses well • 331 visits • Raising awareness • Savings
Monitoring, measuring & evaluation
• Capture the project journey – evidence energy usage • Close working UOB & IFS • Measure the impact of both technical & people
interventions • Provide detailed statistics for scientific analysis
• Baseline survey and samples complete • 22 Wattboxes installed • Tiny Tags installed & removed • Tracking energy consumption & choices (180+households)
Next steps
1. Complete works & celebrate 2. Further exchange visits – occupants/residents 3. Interim report on impact of programme on consumption
and energy choices - dissemination 4. Knowledge exchanges – staff teams 5. Links on training & jobs with contractors/manufacturers 6. Mainstream learning into refurb programme/business
plan 7. Sustainable business plan - community learning
programme
Award Winning Kent!!