Building Your Business with BECCI

1. Building your business
with BECCI
Our Vision
Your Opportunity
Minimising CO2
emissions in the West Midlands
The Built Environment Climate Change Innovations project is part funded by the European Regional Development
Fund to promote sustainable economic growth.
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Built Environment Climate
Change Innovations
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Environment KTN Energy Saving Convention
19 November 2015
P17 Local Housing Groups - leading the
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LogPile - using and finding wood as a heating fuel - www.logpile.co.uk
VolDEC - benchmarking energy performance of buildings to improve efficiency - www.voldec.com
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3. WELCOME
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Contents
Pg 4 Article on Greenbuild
BECCI Innovation Stand
Pg 6 BECCI case studies
• Extraglaze
• Greengineering
• Heat Genius
• SIG
• Ace On
• PBA Energy
• F Board
Pg 10 BECCI evaluation completed
by ERS Consultancy
Pg 12 Programme for the BECCI
and Built Environment
KTN Energy Saving
Convention
19 November 2015
Pg 15 University of Wolverhampton
Our Vision Your Opportunity
Pg 17 Programme for the Local
Housing Groups – Leading
the way to low carbon
sustainable communities
24 November 2015
Pg 19 BECCI commissioned
research and energy
efficiency articles from
• Matthew Rhodes, Encraft
• Richard Davies
• Andy McDarmaid, Arden
Business Solutions
• Kerry Mashford,
National Energy Foundation
Pg 26 BECCI “Our impact & legacy”
Welcome to the “Building your
Business with BECCI” brochure.
The brochure has been designed
to give a feel for the activities
undertaken by the Built Environment
Climate Change Innovations
(BECCI) team in the past 3 years
as well as providing complementary promotional materials for
our BECCI Innovation Stand at Greenbuild / Buildings & Energy
Efficiency exhibition, the BECCI and Built Environment KTN Energy
Efficiency Convention, and the Sustainable Communities conference
all taking place in November 2015.
The Built Environment Climate Change Innovations project is funded by
a combination of EU, ERDF, and the Universities of Wolverhampton and
Coventry.
In the three years since its inception the project has supported in
excess of 100 regional businesses, many of whom had never previously
engaged with Higher Educational Institutions.
The BECCI project is seen as a strong match with the Black Country
and Marches Local Enterprise Partnerships particularly along the lines of
the Low Carbon theme. Additional funding will be sought to continue the
BECCI activities within the forthcoming ESIF funding calls.
Glenn Barrowman, BECCI Project Manager,
University of Wolverhampton
As Project Director I am delighted
with the outstanding contribution
BECCI is making across the sector
and delighted that The University
of Wolverhampton was the
catalyst for this opportunity.
The BECCI project engages
with innovative SMEs in the Built Environment sector assisting these
businesses to develop connections with established supply chains.
This also creates linkages between our students enhancing
employability and our researchers improving their teaching modules.
BECCI was established to assist in the development of a Building
Technologies sector capable of delivering Climate Change mitigation
and adaptation innovations in the West Midlands, focusing on housing
retrofit, and exploiting economic opportunities elsewhere.
I believe that the current BECCI project has made significant strides in
this direction and look forward to continuing efforts with future BECCI
activities in the Black Country and Marches LEP areas.
Paul Hampton, Project Director of BECCI, Principal Lecturer,
University of Wolverhampton Past Chair of RICS West Midlands.
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4. The project itself was a logical
continuation of the previous ERDF
West Midlands Centre for Construction
Excellence (WMCCE) project that ran
from 2005 until 2011. Due to the
changing political context and the
closure of the Advantage West Midlands
Regional Development Agency (AWM
RDA) the University of Wolverhampton
stepped into the funding role of the RDA.
In this context, the project can now be
seen as a strong match with the Black
Country Local Enterprise Partnership
(BCLEP) strategy, particularly along the
lines of the Low Carbon theme. It is also
noted that collaboration exists between
other regional LEPs specifically, the
Black Country LEP, and the Marches
LEP.
The rationale for the BECCI project has
been described as creating opportunities
for regional businesses to access key
markets in climate change adaptation
and construction and to strengthen
supply chains within the West Midlands.
Paul Hampton, BECCI Project Director
and principal lecturer at the University
of Wolverhampton within the Faculty
of Science and Engineering as well as
being the the current President of
West Midlands RICS explained that,
BECCI was set up to assist in the
“development of a Building Technologies
sector capable of delivering Climate
Change mitigation and adaptation
innovations in the West Midlands,
focussing on housing retrofit, and
exploiting economic opportunities
elsewhere.” We are also aiming to
“promote sustainable economic
opportunity and GVA growth through
innovative climate change solutions for
the built environment.”
The European Policy context is informed
by the Europe 2020 agenda for growth
and sustainable jobs. Contributing to
these strategic aims, the ‘Climate and
Energy Package’ establishes binding
legislation to ensure the EU fulfils its
energy targets by 2020, including a 20%
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
Member States have also committed
to cut greenhouse gas emissions from
non-Emission Trading Scheme sectors
(which account for around 60% of total
EU emissions) including housing,
transport and waste.
A transition to a low-carbon economy
is also a key theme, as well as a focus
on innovation. As part of this, Horizon
2020, the ‘biggest EU Research and
Innovation programme ever’ has been
developed, with almost 80 billion
funding available to 2020. The
Innovation Union (one of seven flagship
initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy),
advise that business support for R&D
and innovation be optimised, particularly
through strengthening the ‘knowledge
triangle’ (education, research, innovation)
to overcome barriers to collaboration
such as geographical, institutional,
disciplinary, and sectoral boundaries.
It is recognised that barriers for SME
innovation are particularly pronounced,
and the Horizon 2020 framework takes
an integrated approach, focussing on
developing research commercialisation
through close-to-market support and a
‘bottom-up’ approach.
Emerging UK policy priorities, such as
the Plan for Growth and Growth Review
prioritise competitiveness, flexibility, and
economic re-balancing, acknowledging
that growth has been concentrated in
particular regions and industries in
previous years. The UK Government’s
priority sectors, as set out in the
Industrial Strategy: UK Sector Analysis,
include: advanced manufacturing;
knowledge intensive traded services;
and energy and construction.
The establishment of Government
Schemes and bodies such as Innovate
UK, Catapult Centres, University
Enterprise Zones, and Knowledge
Transfer Partnerships echo these
associated aims to stimulate business
innovation and commercialisation; and
to encourage greater university-business
interaction.
Innovation in the domestic buildings
sector represents one significant
opportunity to help meet the UK’s
greenhouse gas emissions targets as
well as providing value through avoided
energy costs, amounting to savings of
73MtCO2
and circa £16bn by 2050.
Innovation could also help create export
opportunities that could contribute an
estimated £1.7bn to GDP to 2050.
Across the technology areas considered
(pre-construction and design, build
process, building operation, and
materials and components), innovations
in building operation would save
the most carbon, most quickly,
predominately from existing building
stock.
BECCI – Coming of Age for EU project
The Built Environment Climate Change Innovations project funded by a combination
of EU, ERDF, and University of Wolverhampton monies provided a mechanism to
support West Midlands based companies. In the three years since its inception the
project will have supported in excess of 100 individual businesses.
BECCI - An EU Perspective
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5. The Technology Innovation Needs
Assessment (TINA) Domestic Buildings
Summary Report (Nov 2012) produced
by the multi-agency Low Carbon
Innovation Coordination Group
highlighted that the additional global
market value of innovation products in
this sector could reach £620 billion
cumulatively over 2010-2050 of which
an expected £220 billion would be
accessible to the UK. Of this, innovative
products could provide an additional
£1.7 billion in value to the UK. Public
sector support will be required to unlock
this value, as there are significant market
barriers across the sector to overcome.
Public sector support could provide
most value in building operation
innovations due to high value from
energy savings and in pre-construction
and design innovations where the UK is
a world leader due to high value and the
presence of market barriers.
The University of Wolverhampton as
the knowledge base disseminating and
supporting R&D within its BECCI client
companies aligns well with both the UK
and the EU strategic positions.
Ecolec solar represented by Chandru Ray; Ecolec solar manufactures innovative, environmentally
friendly heaters and radiators; they offer a wireless temperature controller for electrical panel heaters.
www.ecolec.co.uk
Modo Lighting are specialists in LED lighting. We offer free of charge, no obligation site surveys in order
to propose the most suitable LED products to maximise energy savings and also improve lighting levels
where required.
www.modolights.com
Keim Mineral Paints represented by Hannah Maiden; is committed to ensuring their products derive
from sustainable sources and are manufactured in an environmentally friendly way.
www.keimpaints.co.uk
Fabdec have a rich heritage in water heating, having pioneered the first stainless steel unvented water
heater in the 1980’s. Now entering a new revolution with the patented 3S Technology – the Self-Sustaining
System which automatically replenishes the internal expansion without the need to re-charge.
www.fabdec.com/3S
SERS is an external wall insulation (EWI) and render company based in South Wales, SERS has grown
and developed into a national specialist in the design, supply and installation of EWI solution.
www.sersltd.co.uk
Integraspec Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) is a patented external wall system comprising. This
building system offers high u-values, high levels of air tightness and industry leading thermal bridging
performance.
www.integraspec.co.uk
Purple Energy Specialists in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of premium quality, high
efficiency renewable heating systems, often as district heating schemes, for both commercial and
domestic properties across the country.
www.purpleenergy.co.uk
For more information on the University of Wolverhampton BECCI team please email becci@wlv.ac.uk or phone 01902 321028
Greenbuild Innovation Stand
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Greenbuild
Buildings & Energy Efficiency
The Built Environment Climate Change Innovations (BECCI) project is delighted to be hosting another
innovation stand to providing an excellent marketing and sales opportunity for West Midlands based
BECCI clients. This year we are hosting companies -
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6. Greengineering – is an innovation system to capture and
re use waste heat energy produced by household appliances
from hot water discharged by baths, showers and other
appliances in households.
Local company Greengineering were successful in the
University of Wolverhampton BECCI Industry Challenge.
The firm, founded as recently as 2012, was recently invited to
submit a project for the Energy Globe Award, one of the most
prestigious global environmental awards.
“Having worked successfully with the University of Wolverhampton on other projects, we were happy to follow
their recommendation to talk to BECCI about a challenge we were facing and we were able to get help with
performance estimates. We were also able to raise the profile of the business, being one of the winning finalists
of the BECCI Hard to Treat Challenge.”
In 2005 the West Midlands emitted
12.4 million tonnes carbon equivalent
of carbon dioxide (CO2
). Currently
buildings account for 45% of UK CO2
emissions, and the built environment
is evolving relatively slowly. Most of the
energy use in buildings comes from
heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC)
and lighting. On the outside much of
the region’s buildings are likely to look
substantially the same in 2050 as they
do now (85% of today’s buildings will
still be here). In order to achieve the
80% cuts in CO2
emissions proposed
by government and increase resilience
to climate change the majority of work
by the building sector will be in
retrofitting existing housing stock.
The BECCI team engaged extensively
with the client to provide detailed
information on their products CE
requirements as well as facilitating
marketing opportunities, and helping
them to engage in the regional supply
chain for low carbon products.
BECCI supported Extraglaze to
understand more about the
characteristics and performance of
the product, e.g. heat transfer,
condensation and acoustic. This is
important for marketing when
comparisons are made to competing
alternative glazing options. The
business was also able to determine
if the product needs to carry the CE
mark (mandatory for construction
products from July 2013).
The team was also able to access an
environmental test chamber at our
partner, Coventry University’s facilities.
Advice provided was focused on
improving the performance of the
business by assisting their participation
within new supply chains through
a BECCI Industry Challenge, the
marketing of their skills with exhibition
opportunities at the BECCI Forum
for the Built Environment Event, and
specifically support in the area of Quality
Assurance through the detailed advice
on CE marking.
Extraglaze - Elegant Secondary Glazing
Extraglaze Ltd design, manufacture and install secondary glazing products
using acrylic sheet and magnetic fixings.
Case Studies
Want to save on energy
in your household?
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Nic Irvine pictured with one of his Extraglaze
products
Glenn Barrowman BECCI Project Manager, Peni Brudenell-Pryke, and
Kenny Gallagher Directors of Greengineering at BECCI Hard to Treat
Challenge in 2013

7. Case Studies
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SIG - Proving to be SMART
in metering technologies
Smart Innovations Grid was formed in 2010 to develop
“Smart Metering” technologies for electricity, water & gas
incorporating wireless technology. The product portfolio has
been developed to monitor measure and manage energy
consumption and demand at a local level. This addresses
issues raised at a local network level where electricity utilisation
has become an increasingly problematic matter following the
growth in micro generation from solar PV and wind.
SIG is in a rapid growth phase employing additional 5 staff in
the last 12 months alone to meet the demands for the SIGg, a
small (hand-sized) box that can be fitted into the mains supply
of a single domestic or series of domestic properties. The early
days were rather different with the inaugural SIG product to
undertake electrical monitoring for a building was contained
within a (3’x3’) box!
Support was sought from BECCI was targeted at how to get
this new product exposure in the marketplace. With BECCI
support, SIG explored the option to enter the Nesta Dynamic
Demand Challenge (DDC). The DDC is designed to encourage
SMEs such as SIG to consider and develop solutions to the
problem of managing electricity demand and supply at a local
level, e.g. from local sub-stations to consumers. With BECCI
support an application was submitted.
In addition, introductions were made to the European wide
Cassandra programme of which Coventry University is a
partner. This has facilitated links with academics also working
in the area of local electricity supply management. This also led
to SIG being invited to submit proposals for their equipment
to be deployed within some Coventry University properties to
help with managing and reducing electricity consumption and
meeting carbon reduction targets.
Through BECCI, opportunities were explored with new
customer groups such as British Gas for large scale community
service provision. Using SIG products “green envy” can be a
thing of the past with properties considered suitable and those
considered not, capable of being supported jointly with SIG
products providing a way for shared electrical usage between
residences, dramatically increasing the efficiency of the housing
stock.
Would you like controlable
heating in every room?
With the Genius Hub this is achievable now
(Mobile phone applications compliant)
The Heat Genius Hub is first intelligent zoned heating
control system for people’s homes allowing the
heating control to be split by room, saving money
by automatically turning down room temperatures
when they are not in use.
Heat Genius are a small, entrepreneurial business
based in the heart of the West Midlands. Heat Genius
is a five year old business that has created and
marketed an electronic central heating radiator valve
that can be fitted onto each radiator in a home,
replacing the usual style valve using the same fitting.
This allows for each radiator to be programmed
individually, giving the opportunity for certain rooms
to be programmed to be heated one day and others
the next. It can also come with a movement detector
that learns where movement occurs over time and can
tailor the settings around this, as well as a delay unit
that can switch the boiler on or off. Heat Genius have
ambitious expansion plans and are looking to keep as
much manufacturing and assembly work within the
West Midlands as possible.
BECCI supported Heat Genius by assisting them to
secure real trials for their product.
Glenn Barrowman from BECCI with Alasdair Woodbridge from Heat
Genius at the BECCI Hard to Treat Industry Challenge in September 2013
David Cole and Sean Elliott from Smart Innovations Grid with
Glenn Barrowman at the Accord Housing Smart Grid Challenge 2014.

8. Case Studies
Additive increases efficiency
reduces heating bills
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Off Grid as part of
the optimum solution
AceOn Group is a company based in Telford
which with the support of BECCI has developed
solar and portable energy products.
The AceOn off grid standalone electricity generation
product combines UV solar energy and battery technology
to store up the energy which can be used as an energy
source for off grid housing units.
Whilst micro-generation of electricity is unlikely to become
the standard on all new and existing properties, it is quite
likely that for some properties this will be the optimum
solution and as it becomes more mainstream the lower
the unit price will become.
AceOn was established in 2009 and has evolved its
interest in solar technology to a combined approach
looking at solar and the battery storage of energy.
Products now enable a home or office to keep the energy
generated and use it later instead of it going to waste.
Managing Director Mark Thompson, “Our aim is to help
homes across the country convert to battery power, in
doing so we are helping take families out of fuel poverty
and decrease their reliance on fossil fuel energy”
Supported by the BECCI team the company were
provided with advice focused on improving business
performance by assisting their participation within new
supply chains, marketing of their skills, and the interaction
with social housing providers (in this case Housing
Associations South Stafford Housing Association and
Stafford & Rural Homes) in the delivery of their corporate
social responsibility activities. The company participated
fully within the BECCI Industry “Hard to Treat” Challenge,
which was sponsored by SSHA and SARH.
BECCI was pleased to support PBA Energy
Solutions Ltd the UK Distributors for Hydromx - a
proven technology that improves the lives of tenants
through better heat distribution and lower bills, while
extending equipment life and reducing maintenance
costs for housing associations and commercial
customers.
PBA Energy Solutions aims to make a real difference in the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and help thousands
of families move out of fuel poverty.
• To save carbon emissions equivalent to that absorbed
by one million trees
• To support initiatives that will help over 100,000 homes
out of fuel poverty
PBA Energy Solutions is achieving these goals through the
promotion and application of the Hydromx energy efficiency
solution for heating and cooling of commercial buildings and
private homes, and by joining environmental and social
programmes throughout the UK.
As Glenn Barrowman explained, “BECCI supported PBA
Energy Solutions Ltd in engaging with potentially interested
housing groups around the region in order to promote their
energy saving product. Members of the BECCI project team
used their contacts with existing Housing Associations from
within the West Midlands to promote the benefits of using their
products.”
Peter Stanley from PBA Energy Solution Ltd commented,
“We have been able to engage with regional decision makers
to ensure that the wide benefits of the Hydromx technology
for improving central heating energy performance, the lives of
tenants and housing association costs, are fully appreciated.”
“BECCI project used its position as a climate change
mitigation project aligned to the Regional initiatives of
Sustainability West Midlands, Built Environment Hub, Climate
- KIC (Knowledge Innovation Communities) and others to
identify marketing opportunities for PBA Energy Solution Ltd.”
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Alan Yates,
Renegeration Manager
from Accord Housing
Group with Mark
Thompson, Managing
Director from AceOn
Group at the BECCI
and Accord Housing
Group Smart Grid
Challenge in April 2014.
Peter Stanley from PBA Energy Solutions demonstrating the application of
HydroMX at the BECCI technology showcase in June 2015.

9. Case Studies
F-Board is an innovative company with an exciting scaffold board system
which is revolutionising the construction industry as a direct replacement for
the wooden scaffold board. Its introduction into the marketplace has been
welcomed by the scaffolding industry especially for its Health and Safety
credentials.
The revolutionary scaffold platform
system developed
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The environmentally friendly product utilises 100% recycled
UPVC windows which otherwise would have been discarded
and taken to landfill. In understanding the opportunities
available for exploitation F-Board sought to gain support from
the BECCI project in order to strengthen its strategic business
position within the competitive market.
The BECCI project was able to assist F-Board in numerous
ways in order to strengthen business expertise and ensure
competitive goals were implemented to reach successful
outputs. In addition, technical discussions took place
regarding the ISO accreditation ISO9001, the
implementation of the quality management system was
an issue as knowledge was sought by F-Board. BECCI
therefore was able to successfully aid and encourage
understanding of its employment. F-Board is now in the
process of implementing the standard which will improve
its competitiveness and its reliability to provide quality
products to its customers.
Alongside this a strategic workshop was undertaken with
the F-Board team who sought to build upon internal
processes within its thriving business. The application of
business and marketing focus mapping was utilised as a
strategy to generate an improved strategic plan of action
for F-Board, thus increasing understanding of whether gaps
existed and how to better improve current operations. The
outcomes proved highly successful in that a strategic three
year road map was created to identify the planned future
direction sought by the whole team.
As part of BECCI support F-Board were also invited to
showcase their product at the BECCI technology showcase
in June 2015. This networking opportunity was provided to
a selected 20 companies including Kingspan, Worcester
Bosch and Honeywell to name a few, thus proving to be a
successful mechanism to increase clientele and mix F-Board
with larger companies to improve the awareness of the
product.
To further increase the capabilities of the company, the BECCI
team provided support to F-Board in the form of creating a
highly detailed database of construction companies which
was currently absent from the company portfolio. Specifically
Hajrija Dergic worked with the Directors to develop the
strategic marketing within the company.
Database development work allowed the company to attain
direct contact with companies and further increase the
awareness of the product within the industry.
Hajrija Dergic advised, “As a result of this information being
compiled it has enabled F-Board to increase connections
within the industry and promote their product to a market
which should push the product to the forefront of the
scaffolding industry.”
(From far Left) Neil Young and Robert Stuart, Knowledge Transfer Mangers
from BECCI with Tom Pickford and Alister Gowan.
Hajrija Dergic
BECCI Business & Marketing Executive

10. BECCI Research
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The project aimed to “develop a Building Technologies sector
capable of delivering Climate Change mitigation and adaptation
innovations in the West Midlands, focusing on housing retrofit,
and exploiting economic opportunities elsewhere.”
Alongside its partner, Coventry University, BECCI aimed to support
85 regional architectural, construction and technology/engineering
SMEs, as well as Housing Associations and large organisations.
The main focus was on supporting SMEs in the built environment to
create, market, utilise and sell-low carbon products that can be used
to retrofit domestic properties.
The purpose of this evaluation report was to present the results of an
independent quantitative and qualitative study into the impact and
performance of the project.
The study examined the outputs, outcomes, impact and value for
money and whether implementation was effective. The evaluation
used a mixed methodological approach in order establish the BECCI
project impact.
This included a document and data review of contextual strategic documents, and monitoring data, etc. Structured interviews
with the project director, manager and knowledge transfer management team were conducted to gain insightful quantitative and
qualitative information on the delivery of the project, effectiveness of support and future improvements.
A beneficiary survey was completed by a total of 50 businesses out of a possible 93, which provided information on impact, value
of support and future improvements. They consulted with 12 stakeholders including Housing Associations and the City Council.
ERS also attended the Technology Showcase event, observing demonstrations, stalls and presentations by 12 companies
including beneficiary SMEs. The team also undertook semi-structured interviews with five beneficiaries to gain an in-depth
understanding of how the project impacted upon their business.
The final report reviewed the achievement against objectives – of which the project has generally met or is on target to meet its
ERDF outputs. It gathered feedback from businesses assisted, highlighting that delivery had been positive, and that the project
and team were well regarded by most respondents from the beneficiary survey.
The report also included a number of lessons learnt and best practice to be shared amongst stakeholders, including those that
relate to supply chain delivery. In addition, views were considered around researcher engagement, with the positive finding that
12 academic researchers have been involved to some degree. Some mitigating activities and approaches for the future were
considered, whilst a range of good practice was also provided around engagement with wider stakeholders and the variety of
approaches that have been adopted within the project, amongst others.
The final report also included an Economic Impact Assessment. This illustrated that for every ten businesses supported (that
have been surveyed) one extra job has been created.
BECCI Evaluation completed by ERS Consultancy
In May 2015, ERS was commissioned by the
University of Wolverhampton to evaluate the
£1.16million ERDF-funded Built Environment
Climate Change Innovations project.
Tim Dixon and Kate Vittle

11. Energy Saving Convention
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Welcome to the University
of Wolverhampton Energy
Saving Convention
supported by the Built
Environment Knowledge
Transfer Network
The convention is an interactive forum designed to make
a difference. These schemes will lead to a lowering of CO2
emission levels. If we consider housing, the public sector
and social landlords have been tackling this within their
planned maintenance programmes. With this representing
just 18% of the UK housing stock and private rented
housing accounting for 20% of housing stock by 2020.
We are looking at what is happening to the 64% of UK
housing in the hands of individual homeowners. This is a
market opportunity to SME’s that are developing low carbon
and environmental technologies which support emission
reduction. At the University of Wolverhampton the BECCI
team will work with our industry partners and the wider
community to achieve this.
Paul Hampton - BECCI Project Director,
University of Wolverhampton
The Knowledge
Transfer Network
The domestic market pull or better
performing buildings in terms of energy
utilisation is a key challenge for the UK.
The market is a complicated landscape
and the stakeholder groups diverse with
the owner/occupiers and private landlords just forming two
of the basic groups combining with influencers such as the
architect designers, builders; DIY programmes, central
government and local government approved fitters. In terms
of energy performance, the KTN remains committed and
works closely with this partners like Innovate UK, EPSRC and
TEDDINet to deliver funding competitions and new market
opportunities. Recent programmes include the Building
Performance Evaluation project, Future Energy Management
Systems and the Building Whole Life Performance
completions. The KTN is increasing collaboration between
businesses (B2B) and between business and research base
(B2R) for UK benefit. It facilitates the exploitation of R&D to
capture more UK value from innovation. So the challenge that
will be discussed on the 19th will outline current thinking and
give you the chance to qualify the next steps. But it is also for
you to meet likeminded contacts and capitalise on what you
have discovered.
Bruce McLelland - Director of Built Environment KTN

12. Programme
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OUR VISION YOUR OPPORTUNITY
12
Energy Saving Convention
University of Wolverhampton Science Park
Thursday 19th November 2015
8.00 Registration and networking
Refreshments and exhibits
9.30 Opening address and welcome by Paul Hampton, University of Wolverhampton and
Bruce McLelland, Built Environment KTN
9.40 Moderator to introduce format for the event
Richard Davies – Climate KIC entrepreneur in residence
9.50 Keynote address - Overview of the energy saving challenges for homeowners in the UK
Kerry Mashford, CEO at National Energy Foundation
In her keynote presentation Kerry will review the motivations and barriers for homeowners to improve the energy
performance of their homes. She will, share experiences and examples of how homeowners can be inspired, informed,
and stimulated to take action to implement improvements and how they can be sure of realising the benefits.
10.10 Case Studies
• Improving fabric: Energiesprong Ron van Erck, Programme Manager Europe
• View from the Big 6: E.ON Phil Dawson, Business Development and Account Manager
• The power of the community: Southern Staffordshire Community Energy Mike Kinghan, Chair
Comfort break
• View from the supply chain: Wolseley Tim Pollard, Head of Sustainability
• Supporting homeowners: Parity Projects Russell Smith, Managing Director
• Key Findings from the BECCI Research – opportunities for homeowner engagement: Arden Business Solutions
Andy McDarmaid, Director
13.00 Facilitated plenary session moderated by Richard Davies with Kerry Mashford, Matthew Rhodes and invited
champions in attendance
13.30 Networking Lunch sponsored by the Built Environment KTN
14.30 Estimated Close

13. Convention Speakers & Champions
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OUR VISION YOUR OPPORTUNITY
13
ANDY MCDARMAID - Arden Business Solutions
Andy is a Director of Arden Business Solutions – an infrastructure and transport sustainability
consultancy based in South Warwickshire and has 20 years of experience in implementing
sustainability and transport related projects in both the private and public sectors with Rover,
BMW Group and Warwickshire County Council.
He sat on the Energy Group of the Coventry & Warwickshire LEP, is a founding member of the
Renewable Energy Technology Alliance (RETA) and supports the Universities of Coventry and
Wolverhampton on EU funded sustainable technologies and transport programmes.
DAVID MIDDLETON - DMC
DMC is a one man enterprise that provides a platform for the business activities of David Middleton.
David Middleton is former Secretary General of TURF (The Urban Renewal Foundation) and in 2013
retired from being CEO of the UK BCSD (the UK branch of the World Business Council) after 13 years
and as CEO for the MEBC (the Midlands longest running business network to focus on sustainable
development) after 20 years. Also via EBC he had been Secretary General of The Urban Renewable
Foundation. David retired from EBC in 2013. He is now a Special Advisor to both UK BCSD and
MEBC, non-executive chairman of Novus Science Ltd and a non-executive director of Climate Change
Solutions Ltd.
DR KERRY J MASHFORD CENG FIMECHE FRSA - National Energy Foundation
A mechanical engineer by profession, Kerry has spent most of her career working across the
interfaces between corporate, academic and public sectors, across a range of industry sectors.
She now leads the National Energy Foundation, improving the use of energy in buildings through
R&D and delivery of projects for clients who share the Foundation’s values and through its nationally
recognised initiatives SuperHomes, YouGen, VolDECs, Energiesprong UK and the recently launched
Energy Envoys in partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards.
RON VAN ERCK - Energiesprong
Energiesprong created the market conditions for brokering a deal to refurbish 111,000 houses in the
Netherlands to Net Zero Energy (E=0) levels. Energiesprong’s approach is based on organising mass
demand for cheaper, quick to install, E=0 refurbishment solutions with a long-term (30 year) performance
guarantee. By creating fitting regulations and available financing in parallel, the construction sector is
driven into a quick and transformative innovation process based on prefabrication and mass produced,
but customised products.
He is responsible for scaling Energiesprong in Europe within the UK and France, to realise two similar
transformative E=0 refurbishments deals in those markets.

14. Convention Speakers & Champions
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OUR VISION YOUR OPPORTUNITY
14
MIKE KINGHAN - SSCE
Since visiting the Amazon rainforest in 2005, Mike Kinghan has been passionately committed to
combatting the threat of climate change by promoting practical community action on energy efficiency
and development of renewable energy sources, primarily community-owned. Ownership of energy
production at a local level promotes awareness of energy issues and climate change. Mike Kinghan
is Chair of two Community Energy organisations - Southern Staffordshire Community Energy (SSCE)
and Chase Community Solar (CCS) which deliver energy ventures and projects aimed at encouraging
take-up of energy efficiency measures by households
RUSSELL SMITH - Parity Projects
Russell Smith founded Parity Projects whilst planning a retrofit for his own home. Parity Projects
delivers strategic consultancy at a local, regional and national level, demonstrating how to minimise
energy consumption for minimum spend. Coming from a technical engineering background, Russell
Smith’s response to his project was to build a big, ugly energy model in a spreadsheet that enabled
him to work things out for himself. From those humble beginnings, that spreadsheet has since
evolved into the award-winning Home Energy Masterplan and market leading advice service.
TIM POLLARD - Wolseley
Tim Pollard is Head of Sustainability for Wolseley UK and is not only responsible for delivering the
Sustainable Building Center but for heading the team which is defining Wolseley’s sustainable product
offer and its commercial implementation. Tim’s breadth of knowledge stretches across a wide range
of products and technologies together with the implications and requirements of a sustainable supply
chain. In 2008 Tim was included in the ‘Building’ Top 40 list of ‘Green Gurus’ sustainability figures that
are considered leaders in their field.
RICHARD DAVIES
Richard Davies MBE is the founder of climate change and sustainable energy ‘do tank’ Marches Energy
Agency, which focuses on revenue generating products and services in the field of energy and climate
change. Richard was awarded an MBE for his services to Sustainable Energy in October 2011. He was
the Director of Marches Energy Agency for over 15 years until 2014 and now works as an Entrepreneur in
Residence at Innovation Birmingham Ltd.
MATTHEW RHODES - Encraft
Managing Director Matthew Rhodes founded Encraft in 2003 and has grown the company to operate
internationally, with customers ranging from private individuals to the US government. Nationally-
significant projects initiated by Encraft include the Warwick Wind Trials and Birmingham Energy Savers.
The company’s work is characterised by providing clients with completely independent and impartial,
technically-rigorous information so they can take informed investment decisions. Before establishing
Encraft, Matthew spent the first part of his career working internationally for global companies including
Unilever, PA Consulting Group, BP and RWE.

15. Investment Plan
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OUR VISION YOUR OPPORTUNITY
15
The multi-million pound plan will include investment in new buildings and facilities, courses, teaching, research and skills training.
The aim is to enhance the student experience, develop the region’s skill base, and ultimately create new jobs and support
economic regeneration.
The development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects is key to the strategy, with the Faculty of
Science and Engineering (FSE) continuing to direct significant inward investment into flagship projects.
Our Vision, Your Opportunity
University unveils £250m investment plan
The University of Wolverhampton has announced ambitious plans to generate £250 million of
investment over the next five years. The Our Vision, Your Opportunity programme outlines the most
significant investment plan in the University’s history, driving economic growth for the benefit of
students and the wider region.
The Springfield Campus is a £65 million jointly-funded
redevelopment of Wolverhampton’s former Springfield
Brewery site.
The development is set to increase the education infrastructure
for economic regeneration within the region. The new Campus
is intended to become an international centre of excellence for
training in the field of construction, including the West Midlands
Construction UTC (WMCUTC).
The first stages of the development will see the construction of
the WMCUTC, which will give the University of Wolverhampton’s
School of Architecture and the Built Environment students a
unique opportunity to gain a practical overview of what is
involved in the development of the grade 2 listed buildings.
For more information on Springfield Campus, visit:
wlv.ac.uk/springfield
Springfield Campus

16. Investment Plan
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OUR VISION YOUR OPPORTUNITY
16
Telford innovation Campus In the UK, it is estimated that there will
be a shortfall of around 200,000 qualified
engineers by 2020. Our Faculty’s enhanced
provision and expanded facilities
demonstrate the University’s commitment
to the next generation of skilled engineers.
Over £10 million will be invested at the Telford
Innovation Campus, providing students with
access to technology at the forefront of engineering
developments. New facilities include a visualisation
suite, laser and CT scanners, rapid manufacturing
machinery, engine test facilities and a Formula 1
specification rolling road wind tunnel.
This new specialist equipment complements
new courses, including BEng (Hons) Motorsport
Engineering and BEng (Hons) Electronics and
Telecommunications Engineering. All courses
combine activity-based learning and live industrial
project work, with a focus on creativity and
employability.
For more information on the developments
at Telford Innovation Campus and future
plans, visit: wlv.ac.uk/ticinvestment
The Rosalind Franklin Building
The completed £25 million Rosalind Franklin
Building is an exciting addition to the University
of Wolverhampton’s City Campus. It serves
students, staff and the wider community of
the West Midlands in furthering the
advancement of science.
The five-storey building provides a state-of-the-art
environment where science students are taught the
key practical skills associated with their studies in three
large 90-seat teaching laboratories. Students will carry
out research on world-leading projects at the cutting-edge of scientific knowledge.
The facilities also include a laboratory dedicated to the wider community, providing the opportunity for schools, colleges
and local employers to engage in science and to develop practical skills. The building houses a high-tech practical and
lecture-capture camera system which enables laboratory-based teaching activities and theory to be streamed in real
time; effectively, this means that teaching can be delivered to wider audiences, bringing the community into science and
science into the community.
For more information on the Rosalind Franklin Building, visit: wlv.ac.uk/franklin

17. Programme
BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS WITH BECCI 2015
17
Local Housing Groups
Leading the way to low carbon
sustainable communities
The MAC, Edgbaston, Birmingham
November 24th 2015
Presentations from:
Supported by:
9.00 Registration and refreshments
9.15 Welcome from Conference Chair
Andrew Eagles, Managing Director,
Sustainable Homes
9.30 Presentations
Accord Group
Black Country Housing Group
Walsall Housing Group
Tower Hamlets
EnviroVent - ventilation
10.40 Coffee, exhibition and networking
11.10 Presentations
Bournville Village Trust
Sustainable Homes
Firefly Aerial Innovation - drones
RED Coop - design
South Staff Water - water
Co-Wheels - mobility
12.30 Lunch, exhibition and networking
14.00 Presentations
Encraft - energy
Anthony Collins - legal
REPC - IT reuse
WHG Community Safety - Safety & Security
University of Wolverhampton - Innovative SMEs
15.00 Tea, exhibition and networking
15.30 Key political speaker
Debate led by Anthony Eagles and
Richard Rugg, MD, Carbon Trust Programmes.
Summary and call to action
16.35 Close
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
15:30
Key
political
speaker
Debate
led
by
Anthony
Eagles
and
Richard
Rugg,
MD
Carbon
Trust
Programmes.
Summary
and
call
to
action
Presentations
from:
Presentation
Supported
by
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
com
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
15:30
Key
political
speaker
Debate
led
by
Anthony
Eagles
and
Richard
Rugg,
M
Carbon
Trust
Programmes.
Summary
and
call
to
action
16:35
Ends
Presentations
from:
Supported
by
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
15:30
Key
political
speaker
Debate
led
by
Anthony
Eagles
and
Richard
Rugg,
MD
Carbon
Trust
Programmes.
Summary
and
call
to
action
16:35
Ends
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Supported
by
mmunities
Presentations
from:
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Groups
-­‐
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sustainable
communities
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2015
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Birmingham
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&
Security)
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(Innovative
SMEs)
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
00
Registration
&
refreshments
15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
30
Key
political
speaker
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
15:30
Key
political
speaker
Debate
led
by
Anthony
Eagles
and
Richard
Rugg,
MD
Carbon
Trust
Programmes.
Summary
and
call
to
action
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Local
Housing
Groups
-­‐
leading
the
way
to
low
carbon
sustainable
communities
November
24th
2015
The
MAC,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Programme
09:00
Registration
&
refreshments
09:15
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Andrew
Eagles,
Managing
Director,
Sustainable
Homes
09:30
Presentations
Accord
Group
Black
Country
Housing
Group
Walsall
Housing
Group
Tower
Hamlets
EnviroVent
(ventilation)
10:40
Coffee,
exhibition
and
networking
11:10
Presentations
Bournville
Village
Trust
Sustainable
Homes
Firefly
Aerial
Innovation
(drones)
RED
Coop
(design)
South
Staff
Water
(water)
Co-­‐Wheels
(mobility)
12:30
Lunch,
exhibition
and
networking
14.00
Presentations
Encraft
(energy)
Anthony
Collins
(legal)
REPC
(IT
reuse)
WHG
Community
Safety
(Safety
&
Security)
University
of
Wolverhampton
(Innovative
SMEs)
15:00
Tea,
exhibition
and
networking
15:30
Key
political
speaker
Debate
led
by
Anthony
Eagles
and
Richard
Rugg,
MD
Carbon
Trust
Programmes.
Summary
and
call
to
action
16:35
Ends
Presentations
from:
Presentations
from:
Supported
by
Leading the debate
Richard Rugg
Organiser of the event
David Middleton
BECCI
Built Environment Climate
Change Innovations

18. Low Carbon Sustainable Communities BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS WITH BECCI 2015
18
Do you really know enough about sustainable communities and
how they develop and grow?
In October 2013 supported by BECCI and Sustainable Building Futures (SBF) projects North
Smethwick Development Trust (NSDT) started to assess and develop a locally based retrofit
funding scheme for approximately 200 homes to address fuel poverty in North Smethwick.
This work engaged both the local community and leaders
and also engaged local installers through Hardyman Group,
a Birmingham based building maintenance company, to keep
installation overheads to a minimum whilst maximising the
support for the local economy – thus creating a sustainable
community model.
By December however the government had made sweeping
changes to domestic energy efficiency funding, most notably
ECO and Green Deal which reduced the viability of this size
of project and the only way to keep it alive was to expand
into a much larger scheme of 750 properties working with the
St Albans Community Association in the St Albans area of
Smethwick to enable a more balanced mix of energy efficiency
measures and thus increase viability. Senior management at
Sandwell MBC were also engaged to include planning and
Public Health initiatives however by March 2014 it became
apparent that in spite of dramatically increasing the size of the
project it was still not viable with the funding available, but was
put on the shelf as a future “ready to go” project.
Over the past few months the scheme has been resurrected
and with continued leadership and drive from NSDT with
support from the “Warmfront” scheme and Sandwell MBC
elements of the initial scheme are now to be implemented.
Even though such a scheme has taken a lot of hard work and
input from numerous partner organisations and the project to
be delivered is different from the initial proposal it demonstrates
that common aspirations, determination and cohesion can
deliver support and for communities to become more
sustainable.
It is right to say that many local authorities and their partners
have tried to develop low carbon sustainable communities over
the recent years but few have succeeded. Was this failure due
to a lack of community insight and understanding, changes
in government grant support, or is it more fundamental about
what different organisations perceive a sustainable community
to be and how such initiatives should be structured? The
session to be held on 24th November 2015 at The MAC
theatre in Birmingham is bringing together organisations
working across the West Midlands and further afield to present
their past achievements and also their current activity which
contributes towards generating sustainable communities.
The diversity of contributions on the day from social housing
providers, to low carbon designers, asset management
technology, IT re-use specialists, utility providers and legal
experts will all demonstrate how there are many different
drivers to support communities yet with a bit of strategic
thinking they can all be “glued” together to ensure that more
sustainable solutions can be created.
With presentations and networking opportunities such as
the effective integration of smart grids in social housing, the
integration of community safety initiatives and the effective
engagement of universities, combined with the ability to speak
directly to organisations as to how they could support your
owns future plans we feel that this is an opportunity not to be
missed.
By attending you will have a robust overview of what is
possible, and replicable, in the national vision of creating
resilient low carbon sustainable communities.
Article provided by Andy McDarmaid from Arden Business Solutions
supplemented by contributions from David Middleton, DMC
Communications and Climate Change Solutions
Local Housing Groups
Leading the way to low carbon sustainable
communities
November 24th 2015
The MAC, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Contact and registration
E: davidm@dmc-sd.co.uk
W: climate-change-solutions.co.uk
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We are on the threshold of a
revolution in energy efficiency and
carbon reduction. The heart of this
revolution is not a radical new energy
policy from government; nor is it an
advance in science or technology that
makes insulating houses many times
more efficient or many times cheaper.
No, this revolution will be based very
simply on the fact that it is becoming
easier and easier for people and
devices to communicate with each
other.
‘Smart’ is very much the word of the
moment in energy circles. Smart cities,
smart grids, smart homes, smart
systems and smart devices are
generating a galaxy of events and
reports, but beneath all the hype lies
the simple truth that the costs of
communication are now sufficiently low
to make it practical to have a monitor
and switch on every fridge (or any
domestic appliance) communicating
with any other device in the world (in
principle) through the internet. In the
world of energy efficiency and carbon
reduction we are only waking up slowly
to the implications of this capability.
The potential power of smart energy
systems is best illustrated by starting
from the simple example of a domestic
heating system. The most sophisticated
traditional controls usually only stretch
as far as room thermostats which
ensure that individual radiators shut off
when the room temperature exceeds
a set (and rarely adjusted) threshold.
Smart heating controls (such as the
West Midlands’ own Heat Genius,
or Google’s Nest) in contrast, can
communicate with a central hub, and
through this to your mobile device,
allowing temperature zoning of
individual rooms; flexible ‘on’ and ‘off’
times depending on the household’s
movements on any day; and even
heating systems to learn from user
behaviour and adapt to local
preferences. At one level these are all
interesting technical features, but from
a practical perspective they also mean
much more efficient and targeted use
of energy and lower carbon emissions.
Government estimates put the potential
benefits at up to 30% of domestic
heating bills, which implemented
nationally would account for a reduction
of several percent in UK CO2
emissions.
But smart devices and smart homes are
really only the tip of the iceberg.
The really big wins come from
connecting homes and buildings
together in ‘smart grids’ and smart
communities, especially when
micro-generation and energy storage
are introduced into the mix. A recent
pilot project in Corsham, Wiltshire,
is demonstrating further savings of
up to 27% on electricity bills through
optimising demand across a community
- essentially seeking to limit the buying
of power from the National Grid to times
when electricity is cheapest.
These figures – 30% or 27% savings
in energy bills and carbon emissions -
start to put all other efforts at carbon
reduction in perspective, especially
when you consider that these kinds of
technology are by enlarge delivering this
without requiring any change in lifestyle
(at least theoretically) – something
of a holy grail for energy efficiency
interventions. They are also potentially
more or less universal, in that they can
be applied, with minimum hardware
variation, to all types of building and
context (unlike insulation or renewables,
for example, where the specification
Smart energy - radical new opportunities
for energy efficiency and carbon reduction
In Encraft’s Corsham Pilot, a Smart Community optimises its energy efficiency using
a combination of smart controls, local generation and energy storage.
Matthew Rhodes

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and cost of projects is highly sensitive to
the starting state of the building).
But the real killer case for smart
technology is that the headline direct
benefits are really only the beginning.
Saying that the benefit of smart meters
and controls is savings of up to 30%
on heating bills is a bit like measuring
the impact of personal computers in
terms of the increased efficiency of the
company typing pool. In practice, I think
we’ll quickly find that the real benefits
of smart energy technologies lie in the
increased engagement of individual
users in the energy system that these
systems enable. No longer will energy
be a remote and abstract system with
little direct impact on individual lives;
it will instead become a much more
immediate and directly controllable,
personal reality. Householders will feel
much more part of their own energy
system, because it will be present on
their mobile phone and tablet pc 24/7;
they might be part of a local energy
company, with a share in a local solar
farm and district heating system, and a
battery bank which is managed by the
local council to protect them against
the risk of spikes in energy prices and
access the market for grid demand
management services. Helped by new
algorithms and services developed
by innovative West Midlands startups
(largely based in Wolverhampton, of
course!) they will use the much richer
information available about local
energy demand and supply, with their
neighbours, to invest much more
wisely in local energy technologies and
secure returns from the energy market
as investors and producers as well as
consumers of energy services.
In this world, the old rules (and many
of the old challenges) for successful
energy efficiency schemes and carbon
reduction projects go out of the
window, and there is an opportunity for
a complete re-think. Exciting times, and
the good news is that, for those with
imagination and vision, the job of energy
advisers and energy efficiency experts is
about to get decidedly easier and more
interesting.
Matthew Rhodes,
Managing Director, Encraft
Will optimising the knowledge and
information of householders during
‘key changes’ transform the uptake of
energy efficiency technology?
By Richard Davies
The summer of 2015 has proved to be a challenging time
for domestic energy efficiency. Funding for the Green Deal
Finance Company and the Green Deal Home Improvement
Fund was stopped resulting in the end of the troubled Green
Deal programme.
An achievable 30% more efficiently on average would be an ambitious and achievable goal.
This would deliver a £750 million annual windfall to our region.
Similar announcements followed about the support mechanism for photovoltaic panels. The Energy Company Obligation
remains – but struggles to deliver at scale. Energy efficiency remains a hugely challenging policy area. The declared focus
of the Government has been on protecting taxpayers and hard working families. Much of the focus of the Government
is about making it cheaper – removing the costs of subsidies and encouraging homeowners to ‘shop around’ and seek
out the cheapest deal. And yet the £2.5 billion a year elephant in the room remains. £2.5 billion is the estimated collective
West Midlands domestic energy bill. Roughly an annual bill of £1,050 across 2.4 million homes. £211 million per month.
Almost £50 million per week. £7 million per day. £5,000 per minute. However you cut it, it’s a lot of money. Money that
isn’t very sticky – with much of it flowing out of the region to support employees, businesses, communities and economies
elsewhere.
This is the prize – how we can help households use energy much, much more efficiently.
Richard Davies

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In work commissioned in 2014 by BECCI (Built
Environment Climate Change Innovations) and published
in 2015, a fresh perspective on encouraging the uptake of
sustainable energy and energy efficiency in homes was
researched. The idea behind the report was simple – that
of ‘key changes’ to a home or the people living in that
home. Loosely defined as either physical changes to
fabric, fixtures or fittings of a home – such as replacing
windows, building an extension or decorating a room; or
changes to the family brought about by for example a new
job, the birth of a child or retirement.
Various reports have identified the main barriers to the
uptake of energy efficiency in the home: that of cost,
trust, hassle and knowledge. Many householders aren’t
sure what action to take; think that the costs are too high
(or that the savings don’t justify the expense); don’t trust
those giving advice or providing the solutions; and believe
that the hassle is too great for the impact on bills or
comfort or climate.
The ‘key changes’ idea is to attempt to package energy
efficiency works with existing changes so householders
are more likely to take action. In part because there will
be often no significant overall increase in cost and hassle
compared with the key changes imminent or already
underway; that the interactions with existing trades,
professions and other ‘touchpoints’ addresses the trust
and knowledge gap; and finally that in many cases
bundling sustainable energy and energy activity with
existing key changes is very good sense. e.g. I have
scaffolding up so I can line my chimney ready for a
woodstove; I have a plumber coming to service my boiler
so I will get those thermostatic radiator valves fitted; it
would make real sense to internally insulate my solid
bathroom wall while the room is getting an upgrade etc.
This approach could be significant as there are already
a huge number of key changes occurring in time. For
example an estimated 150,000 new boilers are installed
each year in homes across the West Midlands region.
Similarly it is estimated that some 750,000 boilers are
serviced each year in the region. This amounts to many
interactions between householders and ‘touchpoints’
(those people/organisations that the householder relates
to in the course of a key change). Even if a small
proportion of these interactions could include a greater
focus on sustainable energy and energy efficiency then
the impact could be significant. This approach moves
energy efficiency and sustainable energy work away from
a special one-off activity, that few seem to have ambitions
to do, into the repairs, improvement and maintenance
market – making it a part of something else that lots of
households do regularly.
Beyond the immediate benefits of lower bills and more
comfortable homes a step change in activity also brings
economic and job creation benefits, plus direct benefits
to the wellbeing of vulnerable householders. Action
decreases carbon emissions and enhances energy
security.
The study of current activity found little evidence of this
approach being used – with most sustainable energy/
energy efficiency projects taking a more traditional ‘mass
market’ approach to promotion or a more nuanced
customer segmentation approach. The lack of evidence
of previous successful projects should not discourage the
development and testing of this idea.
A number of commercial opportunities were also identified
as part of this report. The ideas of cross-selling (referring
elements of work to a third party contractor for a referral
fee – e.g. kitchen installer to solid wall installer, or plumber
to cavity wall installer) and up-selling (increasing the size
of an existing job – e.g. replacement boiler increased to
include thermostatic radiator valves) were explored.
One of the key barriers to the key changes idea is the
skills and capabilities of the ‘touchpoints’. Significant
support would be required in the form of training to allow
this approach to flourish. Plumbers were identified as a
potential beachhead for further testing.
In addition to upskilling ‘touchpoints’ the report calls
for the support of a dynamic set of honest broker
intermediaries who would ideally operate at a local level
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How segmentation of homeownership
might create viable commercial
opportunities
By Andy McDarmaid - Arden Business Solutions
Over the last 10 years there have been a number of initiatives to improve domestic energy efficiency and
they have been predominantly targeted at vulnerable families and those in fuel poverty. As government
support changes from grants to loan schemes it is important for installers to focus their marketing activities
on those homeowners who are most likely to improve their homes and also understand what approaches
would encourage to invest to reduce their energy bills.
There are however a significant number of real, and also perceived, barriers to the adoption of domestic energy efficiency
measures. Some are fairly easy to overcome, for example the phasing out of filament light bulbs which forced everyone to buy
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (relatively easy), to the more difficult such as the installation of solar panels (costly/invasive).
Previous studies have shown that the public’s approach to energy efficiency is varied. There is however a common trend that
people are heavily influenced by what others around them are doing and tend to go with the flow, often regardless of whether
this approach delivers the best outcome. It is thus important to encourage homeowners to become more energy efficient in
manageable steps rather than just jump straight into installing cutting-edge technology. By doing this they can easily communicate
the impact of the savings they have made to friends thus encouraging others to follow.
Following a literature review of national studies on the energy efficiency behaviour three consistent messages appear:
1. At key stages of people’s lives their level of personal interest in energy efficiency is heightened.
2. Access to finance and awareness of the levels of ongoing savings are key drivers for people to take action and improve their
energy efficiency.
3. Consumers react more positively to word of mouth recommendations as these are perceived to be more trusted.
Combining, and simplifying, the messages homeowners can be segregated into four groups based upon two key factors; their
level of personal commitment and their willingness to invest in energy efficiency. This is recognising both successes as well as
failures of historical energy efficiency initiatives however has the specific focus on creating more viable commercial opportunities
for installers.
This diagram shows the four groups proposed
and the colour of the boxes indicate where
resources should be targeted to maximise
the commercial viability. The homeowner
groups indicated with a green stripe across
the middle of the boxes are seen as those
most open to change as we will now explain.