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Manchester’s Eco House ProjectDiana Clayton & Maggie Bennett
Manchester City Council’s Energy Group
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The Task
• To create an Eco ‘show house’• To be an educational resource for climate
change, energy efficiency and alternative energy• To motivate and inform councillors and
community champions• To inspire housing companies, developers and
residents to go green
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Making it happen
• House selection• Budget available• Incorporating BRE Ecohomes Criteria• Working with the designer• Working with the contractor• Working with the BRE assessor• Incorporating DDA / Planning/Building regs
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Condition of property
• The properties had been vandalised, empty and boarded for the past 2-3 years
• Total refurbishment needed
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Work to be done
• Structural remedial work
• DDA Compliant
• Interior changes
• External improvements
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Additional features
• Materials required for EcoHomes
• Insulating the property
• Energy efficiency
• Innovation
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Displays
• Cavity wall / loft / pipe insulation
• Display of energy efficient light fittings
• Boiler controls/ tank insulation
• Sun Pipe / low water radiators
• Recycling / wormery
• Fossil fuel / solar PV & thermal
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Information
• Audio Visual Room
• Information Boards/ Fact Sheets
• Visual Cut-away Displays
• Demonstration Products
• Internet Access
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Costs
• Bringing the house up to standard
• Making the house DDA compliant
• Range of works (freebies)
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Things that could have gone better• Ensured that the design team were on board• Ensured adequate support from the BRE
assessors• Ensured tight control of evidence paperwork
required for the BRE Ecohomes criteria • Having sufficient funding available, less reliance
on donations for refurbishment items• VAT implications for MCC on implied publicity for
companies supplying freebies – Donations only no sponsors
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Things that were successful
• The contractors / design teams were enthusiastic about the project
• The generosity and willingness of companies to provided freebies
• The project has uplifted two 1900’s terraced properties, that had been mothballed
• It has motivated and inspired politicians, schools community groups and other Local Authorities
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Interactive Display
• The price of interactive displays!!