Introduction

Delivery of Eco n'Home takes place over 36 months beginning in January 2006 and ending in December 2008.

Although many activities are continuous, this period can be divided broadly into four sections:

1. Development
2. Diagnosis
3. Implementation
4. Evaluation


Development...

This stage includes the identification of existing and best practice approaches to household sustainable energy advice in Europe, including the identification of electronic and technical tools for measuring consumption.

A synthesis of findings can be viewed below.

Information was used to develop a common framework model and the necessary resources for its implementation for example record sheets for energy audits, the household report and action plan.

The data collection form is available below as a download.

Households were selected and registered to the project for implementation.


Diagnosis...

Once the framework and resources have been created and households recruited, investigation and diagnosis by partners begins!

The diagnosis stage establishes the energy and carbon 'baseline' and is explained in more detail in the "Diagnosis" section, where examples of project documents can also be viewed.


Implementation...

This phase begins on return of the Action Plan by the household to their energy adviser and last for twelve months.

During this period, the household is provided with information, advice and supports to assist them in undertaking the actions in which they have expressed interest. This advice may be through documents, resources and publications, presentations, workshops and events, or access to installers and financial support.

In addition, partners request from each household periodic readings of energy meters or the online recording of data, so that the impact of any actions can be better understood.


Evaluation...

The evaluation phase involves analysis of actions undertaken and the change in the baseline as Negawatts and carbon savings.

This stage is explained in more detail in the "Results and Evaluation" section of this site.