No. Homes:
940
Negawatts Target:
9079008
CO2 Target:
2494

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Diagnosis

The partners visit every household to carry out an audit of energy used in the dwelling and travel based on historic information from bills and meter readings, and actual data from measuring devices. An audit of building fabric, lighting and electrical appliances is included in this process.

A common data collection form (below) guarantees efficiency and effectiveness by all partners to inform the implementation and evaluation stages.

Data is used by partners to identify for each household:

- actual annual energy consumption for heat, power and travel

- individual household carbon footprint (kg/year)

- specific recommendations for actions to reduce their consumption and footprint, and savings from each

The household receives this information in an individual Household Report (below) together with an Action Plan which after consideration, they return to their adviser.

The households then have a twelve month period in which to take forward the recommendations listed in their personal Action Plan. After this twelve month period is finished, the household will be evaluated to establish which actions have been taken and the savings associated with each.

The household will be presented with an Evaluation Report outlining progress made and their new situation.

The number of households that have been diagnosed is recorded by the website counter on the top-left of this page. Negawatts and carbon savings from the whole project - where every recommendation is to be acted on - are also displayed in the project counters on the top-left of this page.

Related Downloads:

Paramaters for Investigation (67 kb)
A list of the parameters relating to home energy and transport that will be investigated in the course of this project.

Household Data Collection Form (199 kb)
A model of the form used to collect data on household structure and energy use.

Household Diagnosis Report (89 kb)
A model of the personal report sent to every household presenting their energy situation in buildings and travel, and their carbon footprint. A combination of graphics and text means the form is visually attractive and easy to understand.

Household Action Plan (242 kb)
Model of the Action Plan sent to households with their Diagnosis Report. Households indicate recommendations they are interested in and return the form to their adviser as the basis for follow-up.