Green Deal summary guide released today

Published by Claire Tinston for IPB Communications in Housing and also in Communities

Keepmoat announced today that it has written a quick and easy guide to the Green Deal and how companies can meet their carbon reduction targets following the Government’s consultation document published on the topic last week.

The leading community regeneration specialist has worked in partnership with Parity Projects, another expert in delivering retrofit projects, and Sustainable Homes, a sustainability training and consultancy provider, to produce the guide.

The 10 page, easy to read summary guide to the Green Deal and the resulting implications for Registered Providers of Social Housing and Local Authorities follows the launch of the Government’s 238 page Green Deal consultation.

The document is aimed at assisting Registered Providers and Local Authorities with the big decisions they will need to make around the Green Deal and is available to download on Keepmoat’s Green Solutions website; http://www.keepmoatgreensolutions.co.uk/ or Keepmoat’s main website www.keepmoat.com

The guide was produced by Keepmoat, Parity Projects and Sustainable Homes after hosting a number of workshops and events about the Green Deal with Registered Providers and Local Authorities.

As well as providing a summary of what the Government’s expectations are around  Green Deal policies and the new Energy Company Obligation, it also sets out a number of finance options for organisations to follow when considering installing energy saving measures to people’s homes.   

“Keepmoat has worked closely with Parity Projects and Sustainable Homes on producing this guide after attending jointly held workshops and we recognised that there are a number of key decisions and questions our clients are currently grappling with,” said Nigel Banks, the Head of Energy and Sustainable Solutions at Keepmoat.

“We set out to achieve a summary of what the Green Deal means to our clients moving forward, and how to prepare for the potential challenges, risks and liabilities that lie ahead.

“Registered Providers and Local Authorities will need to decide whether they want to make a Green Deal offering themselves or whether they want to go through an external provider.

“One of the main issues our clients will face is whether they have the right resources and capabilities to deliver the Green Deal in-house and if not, which partners they will need to bring in to support their offering.

“The document highlights that all Registered Providers are expected to have  a Green Deal offering and our document will hopefully provide a useful summary of the options available to them and the next steps they need to be considering.” 

Richard Griffiths, the Business Development Manager at Parity Projects, said: “After attending so many events where registered providers were clearly concerned about the implications of the Green Deal but overwhelmed by the policy detail, it has been great to work with Keepmoat and Sustainable Homes – first in putting on the practical workshops, and then in developing this guide.

“We hope that the guide proves as helpful for Registered Providers as hearing their issues and concerns have been for us, when thinking about the support we can offer them with the Green Deal.”

“Forward thinking registered providers have started asking about how they can prepare,” added Andrew Eagles, the Managing Director of Sustainable Homes.

“We are very excited to be launching this guide with Keepmoat and Parity to offer some initial guidance on how to make the most of the Green Deal.”