Issue - items at meetings - Carbon Reduction in Housing

Resolved:

Council homes

2.1      Note the progress of the joint work through the ‘Retrofit Taskforce’ across the Greater Brighton sub-region.

Private Sector Homes

2.2      Note the outcome of the assessment of options for the delivery of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme and accept the Delivery Model Assessment recommending a Managing Agent led model.

2.3      Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing Neighbourhoods and Communities to procure and award a contract for a Managing Agent to deliver the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme.

2.4      Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to further develop the details of the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme including the eligibility criteria, mix of measures and level of financial support outlined below in paragraphs 3.15 to 3.18.

2.5      Note the time-table for the commencement of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme outlined in para 3.11.

New Build housing Sustainability Policy

2.6      That Committee approves the New Build Housing Sustainability Policy found at Appendix 1 of this report.

28.1    The Sustainability & Energy Manager introduced the report to the committee.

Answers to Committee Member Questions

28.2    Councillor Fowler was informed that the significant numbers of council homes were well insulated, and any gaps reported would be looked into. It was noted that the air heat source pump programme checked the insulation of a property.

28.3    Councillor Grimshaw was informed that the if a property has 100mm of insultation this would need to be topped up to 300mm. It was noted that a national data base holds data on insulation. The council can top up any works done in the past and the stock condition survey is used to identify properties.

28.4    Councillor Meadows was informed by the chair that the Warmer Homes investment budget had been agreed, and this would be the source of funding. The Sustainability & Energy Manager noted that the delivery model assessment found that a managing agent would be the best way forward to manage the scheme. The costs of this were not in the report and no permission to procure has been obtained. The report asks for

authority to procure. Details will be brought back to the committee.

28.5    Councillor Gibson considered the scheme to be good and was pleased to see carbon reductions.

Vote

28.6    A vote was taken, and the committee agreed the recommendations unanimously.

RESOLVED:

Council homes

2.1      Note the progress of the joint work through the ‘Retrofit Taskforce’ across the Greater Brighton sub-region.

Private Sector Homes

2.2      Note the outcome of the assessment of options for the delivery of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme and accept the Delivery Model Assessment recommending a Managing Agent led model.

2.3      Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing Neighbourhoods and Communities to procure and award a contract for a Managing Agent to deliver the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme.

2.4      Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to further develop the details of the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme including the eligibility criteria, mix of measures and level of financial

support outlined below in paragraphs 3.15 to 3.18.

2.5      Note the timetable for the commencement of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme outlined in para 3.11.

New Build housing Sustainability Policy

2.6      That Committee approves the New Build Housing Sustainability Policy found at Appendix 1 of this report.