The Green Deal Occupancy Assessment and recommendations The assessor explained that where at least 1 SAP point can be increased, an intervention comes up as an eligible Green Deal measure. The Occupancy assessment shows that we are below average users and that we would save less compared to ‘typical user’. One of the measures that comes up is fitting “low-energy lights to all fixed outlets”, (though not one of the Green Deal plans you can borrow for), which is deceptive in our case: we bought the house with halogen fitted lights in bathroom and kitchen; but like most fixed lights (I hate overhead lighting + they tend to be over-designed so I feel I am sitting in an abatoir!) we do not use them, and the original halogen lightbulbs have never had to be replaced. So not really an applicable measure for us. I was however reassured by the top 3 measures (see below image) recommended by the Green Deal: solid wall insulation and floor insulation, followed by a room thermostat, of which only solid wall insulation may be fully eligible for Green Deal finance (green tick). The other measures (orange ticks) would required (partial) up-front finance; as would the active measures further down the list: solar water heating and PV’s. While the passive measures were obvious to me and reassuring that they were prioritised by the Green deal, I do have some concerns:
With regards to the solar panel recommendations I also have other concerns:
The assessor did make it clear that any special or decorative finishes would be 'extra' and would have to be paid for (upfront) through other means - though what is included as a ‘basic’ finish is ofcourse open to interpretation, and it will be crucial that the installer and provider discuss this with occupants at later stages. You can view the Occupancy Asessment below + download it here.
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Sofie Pelsmakers
4/12/2013 06:38:48 pm
Hi ABWE, all links seem to work at my end - which is the one you are having problems with? Best wishes, Sofie
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8/29/2013 10:24:04 pm
Nothing wrong with the link. All are working fine.
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