Archway low carbon zone (Islington)
Archway is the largest zone and the carbon savings to date have been significant. A range of advice, support and discounts are available to residents and businesses in the zone to provide incentives for carbon saving practices. This includes free energy visits for homes and businesses with free, simple energy saving measures being offered.
Activities:
- A mix of community-led engagement by members of the Better Archway Forum (who are ‘nudged’ with small payments to door-knock) and home visits and events run through Groundwork’s ‘energy doctor’ scheme have been the catalyst for activity in the street properties. Over 500 residents have been contacted and over 300 households have received the ‘energy doctor’ (enhanced easy measures and advice) service.
- Over 900 cavity walls have been insulated to date in social homes in the zone.
- The council originally expected a large number of loft insulations (provided free with GLA subsidy). However an unexpectedly large number of loft conversions has reduced uptake and we have worked with Islington to redesign the scheme to offer a mix of measures that will still deliver the expected carbon savings. This is proving successful.
- Audits, advice and low energy lighting are being offered to businesses in the zone. GLA funding is provided for discounted low energy lighting and this is proving popular. The project is further enhanced by the deployment of an e-monitoring tool that allows the council to monitor actual consumption and provide ongoing bespoke advice. This is now being rolled out across four more zones.
- A wide variety of awareness raising events, ranging from Islington's annual car free day, practical curtain lining and draught proofing workshops to Archway’s Low Carbon Jukebox - using pedal power to generate music.
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