Techy Flip-chart Notes

DIY / LOW Tech techniques (pink stars)

• Radiator Selves
• Reflective Panels behind radiators
• Draught Excluders (Sausages)
• Thick lined Curtains to windows
• Floor to ceiling door curtains
• Caulking Skirting’s
• Better Carpets (recycled)
• Filling gaps between floor boards
• Caulking around window frames
• Secondary Glazing (DIY £10/window)
• Cylinder (£10) & pipe lagging (£20)
• Internal door insulation and draft proofing
• Owl Monitor demo - NEP has put owl monitors in all libraries
• LED lighting and reading lights (£5-10)
• £49 City warm zone 250mm(?) loft insulation (& cavity wall)
• Reflective Radiator Backs

Education Needed (orange stars)

• Heating Timers (Well used)
• Basic Behaviour changes (lids on pans, using washing lines, kettle etiquette)
• Education on basic maintenance (Air bricks, gutters, leaks, vegetation, all cause damp)

Semi skilled / Needs training / Skills share (blue stars)

• Repositioning Radiators (away from windows onto internal walls)
• TRVS (Thermostatic radiator Valves) - Better controls (£50 each installed)
• Internal wall insulation and draft proofing
• Through wall heat reclaiming ventilation (£100 x 1 bathroom + kitchen)

Other Comments

• Concentrate insulation (living rooms / bedrooms)
• Social landlords - fit temporary insulation on parting walls in empty homes (to spot heat loss from neighbouring house)