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Domestic Environmental Management in Action
Background
DEMIA (Domestic Environmental Management in Action) is a project approved under the DEFRA funded Environmental Action Fund in 2005.
Aims
The project aims to engage with four communities of about 500 homes each, in the London Boroughs of Southwark, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and in Herefordshire. Householders within these four communities are invited to join a local Environmental Services Company called HelpCo. SWEA is managing project activities relating to the Herefordshire community.
Activities
By joining HelpCo householders will be eligible for a free environmental survey of their home which will include the installation of basic energy efficiency measures such as draught proofing, hot water tank jackets, low energy light bulbs and reflective radiator panels. The householder then receives a personal home energy action plan with energy reduction targets and key energy efficiency measures identified.
If the householder agrees to submit regular meter readings to HelpCo they will also receive ongoing energy monitoring and feedback in relation to their targets. Where appropriate householders will also be referred on for loft, cavity wall and floor insulation, solar water heating and/or solar photovoltaic panels.
In the first year of the DEMiA project:
Partners
The project partners are SWEA, HelpCo Heat Light and Power Company, National Energy Action (NEA) and Herefordshire Council. |
Key points Encouraging householders to monitor energy use and work towards reduction targets Includes installation of practical energy saving measures
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To find out more contact
Kierson Wise, Project Manager Tel (01594) 545368 E-mail: [email protected]
Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd 6/15 The MEWs Brook Street Mitcheldean Gloucestershire GL17 0SL
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