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2editorialWelcome to the winter 2011 edition of PointsWest.In this issue we focus on greening the South West.Weshowcase sustainable developments in the region, greenresident involvement initiatives, the green office anddiscuss the pros and cons of retrofitting.This is a fitting theme for our final issue of Points West inthis format. In June we will be launching the all new PointsWest e-zine, so we are going green ourselves! No morepaper and printing. But don’t worry you won’t miss outon Points West all members will be emailed with thenew Points West e-zine. Full details can be found below.I would like to congratulate our CIH SW student winnerswho are featured on page 9.As members of the CIH oneof our key roles is to support and encourage those whowish to gain CIH accredited qualifications.These prizesare not awarded lightly, they have done exceptionally wellin their studies.The CIH Event Committee is now busy finalisingarrangements for our biggest event of the year, the annualCIH South West Conference which is being held at ThePalace Hotel in Torquay from 6 – 8 April. Despite theeconomic situation we are pleased to report that theExhibition is sold out and there are only a few eventplaces left.This is a tribute to the dedicated and hardworking team that makes the event so popular in theregion.Brian Miller, EditorPoints West Media and PR GroupChristian Blackbeard, Paul Duffy, Norman Emberson,Alan Fox, Brian Miller and Debby WheatleyWelcome to POINTS WEST Autumn EditionCOMING SOON -A New E-Magazine for allCIH SW MembersThis green issue of Points West gives us the ideal platformto announce that we at CIH SW are going green too.Thisis the final edition of Points West in its current printedformatIn future all members of CIH SW will be receiving aPoints West e-magazine by email, making it a greener andcheaper publication.The first issue of our new e-magazine will bepublished in spring 2011 and will carry a full reporton the Housing Event at Torquay in April 2011.We are also working on a new CIH SW website whichwe are planning to launch at the Torquay Housing Event inApril.This will contain all the information our membersneed to know about the activities of CIH SW - areaevents, committee members, policy debates, seminars,conferences and much, much more.www.cih.org your work is our businessCIH South West - Awardfor the most ImprovedHousing ServiceEntries for the CIH South West award to recognisethe most improved housing service in our regionhave now closed.The Committee will be looking atthese entries and announcing the winners at theTorquay Housing Event in April.The winning organisation will receive a plaquerecognising their success to be held for a year aswell as £1,500 to be spent on the cost of study for astudent on the CIH recognised course in theirorganisation, or tickets to the CIH PresidentialDinner or Regional Conference at Torquay.“The idea is to identify the most improved service(not, necessarily, the best). Our Committee wantsto reward the effort that colleagues have made inmaking services better for the customers we serve.”Stuart Davies, Chair CIH SW.Front cover photo: Flourish Homes new office at Wellsartists impression showing the brise solais at the rear of the building.
POINTSWEST Greener Housing3South West - Greening Our Existing Housing“Energy efficiency is a no-brainer.”Chris Huhne, Secretary of State forEnergy and Climate Change.Last November CIH SW hosted a major conference ongreening homes in the South West. Over 50 delegatesattended to learn more about options for greening existinghousing stock in the South West.This is important informationfor housing providers as the future holds a tightening set ofregulations that govern greenhouse gas emissions from newbuildings.The allowable amount of predicted emissions fromheating and electricity use is set to drop to a 44% decrease in2013, and from 2016, all homes will have to be ‘zero carbon’.Many local planning authorities are enforcing certain levels ofthe Code for Sustainable Homes as part of planning policy.The Code has 6 levels, each with its own mandatory energyperformance, with extra points available for exceeding thisminimum. Code 3 is the most common at the moment, and itsenergy requirement is a 25% improvement over the 2006baseline used in the building regulations. Code 4 requires a44% improvement, Code 5 requires a 100% improvement forheating, lighting and ventilation, and Code 6 requires a truezero carbon home.Speakers at the event included:Emma Bulmer from the Department of Energy & ClimateChange spoke on the Government’s Green deal which is dueto be launched in Autumn 2012. Emma spoke in broad termsabout the Green Deal and the opportunities social housingproviders will have to get involved and make a real differencein reducing carbon emissions in the UK. She told delegates:“We need a step jump to meet our carbon targets; howeverthere is no one size fits all solution.” Emma Bulmer.Other speakers included Abigail Davies, Head of Policy, at theChartered Institute of Housing who told delegated that ashousing accounts for 25% of the UK’s housing emissions,housing matters in tackling climate change.Andrew Eagles, Head of Sustainable Homes at Hastoe HA andnational social housing sustainability champion for 2010discussed the pros and cons of retrofitting homes in the UKand the need to engage social housing residents in theprocess."We must engage with our residents, asking their opinion andeducating them on the advantages of energy efficient homes -energy efficiency is a decency and quality issue which willimprove the quality of people’s lives.”Advice on Greening your Organisation from CIHGreening Your OrganisationA Practice Brief from the Chartered Institute of Housing(CIH) gives housing organisations a starting point for reducingtheir environmental impact.The guide, supported by Matrix Housing Partnership showshow organisations can gain the commitment of employees toculture change and can engage with residents. Checklists andpractical examples show how to implement quick-winsolutions in areas from purchasing office supplies to managingstaff travel and how they can then embed change in everythingthey do.The practice brief covers a wide range of approaches that youcan adopt to green your organisation, including:• Buildings - can they be made more energy efficient?• The ways buildings are used - can we consume fewerresources?• Operations - can they be run more efficiently, for exampleby making staff travel more efficiently?• Tenants and residents - how can they contribute?Find out more at www.cih .orgwww.cih.org your work is our business
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