Presentations from the 2019 Communities preview, 27th September 2018.

1. Welcome
Communities 2019 Preview
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2. AgendaAGENDA
10am Welcome
John Randles Head of Delivery SEAI
10.10am Policy Update – Communities Programme Review
Rebecca Minch: Principal Officer, Energy Efficiency & Affordability Division, DCCAE
10.30am Behavioural Economics & Decision Making for Communities
Karl Purcell: Behavioural Economics Unit – Programme Manager SEAI
10.50am Deep Retrofit Programme Update
Conor Hanniffy: Deep Retrofit – Programme Manager SEAI
11.10am Q&A with Sli.do – #7952
11.20am Important New Building Regulations – Part L
Orla Coyle: Near Zero Energy Building – Programme Manager SEAI
11.40am Communities 2019 & What’s Next
John Flynn: Better Energy Communities – Programme Manager
12.10pm Q&A with Sli.do – #7952

3. Policy Update – Communities
Programme Review
Rebecca Minch
Principal Officer, Energy Efficiency & Affordability Division
DCCAE

4. Karl Purcell
Behavioural Economics Unit – Programme
Manager - SEAI
How can we get more
homeowners to upgrade their
home?
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5. Outline – What I’m going to cover today…
1. How do people make energy related decisions?
– Why don’t people engage in energy saving behaviour?
– How do people think about energy?
2. An introduction to Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM)?
– What is it?
– Why is it useful?
3. Some actionable takeaways!
– Improving home energy audit reports
– Talking to people in their language
– Energy auditors as energy upgrade advocates

6. This is a no-brainer, why
aren’t people doing “X”?
Why don’t people engage in energy saving
behaviours?

7. Some Typical Diagnoses…
People aren’t engaging because…
• They aren’t aware of the problem
and the solutions we provide
• The offering is not in their economic
self-interest
• They don’t care about the
environment
So, we should…
• Run an awareness campaign and
provide information
• Give grants and highlight payback
periods
• Change their attitudes through
awareness campaigns

8. Does providing information to change attitudes lead to behaviour
change?
• Information is often ineffective
when provided alone
• For example:
• Energy Efficiency Workshop
designed to change attitudes
and knowledge
• Only 2/40 installed wrap
• Only 8/40 installed shower
head
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9. Are people motivated by economic self interest?
Are people economically rational?
‘Perfectly rational’ people should:
• Switch energy providers every year
• Invest in energy projects with a
positive rate of return
• Monitor their energy bill and change
their consumption when it becomes
too expensive
What people actually do…
• Stay with the same provider for years
• Fail to apply for free energy upgrade
schemes
• Pay bills automatically by direct debit
and only notice large spikes in their
bills

10. How Do People Think About Energy?
• They use simple rules of thumb to make decisions
• Most people have a relatively low level of energy literacy
• Availability Bias – “Switching off lights and appliances”
• Focus on high level signals - “A rated means A rated”
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They Don’t!

11. The Power of Community
Based Social Marketing
11www.seai.ie

12. Community Based Social Marketing – The Four Steps
Define
Diagnose
Design
Test
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13. Define
Some tips:
– Get uncomfortably specific
– Define an end-state behaviour
– Define a SMART Goal so you know what success looks like
– Do not include a solution in your problem definition
Example:
“To purchase and install one ENERGY STAR-certified LED reflector
bulb for a recessed can light fixture”

14. Diagnose
Some tips:
– Draw the person’s likely journey – what do they need to do and
when?
– What barriers might they face at each stage? What motivations can
you amplify to encourage behaviour?
– Typical barriers include: Cost, time, lack of awareness, mistaken
beliefs etc.
Example:
LED’s were expensive and many believed it was “wasteful” to replace a
working bulb

15. Design
Barrier Solution
Cost of bulbs Subsidise bulbs
Awareness Direct mail shots, sticky notes on
local papers, in-bag flyers, web
banners
Myths/Lack of
information
In-store information stand
Intention-
action Gap
Pledge Cards

16. Test
Some tips:
– Embed data collection
into your intervention
– Measure success
against a similar group
– Define a SMART goal
Example:
– Pledge cards – allowed for
follow up

17. Some Actionable
Take-Aways
Some tips you can start applying today!
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18. Improving Home Energy Audit Reports
18 www.seai.ie

19. Talking to People in Their Language
19 www.seai.ie
OR

20. Energy Auditors as Energy Upgrade Advocates
• Providing sales training to energy auditors may significantly increase sales
• Auditors were trained how to communicate their technical findings to align with the
personal needs of the ‘customer’
• Auditors were provided with basic checklists and proposal templates which included:
– Scales measuring the homeowners motivations for upgrading
– Questions to qualify customers interested in upgrades
– Reminders for auditors to, for example, compliment the person’s home and offer
to remove their shoes
20 www.seai.ie

21. Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme
1st Insights
Conor Hanniffy
Deep Retrofit – Programme Manager - SEAI

22. SEAI Strategy Statement 2017 - 2021
Key Challenge for SEAI
The requirement for large-scale and deeper retrofit within
our built environment in order to maximise energy
efficiencies
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Vision & Policy
Associated challenges:
o development of appropriate technical solutions
o consumer awareness and adoption
o finance models

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Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme
• Multi annual pilot programme
2017 -2019
• €5m budget allocation 2018
• Residential market only

24. Guiding Principles
• Minimum A3 Building Energy Rating and uplift of 150 kWh/m2/yr
• Whole house solution with a fabric first philosophy
• Deployment of renewables - fossil fuels are not funded
• Demonstrate comfort and health benefits e.g. Indoor Air Quality
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Deep Retrofit?

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Scheme changes to date
 50% support of energy capital costs
 Requirement for pre-2006 homes is removed (150 kWh/m2/yr)
 Air permeability ≤ 5 m3/hr/m2
- Importance of pre-works airtightness plan
 5% project management + 2% design & BER + 1% bonus
(3m3/m2/hr)
 Additional milestone payment at 25% completion stage
- 25%, 50%, 90%, 100% (12 months post works)

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Target market
• 1m homes
• €35b estimated
spend to 2050

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The challenges & opportunities
Lack of deep
retrofit
service
providers
Confidence
& skills to
move to
deep retrofit
Time to form
service
providers
Consumer
Awareness &
uptake of
private
finance
Technical
solutions
Finance
models

28. Initial Insights from
the pilot evaluation

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Applications Increasing
June 2018
187 DRP homes
started / in
progress
November 2017
43 DRP homes
in process

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BER and kWh / m2 Uplift
Average BER pre works = F/G
Average BER post works = A3
0.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
552
kWh/m2/yr
53
kWh/m2/yr
kWh/m2/year
Before After

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Airtightness Uplift
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
1
8.69 m3/hr/m2
4.37 m3/hr/m2
m3/hr/m2
average airtightness pre work average airtightness post work
44% had a pre-
works air
permeability of
> 10 m3/hr/m2

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Who is Participating?
Family Types
Age Profile
Age of homes
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
38%
6%
19%
38%
1994-2006
1979-1993
1950-1978
Before 1950

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Types of homes?
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House types
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
48%
17%
12%
7% 7%
5% 5%

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Householder Motivations
What are the top 3 householder motivations for carrying out a deep retrofit?
“We used to have ice form on the inside of windows in the
north facing rooms”
2. To save money on my energy bills Financial
3. To reduce the impact of our household on
the environment
Environmental
1. To make my home ‘warmer and more cosy’ is
the biggest motivator (78%)
Comfort

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Householder Satisfaction
94%
Of respondents were ‘very happy’ with
the outcome of the deep retrofit works.
This is reflected in householder
comments about their finished works:
of householders are confident
in their ability to use their new
technology and controls.
67%
Householder Satisfaction

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Home Environment
How did homeowners rate air quality before and after the deep retrofit?
Air quality
Before
After
No
draughts Draughty
Air was
dry
Air was
damp
Air is dry Air is
damp
No
draughts Draughty
Average position
circled by respondents
Direct and indirect impacts of the deep retrofit
Before
After

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Home Environment
Before Before
Comfortable
Uncomfortable Too hot Too cold
Comfortable Uncomfortable
Temperature
Too hot Too cold
Average position
circled by respondents
How did homeowners rate temperature before and after the deep retrofit?
Direct and indirect impacts of the deep retrofit
AfterAfter

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Benefits
Householder Opinion
76% feel the value
of their house has
increased
94% answered
their home feels
less damp
69% don’t have
the heating on
as much
53% of householders
notice that they use
more rooms in the
house

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Health Benefits
94% think the air
in their home is
healthier
35% find they have had
fewer trips to the
doctor
Householder Opinion
“I would have serious chest
infections once the winter hit, and
I’ll tell you, this year is the first
time in a long time where I
didn’t have to go on an anti-
biotic”
“We had to have the fire on all winter
before. My brother used to come up
and he would be so chesty after.
Now we have the wood burning
stove, and he hasn’t had a
problem since.”

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Contractor Motivations
Top 3 reasons given for getting involved in the Deep Retrofit Pilot
1. To develop business and grow capacity
2. To gain a competitive advantage
3. Environmentally motivated /
interested in zero energy buildings
Developing business and growing capacity was ranked first by 50% of
contractors, otherwise motivations were evenly split across other options.
Strategic
Environmental
Financial

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Success Factors
What was most important to the success of your project? Top five factors as ranked by contractors
Whole house approach
Level of funding provided by SEAI
Support from the SEAI team
End-to-end project management and
additional Clerk of Works resource
1
2
3
4
5 Trading energy credits
Other factors
• Other finance options
i.e. low interest loans
• Access to contractor
workshops/training
• Access to technology
associations
• Follow up with clients
post-handover

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Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme - Slane Video

43. Q&A
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44. Orla Coyle
NZEB and High Performance Retrofit- Programme Manager
SEAI
Better Energy Communities
Building Regulations

45. • Member states to ensure that all new buildings are “Nearly Zero Energy
Buildings” by 31st Dec 2020
• Member states to ensure that all new buildings owned and occupied by
Public Authorities are `Nearly Zero Energy Buildings’ after 31st Dec 2018
• Major Renovations to be at Cost Optimal Level in Building Codes .
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

46. Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Article 9 Nearly Zero Energy Buildings are defined as…..
“nearly zero-energy buildings” means a building that has a very high energy
performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I. The nearly zero or
very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant
extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable
sources produced on-site or nearby;”
Article 7 Major Renovations to be at Cost Optimal Level in Building Codes .
“more than 25% of the surface area of the building envelope undergoes
renovation”

47. Cost Optimal Study

48. Buildings Other than
Dwellings - Requirements

49. Implementation of EPBD-Part L Buildings other than Dwellings
• December 2017: Part L of the Building Regulations 2017
for buildings other than dwellings
– Work, material alteration or the change of use
commences or takes place on or before 31st December
2018
– Where planning approval or permission for buildings
has been applied for on or before 31st December
2018, and substantial work has been completed by 1st
January 2020

50. Non Domestic – New Buildings - NZEB
Based on NEAP Methodology
60% Improvement on Previous Regulations
- Improvement in Fabric Performance
- Improvement in Efficiency of Systems
- 10% to 20% Renewable Energy
OPW – Lesson Lane

51. Non Domestic – Existing Buildings – Major Renovation
Department of Education and Skills – Aughrim National School
Upgrade:
- Heating
- Cooling
- Lighting
- Ventilation

52. • >25% of the surface area of building envelope undergoes renovation
– Cladding external surface
– Dry lining internal surface
– Replacing windows
– Excludes painting / replastering
• Performance of entire building improved to ‘Cost Optimal’ levels
– Upgrading oil / gas heating systems >15 years old
– Upgrading direct electric heating controls
– Upgrading cooling systems >15 years old
– Upgrading lighting systems >15 years old OR systems with
efficacy < 50lms/W
• Alternate Option Table 13
Major Renovations

53. Fabric Performance
• New building U values apply to extensions
• Material alterations have revised U values
Building Element
Area Weighted
Elemental U Value
W/m2.K
Max Average
Elemental U Value
W/m2.K
Pitched Roof 0.16 0.35
Flat Roof 0.25 0.35
Cavity Wall 0.55 0.6
Other Wall 0.35 0.6
Curtain Wall 1.8 1.8
Door, Window, Rooflight 1.6 3.0
Ground Floor 0.45*

54. • Material change of use requires minimum U values for all building elements if they
exceed threshold
Existing Buildings
Building Element
Area Weighted
Threshold U Value
W/m2.K
Area Weighted
Elemental U Value
W/m2.K
Max Average
Elemental U Value
W/m2.K
Pitched Roof 0.16 0.16 0.35
Flat Roof 0.35 0.25 0.35
Cavity Wall 0.55 0.55 0.6
Other Wall 0.55 0.35 0.6
Curtain Wall 3.6 1.8 1.8
Door, Window, Rooflight 3.6 1.6 3.0
Ground Floor 0.45 0.45 0.6
Other Exposed Floor 0.6 0.25 0.6

55. • Heat generator efficiencies
– 93% for boilers >70kW and <= 400 kW
– 86% for boilers <70kW
• Heat pumps must meet EcoDesign directive efficiencies
• Defined minimum controls / BMS for various heating systems
• Maximum specific fan power (SFP) reduced for various systems
• All motors > 1.1kW should have variable speed drives
Building Services

56. • Cooling system efficiencies as per EcoDesign directive
• Minimum control requirements
• Systems > 70kW effective rated output, BACS
– Continuously monitoring, analysing and allowing for adjusting energy usage including
that provided by renewable energy technologies;
– Benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting losses in efficiency of technical
building systems, and informing the person responsible for the facilities or technical
building management about opportunities for energy efficiency improvement;
– Allowing communication with connected technical building systems and other
appliances inside the building, and being interoperable with technical building systems
across different types of proprietary technologies, devices and manufacturers, and
– Monitoring the energy provided by renewable energy technologies.
Building Services

57. • Minimum controls
– Manual switches
– Daylight sensing switching / dimming
– PIR’s
– Time controls
• Minimum standards for efficacy
– Lower efficacies acceptable with better
controls
Lighting
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58. Dwelling

59. Domestic – New Buildings - NZEB
Durkan Homes – Citywest
25% Improvement on Current Regulations
Same Fabric Performance
- Boiler with Increased PV
- Boiler with MVHR and PV
- Heat Pump

60. Upgrade
- Fabric
- Heating & Controls
Domestic – Existing Buildings – Major Renovation
Deep Retrofit Supported Project
“more than 25% of the surface
area of the building envelope
undergoes renovation”

61. Implementation of EPBD-Part L Buildings other than Dwellings
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
• Part L of the Building Regulations 2018 for dwellings
– Applies to new dwellings commencing construction
from 1st April 2019
– Transitional arrangements; Where planning approval
or permission for buildings has been applied for on or
before 1st April 2019, and substantial work has been
completed by 31st March 2020

62. >25% of the surface area of building envelope undergoes renovation
that is technically, functionally and economically feasible
– Cladding external surface
– Dry lining internal surface
– Above and Window/ Roof or Floor Renovation
• Performance of entire building improved to ‘Cost Optimal’ levels
– Upgrade insulation at ceiling level where U Values are greater
than in Table 5 of Part L,
– Oil or gas boiler replacement & controls upgrade where the oil or
gas boiler is more than 15 years old and efficiency less than 86%
– Replacement of electric storage heating systems where more
than 15 years and with heat retention heaters
• Primary Energy <125 kWh/m2/yr
Major Renovations – Domestic – Public Consultation

63. • Upgrade in Window
Fabric Performance

64. • Heat generator efficiencies
– 90% Boilers
• Electric Heat pumps must meet EcoDesign directive efficiencies
– 300 for Space Heating
– 150 for Domestic Hot Water
• Gas Fired Heat pumps must meet EcoDesign directive efficiencies
– 150 for Space Heating
– 100 for Domestic Hot Water
• Minimum Control and Insulation Requirements
Building Services

65. Communities Grant Programme
2019
John Flynn
Better Energy Communities – Programme Manager -
SEAI

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Communities 2012 to 2018
• 17,500 homes completed
• 2000 non domestic projects complete
• Total Project spend €300M
• Total grants €125M
• Energy savings 540GWh

67. BEC review
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Thank you for your feedback!
Review pending publication.
Some of the findings will be implemented in 2019,
Continuous feedback needed.

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2019 Programme Objectives
• Longer contracting time,
• Scheme for small and large projects,
• Contract all year round subject to budgets,
• Ideally we would have 3 contracts 9, 6 and 3 months,
*Engage with Communities team prior to an application*

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Communities 2019 Grant Programme
• Guidelines will be available by the end of October,
• SEAI will open for applications once the guidelines are
published,
• Communities programme will be available to big
projects and smaller SEC styled applicants.

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Communities 2019
Usual questions are:
1. Closing date for works?
 14th October 2019
2. Application deadline?
 None
**This is a first come first served process!!
SEAI will publish monthly the application status
update.

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Communities 2019 headlines
1. Maximum grant level 50%,
2. PM fees 7%,
3. No scope changes permitted,
4. 25% funding requirement at contract stage,
5. Applications accepted all year round.
• Milestones will be set by Project Coordinator,
• Project Mgt (PM) fee to be reduced by 1% for each milestone missed
• Bonus payments rolled into PM fee

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6. SEAI will commit to a project evaluation turnaround time of 8-10
weeks subject to speedy clarifications from applicants,
7. Habited Islands applications will receive additional points to
support delivery,
8. Smaller projects (€200,000) may be single measure,
9. Changes to the Domestic requirements.
Communities 2019

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Domestic Changes
• Building Regulations part L - B2 requirement,
• Stoves (solid fuel) to conform to the “clear air directive”,
• Projects under €200K (Grant) may be single measure and a mix
not required, (to spend on SEC participants)

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• Pre and Post BER’s must be published and available,
• Minimum number homes for larger projects is 5 homes
(€200,000 is deemed small),
• Fossil Fuel upgrades are allowed but not supported by
a grant.
Domestic Changes

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Milestones
• Set by project coordinator,
• The milestones and your delivery must match to SEAI requirements* ,
• Projects with unrealistic milestones will not be evaluated or declined,
• PM fees will reduce when milestones are missed,
• Payments will be based on works undertaken on completed projects.

76. * Larger projects should be 50% delivered by August
*Smaller projects must be 70% delivered by September
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Guidance

77. 77 www.seai.ie
Milestone examples

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SEAI will reject this!!!
Project X
Grant Delivery Milestone
St Catherns 30000 October 3
Dundalk Fire station 9000 October 3
Clancys pub 15000 October 3
The library 6000 October 3
Hospital 150000 October 3
Factory 1 75000 October 3
285000
Milestone 1 285000 October

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Workshops
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