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London Borough of Newham

… on residents. Recommendation 1 Initiate a housing retrofit programme to enable Council residents to receive it free and an optional payment plan for home owners at 0% interest, grants or subsidies, to cover insulation, glazing and boilers. 94% 6% This idea was raised in the expert sessions and in assembly dialogue. One expert presenter, Roz Bulleid, spoke about mass producing the retrofits off…

… while collaborating with each other to reach our goals. Support 91% Support 91.2% Support 91% Support 82% Support 94% 4 Theme 2 Technology and Energy General Message: Invest in technologies to create sustainable energy (underpinned by the formula – continuous knowledge + action = wellbeing + more time on the planet). Specific Recommendations: 1. Initiate a housing retrofit…

… method) a residents committee to partner, govern and oversee implementation of recommendations (to minimise corruption, increase efficiency and quality of decisions so they are not rashly made). 3. Introduce policies and planning for deep retrofit of all existing buildings and infrastructure to be completed by 2030 to be carbon neutral e.g. roofing spaces – introduce more greenery and solar…

… programme to enable Council residents to receive it (free) and an optional payment plan for home owners at 0% interest, grants or subsidies, to cover insulation, glazing and boilers. 2. Harness and generate renewable power by exploring wind farms, water usage (tidal barrage), and power generation (energy coops). 3. Commence a solar panel scheme to reduce energy costs by making grants…

… performance of older properties by providing a payment plan with low/zero interest. Council to cover the cost for retrofit and owners to pay annual payment which is equivalent to the amount saved each year. 29 The final recommendations within this theme emerged out of much debate about the untapped use of technology to help make the emergency changes needed with the most positive impact…