Agenda and draft minutes

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John Lefever, Regional Head of Development, Hastoe Housing Association, provided a presentation on Passivhaus.

 

The presentation comprised of the following: -

 

·                     Hastoe Overview

·                     Some of Hastoe’s Awards

·                     Why Passivhaus?

·                     Affordability

·                     Hastoe’s Scheme Costs

·                     How do we Manage Costs?

·                     AECOM – Cost Management – Passivhaus Costs Research Project

·                     Social Objectives

·                     Passivhaus Wimbish

·                     Benefits to Hastoe

·                    Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, church land with overage on market unit (PH)

·                     Households in fuel poverty

·                     Passivhaus – Ditchingham

·                     Way forward

·                     Protecting the climate and addressing rural fuel poverty

·                     Wimbish Passivhaus Measured Performance & Occupant Feedback

·                     Ventilation – Filters

 

Questions were asked of the Presenter who responded accordingly. Questions focussed on: -

 

·                     Development of in-house workforce

·                     Specific training required to build a Passsivhaus

·                     Partnership working with contractors

·                     The need to find the right partners and involve them at the outset

·                    Viability of sites and ratios of house occupation, namely affordable housing, shared accommodation and open market 

·                     Cross subsidisation of schemes

·                     Provision of Allotments as part of the scheme

·                     Informing tenants on how to get the best from their Passivhaus

·                     Provision of User Guides for each individual home

·                     Local Authority nominations for occupancy

·                     Passivhaus structure and ability to hang furnishings on walls

·                    Filtration of air in a Passivhaus, the health benefits and logistics of  changing filters

·                     Provision of offsite parking

·                     Ways to reduce water usage

·                    Recommendation to tenants for the use of A+++ energy rating appliances to maximise efficiency and savings

·                     Positive feedback from occupants of Passivhaus

·                     No requirements for radiators in Passivhaus so space can be maximised

·                     Possibility and ease of fixing a break in the airtight construction

·                     Involvement of local schools in Passivhaus Schemes

·                    Possibility and benefits of Passivhaus construction for community buildings and schools

·                     Conversion of existing building into Passivhaus – enerfit

·                     Rent levels for Passivhaus

 

The Chair thanked the Presenter for taking the time to provide the presentation and for sharing his experience. 

 

RESOLVED that: -

 

1)    The contents of the presentation be noted.

2)    A site visit to Milford Way be arranged for Committee Members.