Workstream #1 - Actions for the city
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy – Action 1.7
Owner: Housing and Residential Growth
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Funding from additional Capital Fund budget
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): No
- We want to deliver: Undertake a stock condition survey across the Private Rented Sector and develop a segmentation approach to domestic properties including social housing, owner occupier and private rented sector. Work with Manchester Housing Providers Partnership and their Zero Carbon Working Group to ensure all social housing properties are on a path to zero carbon.
- We want to achieve: A better understanding of the energy efficiency requirements and interventions required across the city’s housing stock. To provide intelligence to develop funding proposals for retrofit, energy generation and future heating solutions.
- By: Stock condition survey completed 2021.
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy – Action 1.8
Owner: Housing and Residential Growth
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Housing Revenue Account plus additional funding sources to be identified
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): TBC
- We want to deliver: A comprehensive investment programme to deliver energy efficiency, retrofit and energy generation from solar panels and heat pumps across all of the Council owned properties managed by Northwards Housing and other contractors.
- We want to achieve: A reduction in emissions and energy bills for residents
- By: TBC
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy - Action 1.9
Owner: Housing and Residential Growth, Finance
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Not yet identified
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): TBC
- We want to do deliver: Funding programmes in partnership with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Government to support retrofit and energy generation across commercial and non-residential buildings.
- We want to achieve: A reduction in emissions and energy bills for businesses and organisations.
- By: Ongoing
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy - Action 1.10
Owner: Corporate Estates and Facilities
Project Cost or Funding in Place: In place via UK Research & Innovation
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): No
- We want to deliver: A Local Energy Plan for Manchester via the Greater Manchester Local Energy Market project.
- We want to achieve: The Plan will identify areas suitable for Solar PV deployment (domestic and non-domestic), battery storage, low carbon heating solutions, electric vehicle deployment.
- By: Project starts April 2020
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy - Action 1.11
Owner: Strategic Development
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Additional funding may be required.
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): No
- We want to deliver: Zero carbon commitments are taken into account when any Council owned buildings or land is disposed of or leased to a third party.
- We want to achieve: Better support for third parties to improve the energy efficiency and condition of the building or the end use of the land.
- By: April 2020 onwards
Workstream 1: Buildings and Energy - Action 1.12
Owner: Capital Programmes
Project Cost or Funding in Place: No
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): TBC
- We want to deliver: A new Manchester Local Plan which will set out how the city should meet the needs of a growing, diverse population over the next 15 years, outlining where
- new development should happen, how green spaces and other environmental facilities should be protected or enhanced, and how transport and other infrastructure will be improved. Utilisation of existing Planning levers and Strategic Regeneration Frameworks to support the city’s zero carbon commitments.
- We want to achieve: Use the Council’s policy levers and influence to ensure that future development reflects the city’s zero carbon commitments and promotes a reduction in carbon emissions, improved green and blue infrastructure, and other associated issues such as the management of grey water.
- By: Manchester Local Plan completed by 2023. Existing Planning levers and Strategic Regeneration Frameworks immediately.