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Appleby Magna Thermal Imaging Project

Appleby Magna Thermal Imaging Project. Appleby Environment Appleby Magna Parish Council. Appleby Magna??. Rural village, c . 500 houses Mix of housing types inc: - historic buildings - modern executive homes - social housing

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Appleby Magna Thermal Imaging Project

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  1. Appleby Magna Thermal Imaging Project Appleby Environment Appleby Magna Parish Council

  2. Appleby Magna?? • Rural village, c. 500 houses • Mix of housing types inc: - historic buildings - modern executive homes - social housing • Socially mixed: - farmers, ex-miners - commuters - retired

  3. Working Together Appleby Environment Appleby Magna Parish Council • Longstanding community group • Working on a range of issues • 30+ supporters • Enthusiastic volunteers • Systems for managing tenders, contracts, budgets • Reassurance of ‘community interest’ • Allayed privacy concerns

  4. New Approach Individual Problem? Shared Problem? • We all know energy saving is important • There is lots of information out there • But most of us don’t make the changes needed • Thermal imaging of our community • New, visually engaging approach • Significance of us all making changes • Simple solutions not high pressure sales

  5. Martin Hosier of TS Thermal Survey “This has been a really unusual project. It is interesting to compare buildings of all types and ages within one community”

  6. What we Wanted to Achieve • Make energy saving a community issue • Make people feel their individual actions added up to something bigger • Provide people with information & options on their own property • Analyse results at community level • No-one named and shamed • Motivated to take action

  7. Explaining Our Approach • Before survey • Leaflets door to door • Parish News & village website • Local press • Before exhibition • Repeat Thermal Images of a Whole Village Exhibition 5th March Appleby Magna Church Hall

  8. The Benefits of Publicity • Everyone knew imaging was happening & why • Positive response • Only 1 person asked not to be included • Many invited us onto their land to get a better image • High turnout for event • Village talking point before the event

  9. The Imaging Process • Engaged contractors TS Thermal Survey Ltd • Pictures taken over four evenings in January • We provided list of houses, location, access etc • Images linked to spreadsheet of addresses • Specialist software used to provide rating for houses (A-G) • This allowed us to produce graphs of results by housing type/road etc

  10. Preparation • Significant effort up-front so we could use the images as we wanted

  11. Analysis of Images • Had to learn to ‘read’ images • Combined this with local knowledge • Age of properties • Property types • Personal contacts

  12. Similar Age, Different Developer

  13. 1960s vs Victorian

  14. Engaging People via the Exhibition • Display panels overview of findings • Rolling presentation of all images (487) • Opportunity to view image of own property • Talk to the Surveyor

  15. Generated interest in ‘mundane’ topic of insulation by using thermal imaging Demonstrated new houses not always better than old houses can look similar, act differently ‘simple’ solutions like closing curtains make a difference Changed people’s attitudes towards their home’s insulation Comments like ‘I didn’t realise my cavity walls were still letting out heat’ Green Achievements

  16. Community Achievements • Major talking point in the village • 157 people attended the Exhibition • Stands from RCC, NWLDC, National Forest extended interest and information • Tea & biscuits kept people talking! • Sent out over 70 images after event • Recruited supporters to Appleby Environment • More active support for our other projects on transport and local food

  17. How we Achieved It Volunteers and Supporters Communities Cutting Carbon grant • Our volunteers and supporters backed by Parish Council • Twelve volunteers worked directly on the project • over 160 hours, worth £1,120 • Communities Cutting Carbon fund grant of £4,250 • covered 73% of costs • This allowed us to engage professional contractors making the detailed analysis possible

  18. We have Made images available to householders Put our analysis on our website Negotiated discounts for people who want more detailed reports Circulated information on what can be done Shown the potential for the community to reduce its carbon footprint Legacy

  19. What Next? • We have raised awareness and interest and provided information ... But we need to keep up the momentum • By the time we had the exhibition it was already Spring and now we are having a warm Autumn ... • We are considering events such as ‘Open Eco-houses’, Identifying sources of low cost materials; DIY-helpers etc., Targeted leaflets etc.

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