Chameleon’s Energy Efficiency Insights dashboard is transforming our clients transition to net zero. Reviewing and providing data on 6675 properties for housing associations across the country. In total, Chameleon have generated approximately £11,000,000 of savings for our clients throughout their journey to EESSH2 compliance.
Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are a required legislation for all homes, when they are built, sold or rented out. Valid for 10 years, the purpose of the certificate is to give the property an energy efficiency rating. Ratings range from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), and highlight where the most energy is consumed. EPCs show the volume of energy that can be saved through various upgrades.
Our tool gives a better understanding of emissions produced and where these come from. Reviewing housing stock performance is essential as we work towards the Government’s net zero targets. For instance, housing providers can use EPCs to decide where future improvements should be carried out on properties. This makes properties more energy efficient, resulting in a better place to live for tenants.
Energy Efficiency Insights
The energy efficiency insights (EEI) software also provides tools for the client team to inspect properties. They can see them geographically mapped and provide a list of required works. This geographical mapping process allows the housing team to plan and deliver work in selected locations within their housing stock. It is supported with effective time and resource planning, and allowing all necessary work to be carried out conveniently. As a result, this has a positive effect for the client, as it saves their maintenance teams time and money. Additionally, tenants were happy with their homes being kept in good condition.
Through this data review process, we supported our client to identify properties within their housing stock which are missing EPCs. Building surveys and reporting could also be carried out during this process. Grampian HA’s housing stock now has EPCs for 94% of their properties, compared to the 74% before using our software. This reduced the guess work involved in their investment planning.
Supporting Scotland
We have since rolled out this product to additional housing associations in Scotland. This allowed our energy efficiency insights to review and provide data on 608,000 properties across the country. In total, we have identified approximately £11,000,000 of savings, when a dashboard is used for grant funding applications.
