stehaggan Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Well on wednesday i have my final chartered accountancy exam its 4 hours long - DRAIN!!! I already have 44 pages of information and I will get a lot more (about 20) when Im in there with information and the requirements on. As you can imagine i have done a lot of work for it but we have to integrate external research too - which I have done but I thought as we all live in different parts of the UK, if anyone has any ideas they can give me about their areas specifically?? My case is about an energy company who offers loft installations in Eastern england. Their current loft installations business is coming to and end... the case talks about solar panels and alternative energy, it is all about the Kyoto Accord and the governments attempts to reduce carbon emissions through offering incentives for customers to purchase energy efficient products. so any ideas??? anyone know of any incentives in their areas going on to encourage energy efficiency? has anyone any experiences and problems with purchasing alternative energy products? Is loft installation a big thing still in your area? are solar panels booming in your area - what are your thoughts on incentives, renewable energy etc i.e. have you seen cost savings if you have adopted the products? any help would be very much appreciated, it will just enable me to put a bit more of a twist in my notes Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Cavity wall insulation is usually offered at the same time as loft insulation but if it hasn't been then they have a client list to go back to. Ours has proved very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 We had the cavity wall insulation done free as I wasn't earning at the time! I think it's ended now, although there are still significant discounts available for cavity wall and loft insulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezra Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Cavity wall insulation seems to be the 'in thing' to have done where I live although I haven't got round to having mine done yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 We had the cavity wall insulation done free as I wasn't earning at the time! I think it's ended now, although there are still significant discounts available for cavity wall and loft insulation. we got ours done free last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 thanks ;-D Ive just been doing some reading about it and have found that cavity wall installations per year need to more than double in the UK to meet government targets to reduce CO2. So that is potentially an area that my exam might ask me to consider with respect to diversification so now i've got a bit of a head start and can look into it further and prepare something thanks peeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 A high proportion of the housing stock round here is Victorian, so no chance of cavity wall insulation. Doesn't stop them phoning though Have you heard of these people? www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/superhomes it might help. I picked up a leaflet from Grand Designs the other week (as well as the stinky voodoo lily ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 the Kyoto Accord Do you mean the Kyoto Protocol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 thanks charlotte ill take a look, yes fred, for some reason part of my information refers to it as the Accord. :-S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi I heard something TODAY about the current Gov. having a new scheme for home insulation (it was on politics show at lunch time) - can't remember details but I'm sure it will be on the BBc web site and/or othere press. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I work for the Environment Agency on climate change-related stuff. Both the government's energy and economic policy (look at Dept of energy and climate change on web) is still to move towards a low-carbon economy to combat climate change, and to stimulate growth through development of the environmental technologies sector. This was a requirement for the bids for the newly announced Local Enterprise Partnerships into the Regional Growth Fund that will replace the Regional Development Agencies after 2012. Funding for things like loft and cavity wall insulation has been available for a while under the previous Government's Warm Front Scheme, and is subsidised by the energy companies. It has the dual aim of reducing the number of those in fuel poverty and reducing energy/combating climate change. A lot of small to medium private sector companies offering these services have sprung up in the last 10 years or so, working with local authorities to maximise the number of installation in the social housing stock, elderly and vulnerable in private housing stock, (although all can get some help with costs of installation)and these companies are now moving into alternavie energy/micro(individual household scale) alternative energy such as solar panels for heating water, (we don't have enough sunshine to generate household electricity also) ground source heat pumps and small wind turbines, as the available housing stock able to be cavity/loft insulated will have been exhausted within the next 10 years. (At least that is what I was told by such a company that I was working with recently on a climate change partnership project). The government is looking to stimulate larger scale private sector investment into community-scale green energy generation such as hydro-electric schemes on rivers, on and off-shore wind and bio-energy district heating systems, but the economic/financial stimulation for this stuff is still limited for a variety of reasons. The aim is for this then to be balanced with new nuclear powerstations and remaining fossil-fuel powered installations to ensure our energy security going into the future. Private sector companies can get support and advice from The Carbon Trust, and you could get more info from their site, looking at things from an individual firm's point of view. Hope this helps and hasn't addled your brain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 A high proportion of the housing stock round here is Victorian, so no chance of cavity wall insulation. Doesn't stop them phoning though You can insulate some brick built Victorian homes Charlotte Chicken, it all depends on the size of the cavity. Ours is late Victorian and we had cavity wall insulation fitted last year. Toasty warm now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 thanks to everyone for your comments, I have been able to find out lots of extra info (just in case) - i'm as prepared as I will ever be now so going to relax for the rest of the day, take the dog to mothers so that I can get a good nights sleep . I actually can't wait to get in tomorrow and get it over with. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for me and thanks again for all of your help x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 You can insulate some brick built Victorian homes Charlotte Chicken, it all depends on the size of the cavity. Ours is late Victorian and we had cavity wall insulation fitted last year. Toasty warm now! My walls are solid, not sure how you would go about cavity wall insulation on a solid wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 A high proportion of the housing stock round here is Victorian, so no chance of cavity wall insulation. Doesn't stop them phoning though You can insulate some brick built Victorian homes Charlotte Chicken, it all depends on the size of the cavity. Ours is late Victorian and we had cavity wall insulation fitted last year. Toasty warm now! We are 1904 and our cavities are not suitable!! Energy saving trust trying to encourage us to do cavity wall alongside additional loft insulation but no good for us - on the former and already more than complaint on the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Good luck Ste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 You can insulate some brick built Victorian homes Charlotte Chicken, it all depends on the size of the cavity. Ours is late Victorian and we had cavity wall insulation fitted last year. Toasty warm now! My walls are solid, not sure how you would go about cavity wall insulation on a solid wall Ooops! I meant in relation to Charlotte Chicken's post above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 Thanks for all the help and luck - it's over woop. I wrote 32 pages in the end - 4 hours just isn't long enough. I just hope the examiner like what I have wrote roll on December 17th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 32 pages?! This is the worst bit, the waiting. Sure you'll have done fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Bravo! Glad it went well, be sure to tell us how you got on when the results are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
