Neighbours Together: Lets Get Started!

Welcome to Neighbours Together! You are one of 140 households, in the Dunbar and East Linton Ward, participating in this project. We are all aiming to reduce our energy bills and fuel consumption. So that we can help you achieve your aims, please fill in this survey. Please be brutally honest with yourselves - this is not a test and the information you give will be used to help us - to help you - develop and implement your household action plan. *Required Name * Address * Email or telephone *

How many people over the age of 16 live in your household? *_____ How many under the age of 16 live in your household? *_______

How much electricity is used in your household? * circle one: small house/ flat

medium house

large house

If you know what your last years actual electric kwh used were, please enter this figure here:_____________ Does your electricity comes from one of the green tariffs. How much gas is used in your household? Select one option small house/ flat medium large house If you know what your last years actual gas kwh used were, please enter this figure here:____________ What is your main heating fuel? * select one gas electric other If your main heating fuel is oil - how many litres used in the last year?_______________________ yes Name of company____________________________________

Have you had a BeGreen energy audit? * Circle one: Yes

No

If you have not had an energy audit done by BeGreen - then we will arrange for you to get a free household audit.
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In a typical week how many showers are taken in your household? *________________

In a typical week how many baths are taken in your household? *___________________

In a typical week how many loads of laundry? *______________________

Do you use a tumble dryer? *

circle one:

Never

Always

Sometimes

How many cars are used by your household? [number of cars used by household] *____________________ How many small cars? indicate if the mileage is low (6,000 miles), medium (9,000 miles) or high (12,000) for each car ________________________________________________________________________________________________ How many medium size cars? indicate if the mileage is low (6,000 miles), medium (9,000 miles) or high (12,000) for each car______________________________________________________________________________________________ How many large size cars? indicate if the mileage is low (6,000 miles), medium (9,000 miles) or high (12,000) for each car.______________________________________________________________________________________________

How much of the food that your household eats is organic? * select one option none

Meat: how much meat/ dairy does your household eat? * select one option above average meat/ dairy average meat/ dairy

Food Miles: how much of your household's foods are produced locally? * select one option very little (much foreign/ out of season food) average above average almost all Waste: how much food does your household waste? * On average over 1/5 of edible food is thrown away. above average (50%) average below average (50% less) very little (90% less)

some below average meat/ dairy most lacto - vegetarian all vegan Food Packaging and processing: how much of your households food is packaged/ processed (e.g. ready meals, tins)? * select one option above average some average all below average very little
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Composting: how much do you compost potato peelings, leftover and unused food? * select one option none

Journeys by bus? enter your regular mileage each week

Journeys by train? your regular mileage each week

Household flights between UK airports? * circle: No

Yes

If yes how many times in a year?

Any flights to Europe and / or Africa? * No

Yes

If yes how many times in a year?

Household flights to North and South America in a year? * No

Yes

If yes how many times in a year?

Household flights to Asia and Australia a year? * No

Yes

If yes how many times in a year?

Do you recycle paper, glass, and metal? * yes no

Do you recycle plastic apart from bags? * yes n0

What would you say is your miscellaneous household spending? * This includes spending on recreation and leisure, holidays, household appliances, furniture, clothing, books etc. Please circle one Above average average Below average Much below average

The good news is....there are many things you can do to reduce your household fuel consumption and bills...

Home Energy: About 80% of home energy consumption is to keep us warm and heat our water. This checklist
will help you think through what actions you could take and roughly what percentage of savings in your home energy consumption could be saved. We would like to help you reduce your household's C02 emissions by 30% and help you reduce your household bills and spending. The following list of actions will form the basis of your household action plan and will indicate to us how we may help you achieve actions. Get used to lower temperatures, wear warmer clothes, turn down thermostats, turn off heathing earlier at night, only heat rooms which need to be heated = 15% savings Sign up for a BeGreen home energy audit Draughtbust all doors, windows. Top up loft insulation to at least 270mm and ensure cavity walls are insulated = 10% - 20% savings. Upgrade to A rated boiler = 9% Use an energy monitor to pinpoint your main electricity consumption, turn off all appliances when not in use, replace all lights, including halogen bulbs with low energy bulbs, replace inefficient white goods with A++ appliances = 9.5% Install solar photovoltaic and or solar thermal panels = 18% savings Discuss whole house eco-refurbishment with BeGreen energy advice team = 50% savings Form a neighbourhood energy saving group Other ideas/ actions? (list below) Reduce hot water consumption - quick shower rather than bath, wash clothes less, fill washing machine and wash clothes at 30 c, ensure hot water tank and pipes are insulated = 18%

Food: Our food is travelling further than ever before, often 100's of miles from where it was produced. Food production
is totally dependent upon cheap and abundant oil - therefore as oil prices rise - so will our food bills. The average family can save 420. per year by wasting less food. This checklist will help you think through what actions you could take. Buy locally grown & produced food as much as possible. Buy local, seasonal foods. Reduce food packaging (bagged produce tends to cost more than loose ones). Support local independent food shops. Form a neighbourhood food group. Eat more organic food Grow more of our own fruit and veg Eat less processed food Buy fewer two for one food offers (to reduce wastage) Buy/ eat 50% of household food which is produced within 50 miles of where you live. Other ideas/ action? (list these): Eat less meat Waste less food Compost more Get a worm box

Personal Transport: Transport by car get to school, work and for leisure is oil dependent and
getting more expensive and contributes to C02 emissions. What actions will your household take to reduce your fuel bills and C02 emissions? Walk more and use car less for local journeys Cycle more and use car less for local journeys Use public transportation more. Work closer to home Fly less Shop closer to home Join the Sparewheels car club Take more holidays closer to home Form a group to make your neighbourhood streets safer and more attractive. Other ideas/ actions (list these) Trip chaining (link up your weekly trips and make less journeys)

Household Spending: Household spending is directly related to higher household C02 emissions.
How will your household reduce consumption? ideas:

Thank you - we will get back to you with your CO2 calculations and next steps. For more information about the Neighbours Together Project please go to www.neighbourstogether.org and or call Sue or Philip on 01368 866 920
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