This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment Sustainability Home Audit Training for Community Care Workers.

This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment

Sustainability Home Audit Trainingfor Community Care Workers

Notes to presenter

• Please refer to the guide for additional information.• Some information will need updating, such as grants available, which change fairly regularly.• Some information needs to be added, such as litres per person per day and waste per person

in your area. Refer to the notes, which offer advise on where to source this information. We also suggest that if the audit form is going to be used to arrange further assistance for specific items e.g. maintenance staff to install retrofits, or showerheads to be arranged through the water retailers, that you add a slide about this just before the energy solutions slide.

• Due to copyright limitations many of the great photos that could be used to illustrate points cannot be included in this presentation. However, you might have access to suitable photos and we encourage you to include these into your presentations. A photo that illustrates a point is better than lots of words.

• Where we lack a suitable photo we have simply added a few words to illustrate the point, or to be a place holder for your photo or diagram.

• You will also note that we have tried to keep each slide to a separate topic. Bullet point lists such as this slide are boring and contain far to much information for a presentation. If you develop a slide like this one then the temptation is to read it word for word and the audience will have done that in the time you have said your first sentence and will know what your going to say for the rest of it

• Participants want to hear what you have to say not read lots off stuff off a slide. A handout is a better way to give detailed information. The information booklet and audit sheet form the handouts for this presentation.

• Delete this slide before giving your presentation!• Good luck and have fun. If your having fun, then the participants are more likely too as well.

why

home audits

identifying possible solutions

background information

energy issues

92%

Photo: NASA

Greenhouse Gases

Photo: Longhorndave

rising energy prices

efficient use does not mean going without

Photo: Spiralz

water issues

166 litres per person per

day

Waste

energywater materials

products

waste

Photo: Samuel Mann

192kg

of waste per person per year

buried landfill

methane gas

underground water

leaching into groundwater

contaminates soil

Stops land being used for other purposes

Smart consumption

Home Audits

save clients $

maintain comfort

protect environment

education

options

Individualdifferences

action

The information booklet

Home Audit Worksheet

Date: ________

Client Name: _______________________Client Phone No: _____________

Client Address: ________________________________________________________

Community Care Worker Name: __________________ Phone No: ______________

This worksheet is for community care workers, to use in the homes of their clients. It helps carers identify where and how energy and water are used and waste is produced in different parts of the home. The Audit outlines simple actions and home improvements to help clients live more comfortably, reduce energy and water use, save money on bills, and help the natural environment.

Explanations of the recommendations in this document can be found in the Home Audit Information Booklet for Community Care Workers. The numbered sections correspond in the two documents for ease of reference. Each section covers a different part of the home where resources are used, e.g. In the Kitchen or Heating and Cooling.

The majority of the suggested solutions or actions are no-cost or low-cost for the client. Larger possible retrofits or new appliances are in some cases listed in the Audit, for discussion when you think appropriate. There are also a number of selected home retrofits which are entirely free for the client, and which you can order for them on the Retrofit Job Order Form.

4 How Water

Question Suggested Solution or Action

4.1 Is the hot water system set at a higher temperature than it needs to

be? Yes No – no action required

4.1.1 Set the hot water service to 60°C if it’s a storage hot water service (a large tank), or to 50°C or less if it is an instantaneous system (a small box on the wall).

Note: use thermometer to measure water

temp at tap – should be no higher than 55°C.

practise in your own home

after you complete a client’s home audit

you…

1. Discuss with client2. Send copy for data input3. Copy form for clients file4. Send copy to client’s family5. Provide copy to client6. Refer client to assistance

coordinator

What are the top two areas of

energy use in the home?

What are the top two areas of water use in the home?

Home energy use

Water heating21%

Appliances10%

Heating + Cooling

59%

Cooking3%

Lighting3%Refrigerator

4%

Kitchen

Home water use

Garden

Laundry

Bathroom

and toilet

Sustainability Solutions

1. GreenPower

2. Heating and cooling

2. Heating and cooling

19-21oC in winter

24-27oC in summer

2. Heating and cooling

What’s the best form of heating?

2. Heating and cooling

www.energyrating.gov.au2. Heating and cooling

What’s the best form of cooling?

2. Heating and cooling

Insulation

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

Stopping exhaust fan draughts

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

cold outside

warm air rises

air near window gets cooled and falls

cool airwindow

worst3. Insulation, draughts and windows

cold outside

warm air rises

cool airwindow

air near window gets cooled and falls

no pelmet allows air to slip behind curtain

curtain

better

pelmet

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

cold outside

warm air rises

window

pelmet stops air slipping behind curtain

curtain

best3. Insulation, draughts and windows

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

3. Insulation, draughts and windows

Photo: eelke dekker4. Hot water

4. Hot water

4. Hot water

4. Hot water

Greenhouse gas emissions from hot water systems

Electric storage 3.4 tonnes

Solar (electric boosted) 1.4 tonnes

Efficient gas storage 0.9 tonnes

Efficient gas instantaneous 0.7 tonnes

Heat pump storage 0.9 tonnes

Solar (gas boosted) 0.2 tonnes

4. Hot water

5. Bathroom and toilet

5. Bathroom and toilet

5. Bathroom and toilet

5. Bathroom and toilet

5. Bathroom and toilet Image: pjt56

6. In the laundry

6. In the laundry

6. In the laundry

7. In the kitchen

7. In the kitchen

7. In the kitchen Photo: Alan Cleaver

7. In the kitchen

Photo: Nicole-Koehler

7. In the kitchen

7. In the kitchen

7. In the kitchen

8. Standby energy and lights

8. Standby energy and lights

Source: Sustainability Victoria8. Standby energy and lights

$88 $60

per light!

$18

Downlight IncandescentCompact fluorescent

Purchase and running costs for 8000 hours of use

9. Waste

Junk mail sticker

9. Waste

9. Waste

9. Waste

9. Waste

9. Waste

10. House cleaning

Appendix A: Grants and rebates

Any questions?