Stanwick Village Hall

Since the new village hall opened in 2011, the green agenda has always been a main aim of the trust.

The new building followed the green regulations in 2011
Local residents were encouraged to walk to the hall where possible
Energy usage was carefully managed
The facilities manager worked closely with regular users, hirers and cleaners to ensure the efficiency of the building
The trust regularly monitor the efficiency of the building
The facilities manager has attended meetings run by ACRE, the village halls national advisory organisation
The facilities manager has also attended meetings run by CSE, Centre for Sustainable Energy

Aims

Stanwick Village Hall Trust will review the Green Plan and energy efficiency of the hall on a regular basis.

To ensure the the hall is as energy efficient as possible
To keep the hall’s carbon footprint to a minimum
To improve the efficiency of the building positively contributing to the local and national CO2 emissions
To work alongside Stanwick Parish Council and other community organisations in the community
For the Hall’s green plan to work alongside the Parish Council’s ‘Green Strategy’
With increasing energy bills work to keep hall running costs low ensuring hire fees can be kept low and continue to make the hall accessible to all
Ensure the building is kept as a quality venue and financially sustainable now and for the the next 100 years

Actions to Date

Working alongside builders to ensure a green and eco friendly hall
Trust and facilities manager regular energy efficiency reviews of the building
Manager updates to hirers re measures they can take to support the plan, ie: lights off, taps off, washing up bowl use rather than full sink, windows, use of air con only when needed, turning off items
Daylight and movement sensors fitted to the majority of lights in the building to avoid them being left on
Water heaters when replaced, replaced with more eco friendly efficient
As toilet taps need replacing, replaced by sensor taps
Hand drier when needed replacing replaced with an eco friendly model
Air con system lockable box, access given to hirer who require it and reminders to turn off after use
2018 Trust and facilities manager investigate solar grant options and FIT scheme
2019 Trust established a green fund, donations received from the community
With technology advancing the facilities manager and treasurer identified he majority of the halls electric use being lighting
The facilities manager looked into options to put LED lighting into the building pre solar panels to reduce energy usage initially
LED lighting grant applied for in 2020 from ENC
LED lighting fitted in the most of the building via £10,000 grant from ENC
Facilities manager review of energy efficiency of the building
Heat pumps not a reliable option with underfloor heating, advised to leave heating system for now
Facilities manager review options for solar post LED lighting fitting, quotes obtained and grant options reviewed
Trust agree to look at more eco friend urinals