Two European Union grants are funding a government project to improve energy efficiency in 10 National Housing Development Trust homes and three public-sector buildings.
The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency is coordinating the initiative, funded through the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID).
Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn said improving energy efficiency is an essential part of the ministry’s efforts to cut the amount of power needed to keep homes and offices running.
Tenants and residents at National Housing Development Trust homes can opt-in for consideration to the programme, according to a 4 Aug. press release.
A socio-economic consultant will work with the ministry’s project team over the next few weeks to develop selection criteria, shortlist households and provide recommendations.
Meanwhile, 13 public-sector buildings will undergo an energy audit, and based on the results three buildings will be chosen for retrofit with energy-efficient devices.
The project will include energy-audit training for local facility managers and college-level students, the press release said.
And it will feature an assessment of the best financing mechanisms to support the retrofit of additional buildings.
The ministry also recently started working with an energy-code consultant.
They will undertake a feasibility study on the adoption of the CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code and develop energy-efficiency standards for public-sector buildings.
The new programme is running alongside the government’s already launched CHEER initiative to assist lower-income Caymanian homeowners with their energy bills.
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