HCoRE has improved the Energy Efficiency of the Badger Creek Hall
Healesville CoRE was awarded a grant by Sustainability Victoria, which Healesville CoRE allocated to use to carry out energy efficiency upgrade works at two sites in the Healesville district.
One of the sites is the Badger Creek Hall located at 358 Badger Creek Road, Healesville.
The hall is a community hall used by the Badger Creek community and other communities and organizations.
The purpose of the upgrade of this site is to:
1. Upgrade the energy efficiency of a building that enjoys widespread community use and is operated on a not-for-profit basis by the local community, and that the local community does not have the funds available to carry out such works themselves.
2. Provide a demonstration site that can be used to demonstrate to the wider community some of the options, costs and benefits of a community building energy efficiency upgrade project
Healesville CoRE Role in the project was:
- Be the project manager for the project.
- Determine the upgrades to be undertaken at the Premises within the limits of the budget and in consultation with the Badger Creek Hall committee.
- Prepare specifications and tender documents as appropriate for the works to be undertaken.
- Select and appoint experienced and qualified product providers and installers to carry out the works.
- Supervise the on-site works undertaken by the installers.
- Liaise with the Badger Creek Hall committee
- Pay for all the works undertaken using the awarded grant.
The improvement work included:
- Making better use of the previously installed solar roof panels by electrifying the hall
- Removal of 2 large gas wall heaters
- Installation of 2 reverse cycle air conditioning units
- Installation of ceiling insulation where none existed before
- Removal of gas instantaneous hot water boiler
- Installation of electric heat pump
- Installation of heavy curtains and pelmets
- Installation of fly wire screens to allow cross ventilation of the hall
- Weather sealing of external doors
- Weather sealing of wall ventilation openings
In the next 12 months Healesville CoRE will monitor the energy bills and compare them with the bills collected before the improvement work was done.
Healesville CoRE completed the project on budget and on time.
The Badger Creek Hall committee now has a building which will be more comfortable and less costly to run.
All in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of the construction of the hall.
Leo de Jong, June 2024