Schools Decarbonisation
STEP 1:
Decarbonisation
Plan
STEP 2:
Fabric,
M&E Design
STEP 3:
Funding
Application
STEP 4:
Project
Construction
STEP 5:
Monitoring &
Verification
Decarbonisation Plans Completed
PSDS Projects
Completed
LCSF Funding
Awarded
PSDS Funding
Awarded
How We Can Help
Our team of energy consultants and engineers at Mantis Energy have 5 years of experience helping both public sector and commercial buildings devise their personal road map to achieving net zero carbon targets. With a wealth of experience working with schools, churches, workspaces, warehouses, hospitals and more we can help you reach your net zero building goals from initial conception through to project completion.
Mantis Energy can assist with setting net zero carbon targets and creating the correct strategy and plan to meet your needs. We have experience with public sector decarbonisation plans, funding applications, technical funding audits, detailed fabric, mechanical & electrical design as well as on site project management activities and final monitoring and verification once projects are complete.
Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF)
Why
The Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) has provided £66 million in funding since 2020 and is exclusively for public sector buildings including leisure centres, hospitals, community centres and schools. The LCSF is intended to help support the costs involved in the creation of heat decarbonisation plans and net zero projects in public sector spaces
How
Applications can be submitted online currently on an annual basis. Mantis Energy have assisted in the successful application and awarding of £500,000 from the LCSF for projects in the public sector.
Projects
Some of our past successful projects include:
- The Diocese of Blackburn
- The Diocese of Chichester
- Ryedale Learning Trust
- Newbridge Academy Trust
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS)
Why
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is intended to assist in the cost of decarbonisation for buildings in the public sector such as leisure centres, schools and hospitals. Successful applicants receive grants to cover the costs of the design, procurement and installation of building fabric improvements and low carbon heating systems in order to replace fossil fuel based heating systems
How
To be considered for these grants Mantis Energy can assess your buildings to create detailed heat decarbonisation plans and identify those buildings most likely to achieve a successful bid. Mantis Energy can then prepare a technical application and support the project further if funding is granted
Projects
So far Mantis Energy has successfully secured £18,500,000 in funding for various organisations including projects for;
- The Diocese of Blackburn
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- The Diocese of Chichester
- The Diocese of Liverpool
What is a Heat Decarbonisation Plan?
The purpose of a Heat Decarbonisation Plan (HDP) is to show how a building will reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuel heating systems with low carbon alternatives.
Heat decarbonisation plans should outline the most cost-effective pathways to decarbonising heat through integration of energy efficiency measures that reduce heat demand, taking a ‘whole building approach’ to decarbonisation.
The Heat Decarbonisation Plan is a personalised building overview of the best strategy for reaching net zero carbon targets. The HDP can then be used to complete a PSDS funding application or as a high level guide for your net zero building strategy. Our plans incorporate the most relevant data and funding figures to ensure you receive the right level of funding, this is extremally important to get your project off the ground should you be successful during the funding stage.
Each HDP includes building and premises information, project resources, previous energy efficiency projects, heating networks & opportunities, Electricity loading capacity, technical supporting information, proposed improvement strategy, plans for the sites, key risks and challenges
Our detailed plans can lead to successful funding for public sector buildings. One of our past successful projects include securing £6 million in funding for The Challenge Academy Trust to decarbonise 5 of their most in need school buildings.
What is involved in the design stage?
If PSDS funding is successful or a complex project requires detailed design before funding then our team of Mechanical & Electrical designers can provide a variety of design services to assist with tendering and procurement of contractors to carry out installation work. In some project cases this level of detailed design work is only feasible once the PSDS funding is made available.
Mantis Energy can provide the following Building Fabric Design Services:
- Intrusive Building Fabric Inspections
- Cavity Wall and Borescope Inspections
- Air Pressure Testing and Smoke Air Leakage Detection
- Roof Sampling and Moisture Readings
- Building Fabric Specification & U-Value Calculations
- Moisture Risk Analysis for older building types
- Air Tightness and Thermal Bridging Specifications
Mantis Energy can provide the following Mechanical & Electrical Design Services:
- Detailed Site Surveys and Plant Room Mapping
- Heating and Cooling Load Modelling
- Air Source and Ground Source Heat Pump Design
- External Ground Loop and Borehole Design
- Existing Heating Distribution & Emitter Mapping
- Emitter Sizing (Radiators, Fan Coils, Air Handling Units)
- Proposed Heating Distribution Design Layouts and Schematics
- Mechanical Plant Room Layouts and Schematics
What is involved in the Funding Application?
Mantis Energy have been submitting Salix Public Sector Decarbonisation (PSDS) bids for several past funding rounds (PSDS 1, 3A, 3B) and are familiar with the current and future application process (PSDS 3C). We specifically tailor our decarbonisation plans and pre-application design work to include the most relevant and up to date information to increase your chances of a successful grant application.
Our team assists in preparing your submission forms for the moment the Salix portal opens. This means you are ready to go at the press of the button for this first come first serve opportunity.
Mantis Energy provide a comprehensive package for all PSDS funding applications:
- Heat Decarbonisation Plan (HDP)
- HDP Analysis Files and Reports
- Intrusive Inspections Reports
- DNO Utility Load Increase Quotes
- Mechanical & Electrical Plant Schematics
- Boiler Replacement Quotations
- Building Works Quote Estimates
- PSDS Applications Form – All Technical Information Entries Complete
What is involved in the Project Construction Stage?
If you are successful in obtaining funding for your project you are in a great position to start decarbonising your building!! However there is a lot of design work, planning and coordination work ahead.
Mantis Energy typically partner with a number of building consultants and project managers to plan and administer the projects correctly.
The typical stages of the construction are as follows:
- Design
- Planning Approvals
- Tendering
- Procurement
- On-site Construction
- Site Supervision
- Commissioning & Handover
Mantis Energy can support the project through all of these stages in particular with the design services, tendering and providing client monitoring, supervising and reporting activities
This is where the project team really gets to work making your Decarbonisation Projects come to life.
What is involved in the M&V Stage?
Now all the work is complete lets see how your building is performing.
We can set up a specialist energy monitoring kit to give you current and precise data readings to see if you can improve even further or asses where you may be overusing energy and how best to combat this. Our electrical monitoring kits are fitted specifically to plant room equipment consumer units which means we can monitor individual applications (Heat Pump Heating, Small Power, Lighting, Ventilation, Renewables) and see how the energy is being utilised and compare with historical energy use.
This data can be accessed easily through an online portal and analysed over any period of time to give you a full long term overview of your buildings performance.
