Background:
Triple SEC is a collaboration between three neighbouring sustainable energy communities (SEC) in north Dublin city. Volunteers representing each of the three SEC’s; Connecting Cabra SEC, Phibsboro Village SEC and Cosybatter SEC came together to promote and enable sustainable change in their local area..
These communities share similar demographic and housing characteristics, and similar challenges, such as homes with the lowest average BERs in the country. With strong interpersonal connections across the communities, it made sense to join forces to face these challenges together. The cost of heating a home has had significant impacts on their residents, and the cost of upgrading a home is a significant challenge for them. These communities are at risk of flooding, heat stress and increasing fuel poverty, with the climate crisis amplifying these challenges.
Triple SEC is leading innovation by jointly securing EU and National Level project support funding and combining resources to run events and provide information that will empower residents to upgrade their homes using locally sourced expertise, including engineers and architects to achieve this.
