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Gloucestershire schools get help to go green

28 March 2012 | No comments

Gloucestershire County Council hosted the 2012 Low Carbon Conference for Gloucestershire schools. There were practical workshops for the schools to take part in, as well as presentations and lots of information to take away. 

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Stay Ahead of the Weather with Water Audit Services

23 March 2012 | No comments

As talk of spring time hose pipe bans are still ringing in our ears, the south-east of England and East Anglia are already in the grip of the UK’s worst drought in 30 years.

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Parrenthorn pupils show off their green credentials

20 March 2012 | No comments

Parrenthorn High School is the first school in the borough to install a powerPerfector Voltage Power Optimisation (VPO) unit to help cut down on energy bills and reduce the school’s carbon footprint. 

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Gloucestershire schools to get help to go green

20 March 2012 | No comments

Gloucestershire County Council is hosting the 2012 Low Carbon Conference for Gloucestershire schools on Tuesday, March 27th.

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Schools take the Climate Week Challenge

19 March 2012 | No comments

A Wirral primary school has hosted an environmental challenge for this year’s Climate Week campaign.

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“We have become energy producers!”

12 March 2012 | No comments

Powick and Leigh & Bransford Primary Schools have joined the ranks of energy producers thanks to a special funding scheme developed by Worcestershire County Council.

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Angus Robertson on procurement challenges within energy efficiency

12 March 2012 | No comments

The public sector has long since battled with the cost versus quality argument in the procurement of everything from pens and paper to consultancy help and fleet vehicles.

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Students involved in energy awareness project

8 March 2012 | No comments

Students at a local Wiltshire school are taking a hands-on approach to reducing carbon emissions and saving money by taking part in an award-winning environmental education project.

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Wiltshire School wins national award

5 March 2012 | No comments

A Wiltshire school has beaten strong competition to win a national award, for identifying ways of improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

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Energy saving heating system launched

22 February 2012 | No comments

A new revolutionary heating system which promises to halve energy costs and emissions has been launched by UK energy company Carillion, in partnership with Warrington based Belfry Group.

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Cutting costs and carbon in small businesses

21 February 2012 | No comments

The Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) at Cardiff University is launching free software that will help small businesses cut their costs and reduce their carbon output.

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Greenhill Primary opens its doors!

31 January 2012 | No comments

The country’s only A+ energy rated school, Greenhill Primary School has officially opened its doors!

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400 public buildings set to be given an energy efficiency makeover saving millions off energy bills

25 January 2012 | No comments

Schools, libraries, town halls and hospitals are among nearly 400 public buildings set to get an energy efficiency makeover thanks to the Mayor Boris Johnson’s RE:FIT programme.

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West Sussex Council joins words and actions with Engauge

10 January 2012 | No comments

What exactly is the best way to measure sustainability? It’s a question that can provoke all kinds of responses, and is becoming especially important as the drive to mitigate the environmental, social and economic impacts of the way we behave gathers even more attention.

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Greenhill Primary School leads the way in sustainability

4 January 2012 | No comments

A newly built primary school in south Wales has received glowing recommendations after landing a spate of sustainability awards, not least the highest energy rating score for any school across England and Wales.

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£30 million announced for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency

8 December 2011 | No comments

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has today announced funding of £10 million for local community energy projects, and a £20 million boost to the existing public sector energy efficiency loan scheme. Chris Huhne said:

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Will green taxes drive us towards a sustainable future?

30 November 2011 | 2 comments

It’s long been said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, but the myriad forms and increasing complexity of the latter has only served to increase our frustration over the years.

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Isles of Scilly’s Five Islands school chooses Monodraught natural ventilation and dayight strategy

28 November 2011 | No comments

A new £15m ‘through’ school on St Mary’s island has created a single base for teaching the Isles of Scilly’s 280 pupils aged from 3-16 years.

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Schools pledge to new green plan

8 November 2011 | No comments

Camden schools took part in the first-ever Green schools summit on Wednesday, 3 November.

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Schools piloting scheme to cut carbon footprint

28 October 2011 | No comments

FIVE Leicester schools are piloting a bold new region-wide scheme that will dramatically cut carbon dioxide emissions and save taxpayers a considerable amount of money on energy bills.

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