Energy examples
Examples of good practice in energy planning and management exist in the UK and around the world.
Academy of St Francis of AssisiEco-friendly design and sustainable living principles take centre-stage at the Academy of St Francis of Assisi, a joint-faith secondary school in Liverpool.
Tags: energy, buildings and spaces
Ashley Church of England School, SurreyAn award-winning school that has reduced energy use by 75 per cent in two years.
Tags: energy, buildings and spaces
Hammarby SjöstadA new district in Stockholm which uses a community energy system and a vacuum waste system amongst other environmental innovations.
Tags: energy, transport, waste, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Kirklees CouncilKirklees Council, in Huddersfield, is the first local authority in the UK to offer free loft and cavity wall insulation to every home suitable for its installation.
Tags: energy, cities and towns, buildings and spaces
Ladygrove Primary SchoolA small wind turbine meets 15 per cent of the school's electricity needs.
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Mauenheim bio-energy villageA village that generates all its own energy from locally grown bio fuels.
Tags: energy, neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood regeneration in MalmöThe future of Augustenborg was turned around by exemplary environmental adaptation.
Tags: energy, green infrastructure, public space, transport, waste, water, neighbourhoods
Priestlands School, HampshireReducing energy use in older school buildings by changing behaviour.
Tags: energy, buildings and spaces
Redhill Church of England Primary School, Worcestershire Primary school adapts for climate change through sustainable design.
Tags: energy, water, buildings and spaces
Renewable Energy for DevonRenewable Energy for Devon (RE4D) provides advice and grants for renewable energy, securing over £1 million worth of grants in the past two years.
Tags: energy, cities and towns
Sydney’s Olympics legacy, AustraliaThe legacy of the Sydney Olympic Games shows world-class sustainable design and management.
Tags: energy, public space, transport, waste, water, neighbourhoods
The Heelis BuildingThe National Trust’s Heelis Building has used solar technology to steer the design of the overall building.
Tags: energy, buildings and spaces
Tyseley energy from waste plantThis plant was built in 1996 to replace an existing 1970s mass burn incinerator and to allow the council to reduce its reliance on landfill.
Tags: energy, waste
Waitakere eco city, New ZealandSustainable urban growth in New Zealand’s first eco city.
Tags: energy, green infrastructure, public space, transport, waste, water, cities and towns
Westmill wind farmWestmill wind farm is entirely community owned and was the first onshore wind farm in the South East of England.
Tags: energy, neighbourhoods
Westway BeaconsThe Westway Beacons project is the first example in the UK of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) for space heating and comfort cooling.
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Woking Borough CouncilWoking Borough Council shows how local authorities can provide the leadership in community ownership.
Tags: energy, cities and towns
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