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The Conversation: Pace of renewable energy shift leaves city planners struggling to keep up

12/11/2017 by Paul Ducker Leave a Comment

Renewable energy is driving profound changes in cities. It’s happening much more quickly than was expected even five years ago. Yet land use planning has seemingly begun to lag behind. What challenges and actions must planners consider for the renewable energy transition to be effective?

Filed Under: Energy, Spotted on the web Tagged With: buildings, climate change, mitigation, planning

Facilities managers: unsung heros of sustainability?

27/05/2017 by David Johnston

It is easy to dismiss facilities management as just about fixing lights and managing the cleaning. But good facilities management is about much more. In this post, David Johnston explores how FM is helping reduce heat loss and carbon emissions from buildings in Reading, saving costs and the planet in the process.

Filed Under: Energy efficiency, Featured, Planning and design Tagged With: buildings, cities, facilities management

How social housing providers are helping make low energy homes the norm

12/01/2017 by Paul Ducker

Tony Cowling investigates how local authorities are using their power to build new housing to invest in homes that are setting new standards of comfort and energy efficiency, and in the process delighting tenants and challenging perceptions of public housing

Filed Under: Energy efficiency, Featured, News and views, Planning and design Tagged With: buildings, fuel poverty, housing, passive house, procurement, social housing

University of Reading wins two Green Awards

18/11/2016 by Paul Ducker

The University was winner in the ‘Facilities and Services’ category of this year’s Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) 2016 Green Gown Awards. This follows hot on the heals of another national award – winning in the ‘Stars of the Future’ category of the Love Energy Savings’ awards. Reading won both awards for the […]

Filed Under: Carbon reduction, Energy efficiency, News and views, Retrofit, Sustainable Reading Tagged With: buildings

Green groups call for ‘bold’ Government action to ignite UK’s low-carbon transition

16/11/2016 by Paul Ducker

The UK Government can embed a “world class” low-carbon environment that could mobilise significant investment streams, but only if current policy gaps and mixed legislative signals are addressed with “bold” action. That is the overarching view of the Future low carbon investment in the UK report, published on 16 November 2016 by a group of leading […]

Filed Under: Carbon reduction, Energy, Spotted on the web, Transport Tagged With: buildings, climate change, electric vehicles, fuel poverty, health, renewable energy, retrofit

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We are an education project linked to Transition Town Reading and Reading Hydro. Our goal is that Reading is recognised as a leader in practical action on sustainability, as well as a great place to live.

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