Directory of low carbon technologies

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Case Studies 

Please see below for a selection of low carbon buildings case studies:
 
 


New Build


Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University

Learn how Edgehill University is using natural ventilation, ground source heat pumps and solar water heating in a new teaching building - without breaking the bank. This project was part of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.

Fairglen Eco Community

Fairglen Eco Community

See how the Fairglen housing development in Cornwall has used passive design and ground source heat pumps to create high quality homes with low running costs. This project was part of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.

Pembrokeshire College

Pembrokeshire College

As part of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, see how a college in Pembrokeshire have put what they teach into practice by using several renewable energy technologies and great building management to cut their energy bills.

Royal horticultural society

Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society's new learning centre and library at Harlow Carr gardens in Harrogate is an exemplar under the Low Carbon Buildings programme.

Stoke Local Services Centre

Stoke Local Services Centre

Stoke local council has kick-started the regeneration of the city centre with a new local services building that uses renewable energy. This project was part of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.

Woodbrook Housing Development

Woodbrook Housing Development

Through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, one developer at Woodbrook has installed a biomass district heating system at a new village in Northern Ireland.



Refurbishment


Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council

A 6 minute video case study on the successful refurbishment of an old office block owned by Hampshire County Council.

MOD: Residential (spider) block refurbishment

MOD: Residential (spider) block refurbishment

Taking one block over a year and doing a refurbishment followed by monitoring of cost savings was an ideal case study for the Low Carbon Building Acceleration programme.

Whitbread plc: The Hogsmill Tavern refurbishment

Whitbread plc: The Hogsmill Tavern refurbishment

It allowed the Carbon Trust to take one part of a large organisation and show how incorporating low carbon technology during a refurbishment can deliver cost savings over the long term.

Woodbrook Housing Development

Woodbrook Housing Development

Through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, one developer at Woodbrook has installed a biomass district heating system at a new village in Northern Ireland.


 
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