Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
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There has been a further significant reduction in staff use of grey fleet during 2014/15, reducing by 305,000 miles overall, and by 415,000miles within the main staff group.
The main work in respect of estate rationalisation in 2014/15 has been to develop in partnership with Scottish Futures Trust a plan to address office rationalisation based initially on the main office estate in Dumfries to optimise occupancy and efficient running of this part of the estate. Similarly there is an ongoing programme of schools estate improvement (Schools for the Future ) both of which will feed into future years of our carbon and asset management programmes. These initiatives will provide the strategic drivers to take forward longer term estate rationalisation.
details to be included in future reports
To date 48% of Dumfries and Galloway’s lighting stock has been changed to LED; resulting in a 25% reduction in energy bills
200kW of Biomass
Total of 290kW of solar PV
ahead of schedule
PV installed on new zero waste facility
Overall fleet mileage reduced by 1,106,165 miles in 2014/15, a reduction of 9.35% on the previous year.
The roll out of a new recycle at source waste process has been complemented by a education programme in the parts of the region currently involved. Details of this and achievements will be included in subsequent years' reports.
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The roll out of a revised waste collection process started in 2014/15 with the pilot programe of a zero waste recycle at source process introduced in the east of the region focused in the Stranraer area. A new recycling centre has been built to manage the new process and in furture years this will be rolled out in other parts of the region. DFetails of the costs and progress will be included in subsequent reports.
savings noted for full year based on reported outputs
Layout and internal refurbishment of existing office facilities to provide pilot testing of Smarter Working processes and demonstration layout to help train council staff in new work practices helping to lead to council office reduction in Dumfries in the longer term with associated cost and carbon savings.
Range of LED lighting installations in a number of school and other buildings. Electricity consumption at Calside primary one of the buildings has reduced by approximately 25,000 kwhr
Layout and internal refurbishment of existing office facilities to provide pilot testing of Smarter Working processes and demonstration layout to help train council staff in new work practices helping to lead to council office reduction in Dumfries in the longer term with associated cost and carbon savings.
First of an ambitious programme of Dumfries office refurbishments which includes energy efficiency measures along with development of smarter working facilities enabling agile working for council staff and will ultimately lead to reduction in office buildings in the town from 24 to 14 buildings over several years.
First of a schools replacement programme coming on line in November 2017 and replacing the existing Dalbeattie Primary and High School with a purpose built energy efficient through school from nursery to senior school with associated community use heated with a biomass system and a range of energy efficiency measures.