Including 6 closely related terms such as energy efficiency, efficiency, and energy saving.
… change objectives. C1.6 We will prioritise actions for fuel poor and vulnerable households, needing assistance with accessing grant funds to improve energy efficiency and reduce their energy costs. C1.7 By 2023 for all our managed schools and educational facilities to have their own Climate Action Plans in place with our support and assistance on how to unlock opportunities for low and zero…
…. This target applies to public access buildings and sites where we pay for the energy supplies, our vehicles and highway assets like streetlighting and car parks. We will invest in energy saving measures to reduce carbon across the property portfolio. To offset remaining carbon, we will identify schemes which allow us to generate larger scale renewable power in the borough, while supporting a range…
… improvements. • Higher efficiency heating and cooling systems within a range of buildings and facilities • Council Housing properties: loft and cavity wall insulation, upgrades through reactive works upgrading inefficient communal lighting to LED and reducing the energy demand for homes. Schools and community centres: major refurbishment and new building work leading to higher energy standards…
… and groups in developing the council’s climate actions. C1.4 Devise strategies to improve existing buildings, with access to government funding for energy efficiency and decarbonisation of residential properties and businesses. C1.5 To use our unique access to businesses to set up a borough wide Climate Change forum to develop ideas collectively and to collaboratively work towards achieving climate…
…’ energy may not be as freely available. To mitigate for this and continually reduce our carbon, we will begin switching to higher efficiency forms of electrical heating, such as air source heat pumps and where possible use solar panels to help supply the power they need. This will reduce or remove fossil fuel use in our buildings and improve the energy rating of the facility and take reliance away…