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Reading Borough Council

… and smaller libraries and community centres. Building refurbishment has been key in the Building Rationalisation programme, where services are brought together in a new hub. Significant investment in energy efficiency measures, principally through Salix funding, has been made in a ‘whole building’ approach to the refurbishment of the Civic Offices, Reading Town Hall, and 19 Bennet Road depot building…

… that 459 tCO2 can be saved, or 2.3 % against the 2008/09 baseline. • Building lighting: within the retained estate, building energy use needs to be addressed. LED technology has developed significantly since the Council first installed it over 10 years ago. All buildings should have the lighting upgraded, and controls installed where appropriate. Typical energy savings from LED lighting range…

… 4.3: potential carbon savings from transport 4.1.2 Action plan Sector Action Predicted saving tCO2 (% reduction) Timing Building estate Rationalise building estate – disposal of most inefficient assets. Energy efficiency key factor in decision-making 878 (4.4%) TBC Building energy efficiency improvements; Through whole building approach, or individual upgrades…

… the last six years, so although energy use in kWh has decreased by nearly 50% since 2008/9, spend on energy has remained relatively stable. Carbon emissions reduction over the last 10 years has mainly been achieved through reductions across the building and street lighting estate. Reduction in building energy use has accounted for nearly three quarters of the total emissions reduction, whilst…

… Committee on Climate Change, this Carbon Plan is structured around the following four aims: i) REDUCE - we will reduce our energy demand through energy efficiency measures, asset disposal and other measures to reduce demand ii) DECARBONISE – we will reduce emissions from ongoing activities via electrification of heating and vehicle fleets iii) GENERATE – we will install further renewable…