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Darlington Borough Council

… committed the Council to reducing its emissions by 25% by 2013/14 from 2008/9 levels. A climate change action plan was also produced. 6. Since 2010 we have upgraded lighting in council buildings and streetlights and installed solar panels on the Town Hall roof. We also installed combined heat and power for the Dolphin Leisure Centre. 7. Since then the size of the corporate estate has increased…

… was classified as: OFFICIAL (b) We require and analyse whole life costing during the building design process. (c) Set a clear and consistent policy so that the prioritisation of carbon reduction is maintained throughout the building design and build process. (d) Incorporate district heating schemes into developments. (e) Revise our corporate building standards to ensure they reflect and deliver…

… flooding, drought, episodes of extreme heat and stormier conditions. These impacts are expected to lead to an increase in heat-related deaths, particularly amongst the elderly, damage to essential infrastructure, reduced availability of drinking water, increased cost and scarcity of food, disruption to supply chains and service provision, sea level rises, greater coastal erosion and impact…

… the efficiency of our estate (ii) Proactively manage our buildings to reduce energy demand (iii) Train staff to be carbon literate so they change their behaviours. (b) Reduce our demand for fossil fuel-based energy (i) Move away from gas heating Decarbonising heating will be one of the key challenges we have to overcome to meet our net carbon zero target. Conversion of the existing gas network…

… to hydrogen, or green gas is not considered likely to occur within our timeframe, (although a wider UK Government strategy for heat is expected this year). Reducing our gas demand will be key to achieving our target. (ii) Increase on site renewables Moving away from gas for our heating, and a shift towards electric for 5 of 22 This document was classified as: OFFICIAL our…