Including the closely related terms leisure centres, and leisure centre.
… The graph demonstrates that electricity and gas constitute 56% of the carbon footprint, with schools, leisure centres and Council offices accounting for the majority of this. Whilst waste is another major contributory factor at 20%, it should be noted that the continued move away from landfill to recycling has reduced the greenhouse gases generated by Falkirk Council area by around 60% over…
… of CO2 emissions and cost, it is useful to examine this by property type. Figure 5 below shows that the vast majority of building related emissions arise from schools. Primary schools are high energy users because we have 50 of them. High schools and leisure centres have long opening hours reflecting community demand and many incorporate swimming pools. The chart highlights that our resources…
… of facilities to pupils, teachers, education and the community, these now operate in addition to previously existing facilities such as community and centres and leisure centres. In addition three new primary schools opened and many temporary classrooms were installed (less energy efficient than permanent buildings), all reflecting the growing population of the Council area. Increased building use…