Blogs

How One School Solved A Covid-19 Social Distancing Headache (and sorted out its carbon footprinting and SECR liability) James Andrew, Estate Bursar at St Oggin (the Endless Redeemer) College in [...]

With the closure of the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive for Low-Carbon Heat projects fast approaching (closure date is March 31st, 2021), Nigel Aylwin-Foster, Director Zero-Carbon Schools [...]

A Call to Arms. A cynic might say that any independent school that takes climate change seriously should invest more time in training its combined cadet force than in decarbonising its estate and [...]

This bulletin gives an update on policy developments during April 2020. It gives more definitive guidance about the UK Budget and steps being taken to protect projects during Covid-19 [...]

The RHI subsidy, combined with a net reduction in operating costs from the installed low-carbon heat technology, will usually achieve a significant net saving for schools on oil and just about [...]

Mayor Trump has called a meeting in the market place. He is looking quite angry today. ‘Ahem. Some people here, bad people, have posted a petition on the front door of the Town Hall. They say [...]

ReEnergise is currently running a concerted campaign to raise awareness about renewable heat. For shameless attention grabbing in schools, the theme is Shakespearean and tongue in cheek. But the [...]

The Prologue. Since we started working in the sustainability industry in 2010 we’ve talked to hundreds of independent school Heads and senior managers. Some common themes have emerged regarding [...]

At the 2017 ISBA conference we collected data from 53 schools on their annual energy costs. The purpose of this exercise was to establish benchmarks on energy usage per pupil, taking account of [...]