Breakdown your energy bills
It is not an uncommon for us to look through a client’s electricity or gas bills and discover they have been mis-calculated for months, sometimes years. The government has recently secured a unprecedented deal with the big 6 energy suppliers which requires them to inform customers of what their cheapest tariff would be, and details of how to switch. Even when it comes into ...
Maximise property potential through energy efficiency
This month we’ve asked guest writer Tim Hendry to give us an insight into how landlords can benefit from energy efficiency, and the measures they can take to make their property more desirable. The majority of landlords in the UK private rental sector are independent landlords, often individuals or couples letting just one or two properties as an investment or to boost their income. Given that the person living in the home and the homeowner are ...
Would you like to save 40% on energy bills?
Low Carbon Futures’ parent charity Community Energy Plus has teamed up with Cornwall Marine Network in a bid to secure energy efficiency funding for marine sector businesses. If achieved, organisations would benefit from 75% grant funding to help reduce energy costs by up to 40% and increase profits. All marine sector SMEs (with less than 250 employees) could take advantage of ...
Where to start?
With any project, knowing where to start and actually starting is often the most difficult part. Becoming an environmentally sustainable company is not a simple, tick-box exercise. It takes time, dedication and resources. But if you can invest these and implement a meaningful strategy, then the financial paybacks and value added more than cover the outlay. In this article, we’ve put together our top tips for transforming your organisation and embracing a low carbon future.
Opportunities for success in carbon reduction
One of the many changes announced in this year’s budget was that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme would be significantly changed, or even axed. Naturally this has sparked debate over whether the Government is giving up on another of their green promises (remember those ‘greenest government ever’ assurances?) and whether the scheme was ever useful in the first place. The Carbon ...
What is a Carbon Footprint?
Measuring your carbon footprint is a key stage in your organisation’s environmental strategy. By calculating your current carbon footprint, you can set a baseline and identify some carbon reduction opportunities. This week we’ve answered some basic questions about business carbon footprints to assist you in measuring yours. What is a Carbon Footprint? The Carbon Trust defines a carbon footprint as ...
Low Carbon Leg Power!
26.03.12 Update! Yesterday Andy and Charlotte, along with Justin Olosunde (Cornwall College Business) and Tony Sampson (Cornwall Solar Panels), completed the Sport Relief six miles in Falmouth. We were thrilled to finish around the 50 minute mark, well within our goal time of one hour. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored us - we've raised £434.50 so far, and there's still time to make donations to this deserving cause. Low Carbon Leg ...
How to engage employees in sustainability and energy saving
Engaging employees is crucial to any successful sustainability strategy. As the people who will be championing your green objectives, it’s vitally important that they are completely on board with your plans. We’re often asked what the most effective way to engage employees is, and our message is that passion, transparency and continuity are key. On a recent site energy audit, the facilities manager told us how he had tried many times to encourage staff to use ...
New Low Carbon Futures Website
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new website. The re-design has been some time in the making, and we’re looking forward to becoming more interactive online, and sharing our business through this blog, our case studies, social media channels and videos. Low Carbon Futures have always been proud of our passion and dedication for the challenges of commercial environmental management. Recent months have seen some valuable discussions about our future and what we can ...