Latest environmental company news
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management has successfully achieved recertification of its environmental management system (EMS) to the internationally recognised ISO14001 standard.
CIWEM is one of a small number of professional bodies to operate an independently accredited EMS and the only chartered environmental body to do so. The system of continual improvement helps the Institution to reduce its environmental impacts on an ongoing basis and cut costs. In 2010 CIWEM... [more]
Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty.
CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011.
The couple, who are expected to earn around £27,000 over the next 25 years in fuel savings and f... [more]
Chiltern Dynamics will be promoting a better understanding of the impact of changes to Approved Document L (ADL) on air tightness requirements for all new buildings. Its Energy Services Department is fully accredited by UKAS, ATTMA and BINDT to offer air tightness testing of all building types.
Its knowledgeable engineers will be on hand to answer specific questions on how to prepare for the changes – which require improved air tightness performance and more tests. They will also discuss add... [more]
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill.
The Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA), officially launched by th... [more]
With more housebuilders and developers feeling the impact of the 2010 revisions to Approved Document L (ADL), Chiltern Dynamics has introduced an easy to use comparison table highlighting the key differences between the 2010 and 2006 regulations for air tightness testing.
Head of Energy Services Tom Gregory said, ‘We are starting to see an increase in the volume of testing. The 2010 requirements mean not only more tests per development, but also a requirement for much better results than in t... [more]
EnterSolar installed a solar power system on the roof of Chelton House Products, the privately held organic and fine food manufacturer.
It is a 877 kilowatt (“kW”) solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system that will consist of over 3,650 individual solar panels and will produce over 1,000,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
This equates to the reduction of more than 1.3 million pounds of carbon emissions annually. Over the next 25 years, the system will produce 26 million kilowatt-hours, gen... [more]
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