NEWS
SOUTH WEST WINNERS
TO BUILD SOME OF THE
REGIONS LOWEST CARBON
LARGE DEVELOPMENTS
Five large housing schemes are set to be February to select the winning entries.
among the ‘greenest’ developments in South The winning entries are at various stages of
West England, after winning the region’s first the development cycle and are spread across
low-carbon housing competition. the region. Each has a different set of
The ambitious developments – in Plymouth, circumstances and together they are likely to
Exeter, Taunton, Cheltenham, and Swindon – provide learning that will be common to many
were selected from 15 entries from across the new developments.
region and will get up to 20 days of dedicated Tony Norton added: “With these sites in the
and specialist support from Regen SW, the south south west at the forefront of low carbon
west’s renewable energy agency, to help make development, the region’s development
the most of their CO
2
saving potential. community and on-site sustainable energy
Tony Norton, head of low-carbon businesses have a great opportunity to get a
development at Regen SW, said: “These five head start on implementing solutions that have
T
’S NEW?
developments have significant scale and some the potential to be rolled out across the county.”
of the most ambitious carbon targets in the The 15 sites that entered the competition
south west. They have the potential to be represented over 35,000 new homes that are
leading examples of low-carbon development.” due to be built in the period up to 2016, after
Regen SW launched the competition in which all new homes will be required to be to be
November, with the aim of finding those large ‘zero carbon’.
housing developments in the region that had the The competition forms part of an extended
most potential to reduce carbon emissions. It role for Regen SW. From April, its remit will
was looking for new housing developments of also include a responsibility for championing
over 1,000 homes that have set high carbon- energy-efficiency initiatives and working to grow
WHA
reduction standards. An independent panel energy-efficiency businesses in the region.
considered the entries and met at the end of www.regensw.co.uk
news news news news news news news
and their projected emission reduction sustainable future. To do this, working, intelligent traffic
impact on reductions in projects. the authors say, the ICT sector management systems
GHG emissions The secretariat of ISO/PC must move from a model and improvements in
create transparency and 242 will be held jointly by the based on ever increasing public transport.
facilitate communication ISO members for the United consumption of natural Shopping
on the management of States and for Brazil: ANSI resources to a service-led Improved retail
energy, promote energy (American National future that is more efficient experiences will provide
management best Standardization Institute) and and less reliant on hard-wired consumers with more
practices, thus reinforcing ABNT (Associação Brasileira solutions. information and better
the value of good energy de Normas Técnicas). The report identifies four services whilst reducing
management behaviours www.iso.org key areas where ICT has the the environmental
assist facilities in potential to deliver real impacts of the products
evaluating and CONNECTED – ICT improvements to people and they buy. Online retail
prioritizing the AND SUSTAINABLE the planet: spending is growing
implementation of new DEVELOPMENT Work nearly 13 times faster
energy-efficient New jobs for skilled than the retail sector
technologies A new report, published by workers and economic overall.
provide a framework for Forum for the Future, outlines growth Meeting
organizations to how the Information Improved energy Increased opportunities
encourage suppliers to Communications Technology efficiency via intelligent to network for social and
better manage their (ICT) sector can realise its heating systems: the built business benefit, both
energy, thus promoting massive potential to deliver a environment currently locally and globally:
energy efficiency more sustainable future. accounts for more than mobile phones are key to
throughout the supply Connected, sponsored by 50% of the UK’s CO
2
increasing participation
chain Sun Microsystems, confirms emissions. in community group
facilitate the use of that the ICT industry has a Travel activities in South Africa
energy management as compelling role to play in Reduced congestion and Tanzania.
a component of GHG delivering a low carbon, through increased tele- www.forumforthefuture.org.uk
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