Author: Rigsby
Promoting Suffolk Sustainable Business
Claydon Court was the first business to be involved in Suffolk’s Low Carbon Champions project way back in 2010, and continues to provide an exceptional, sustainable creative space for our county’s... Read More
Q3 energy analysis
Total energy Overall energy use was the lowest it has been for two years at just under 6,944 kWh. Energy Split Split now includes contribution from PV panels. These are checked monthly following the l... Read More
ECO products update
Composty scourers and sponges work really well in our kitchen. They can be washed and re-used many times before eventually being cut up and put in a compost bin. Cheaper and infinitely more environmen... Read More
July energy analysis
Electricity use returned to more usual levels in July, partly due to getting PV panels reconnected.... Read More
Grounds tidy
Lots of greenery is nice, but takes regular management. We somehow missed our annual Jan / Feb cut so were pleased to get the excellent Allstons back in once birds have stopped nesting (a regulatory r... Read More
June energy analysis
Hot weather combined with PV fault to push energy use above 2024 levels.... Read More
Wildlife friendly hanging baskets
Our hanging baskets have arrived so summer must be nearly here. Baskets are from our usual source – Deans – and this year are tweaked to be extra nature friendly on the advice of Suffolk W... Read More
April energy analysis
Our usual drop in use as the weather warms up means energy use for all spaces is less than the Strident server farm.... Read More
Rewilding working
We’ve made progress with re-wilding thanks partly to advice from Cathy Smith from Suffolk Wildlife Trust of which Claydon Court is a Investor in Wildlife. Cathy is pictured next to our wildlife pond... Read More
March energy analysis
Above: overall site electricity analysis. Below: New electricity split figures to reflect growing importance of EV use.... Read More
World Land Trust appeal
We’ve been working with World Land Trust since 2010 and continue to support the amazing work they do around the globe.... Read More
Carbon Balanced 2024
Claydon Court offset its carbon emissions with World Land Trust as part of their Carbon Balanced programme. We have dene this every year since 2011. The numbers remain stubbornly similar – partl... Read More
February energy analysis
Use at 10k kWh is higher than both 2024 and 2023.Emissions approx 2.0 tonnes or carbon, will be adjusted by WLT offsetting due shortly.Cost below 2024 figures but new contract in April sees current co... Read More
Energy analysis 2024
Linked is the brief Energy Report produced for Claydon Court. It confirms two things … First, that property reductions emissions have plateaued following investments that have seen EPC ratings m... Read More
January energy analysis
Use is hard to spot as a single data point but at 11.2 MWh is 13% higher than 2024.Emissions approx 2.2 tonnes or carbon, will be adjusted by WLT offsetting due shortly.Cost below 2024 figures but new... Read More
December energy analysis
Initial 2024 usage charts. We will dig deeper in Annual Analysis out shortly.... Read More
Investor in Wildlife. It’s official.
Delighted to receive our Investors In Wildlife pack from Sophie Flux, Senior Business Partnerships Officer at Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Picture taken in front of our ‘if we can do it, anyone can d... Read More