Author: Rigsby
You don’t have to be Green to work here …
… well actually you do. Tough new requirements came into force at Claydon Court and all future Neutral Territory properties today requiring ALL tenants to adhere to their simple Measure – ... Read MoreFrom Deviants to Champions
From 1 May our colleagues at action research project Low Carbon Deviants are pursuing their low carbon ambitions as Low Carbon Champions CIC. The ‘deviants’ name came from the Positive Devia... Read MoreLow Carbon Champions CIC – Recruiting Now
With 28,625 enterprises with fewer than 20 employees in Suffolk alone (Suffolk Observatory) , the challenge of helping SMEs lower carbon emissions is massive. One way to do this is to use ‘champio... Read MoreMarch Energy Use
This March was significantly lower than last year due to lower occupancy and vastly warmer weather.... Read MoreJanuary energy usage
It will be interesting to see whether we can reduce energy use as some of last year’s success was due to low occupancy. Weather also clearly has an impact and we ought to adjust for both in fu... Read MoreClaydon Court first to complete low carbon model
Claydon Court – the first property to follow the simple ‘measure – reduce – offset’ carbon reduction model evolved by the Low Carbon Deviants research project – com... Read More
First to complete new low carbon model
Neutral Territory – the first property company to follow the simple ‘measure – reduce – offset’ carbon reduction model evolved by the Low Carbon Deviants research project... Read MoreSuffolk’s Greenest County Awards
We will be entering both our Neutral Territory property company and our innovative Low Carbon Deviants project into Suffolk’s Greenest County Awards awards shortly. I’m not sure which c... Read More
First carbon balancing purchase with WLT
Tenants at Claydon Court are the first to benefit from the agreement we have made with World Land Trust to balance or offset their carbon emissions. These totalled just over 100 tons over t... Read MoreDecember Energy Usage
Reduced usage due to mild weather and Christmas shut down. Still below previous year due to vacant space.... Read More
Sustainable business a top priority
A recent report from Lloyd Bank suggests that one in four British small businesses say sustainability is a top priority for 2014. Good to know that Neutral Territory stakeholders are on message a... Read MoreNovember Energy Usage
Sharp rise as colder weather arrives. Still below target due to vacant space.... Read MoreChildren in Need Update
Thanks to Paul from Strident and Luke from Micro-Net for help last Friday. About 5 hours in total was contributed by the three of us so £50 donation to Children in Need as promised (see image). Wel... Read MoreOctober Energy Usage
Predictable pattern but lower than previous due to vacant space.... Read MoreAugust energy update
Big drop in May following departure of Strident and a constantly lower figure than last year. This is a great effort by everyone so thank you. let’s try & keep it low indefinitely. Rigsby... Read MoreAugust Barbie
Belated thanks to Dean, Andrew and colleagues for a fantastic Barbie last Friday. The rain didn’t prevent superb cooking plus fantastic birthday cake. They will be a tough act to follow in Sept... Read MoreWhat’s offputting about offsetting?
Talk to environmental professionals about offsetting and they usually reach for a metaphorical crucifix (or equivalent in other faiths). Of course it would be nice to take action to reduce emissions... Read More