Author: Rigsby
Claydon Court to host Charter event
The November Suffolk Carbon Charter meeting will take place at Claydon Court on on Thursday 7th. “It will be a great opportunity to celebrate current and planned investments in low carbon tools,... Read More
Panel dashboard reveals all
The Solar Edge inverter installed in April has an online, real-time dashboard that allows the analysis of energy use. The below screen grab shows it’s working and how it has contribut... Read More
Dramatic drop in electricity use
Electricity use at Claydon Court has dropped by an average of 20% in 2019. There are three possible explanations for this: Installation of PV panels Favourable climate Tenant energy saving activitie... Read More
EV charge points underway
Claydon Court will soon have Electric Vehicle (EV) ‘fast charge’ points installed in our visitor parking spaces at a cost after grant of £1k each. This is to ensure people visiting from far awa... Read More
Our best hanging baskets ever?
Thanks and congratulations to Deans Nursery in Gt Bromley who have been providing our hanging baskets at Claydon Court for nearly two decades. The consensus amongst tenants (who help water them) is ye... Read More
The Victorians did it better (as usual)
Interesting to compare responses to hot weather whilst at a graduation ceremony in Nottingham last week. What was originally a library (and is now an NTU refectory) has a beautifully engineered window... Read More
Tub competition hots up
Getting colleagues (we prefer this term to tenants) involved in outside activities is all part of working at Claydon Court. Companies are allocated tubs which they can plant and the annual tub plantin... Read More
Ventilation, shade … and wine
We encourage all colleagues to open doors and windows rather than switching on air conditioning or electric desk fans. We’re working on installing opening courtyard windows in really hot offic... Read More
PV panel impacts x 2
The light on the PV panel meter has finally been flashing a bit more frequently as sunshine occasionally replaced persistent rain. Year To Date energy usage is below the previous two years but may be ... Read More
Spring: our best time of the year
Claydon Court always looks its best in spring when the border are blooming and the courtyard Crab Apple trees are in blossom. Working in a pleasant environment has always been important physical... Read More
PV panels that don’t look bloody awful
We’ve often been criticised for abrogating our responsibility to do more to reduce energy consumption rather than simply balance / offset it with the fantastic World Land Trust. Well we’re fin... Read More
Why we still offset RENEWABLE energy
Our simple ‘Measure – Reduce – Balance’ operational model has served us well for many years but came into question recently when we finally switched to all renewable electricity from Ecotricit... Read More
Claydon Court community portal
We’ve stopped emailing Word documents to share news with colleagues and are moving back to more modern collaborative technologies e.g. messaging, forum, etc. We were ahead of the game and did a... Read More
Claydon Court best-practice case study
‘Empty vessels make the most sound’ might pre-date social and digital media but, in our humble opinion, is as true today as it has ever been. Our output is therefore minimal. We don’t do a l... Read More
BEE Anglia Electrical Vehicle Event
Useful visit to Business Energy Efficiency (BEE) Anglia event. Message from the speakers was that electric vehicles were here and now – don’t wait until competition best you to it. Tax advanta... Read More
Claydon Court celebrates 20th Anniversary
Carbon-neutral business centre, Claydon Court, celebrated its 20th birthday on 1st October. Tenants celebrated too with a case of lager each to commemorate the event. “Twenty is XX in roman nume... Read More
Claydon Court featured in Ecology News
Neutral Territory works closely with the Ecology Building Society and was pleased to be featured in the Summer 2018 issue of Ecology News. The article can be found here and explains how we engage with... Read More
2017 emissions balanced through World Land Trust
Claydon Court continued its long association with the World Land Trust by balancing the 41.12 tonnes of carbon emitted during 2017. The arrangement is a key part of working in (carbon) Neutral Territo... Read More