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
Tadpoles update (2)
Two weeks on and our tadpoles are growing fast and enjoying the sun!... Read More
Q1 energy analysis
We measure and share energy use with colleagues monthly. It’s not that exciting for non-tenants however so we’re restricting updates to once a quarter. A new addition is the Split Chart wh... Read More
Flexible space: new limited offers
We’ve rebooted our mission to help other Suffolk organisations and individuals follow our journey to sustainability. To read about new Flexible Space and Flexible Desk offers visit our Limited O... Read More
Tadpoles update (1)
We give out wildlife pond a clean every two or three years. Timing is important and by doing it early spring we hopefully won’t disturb our resident amphibians (not sure if frogs or toads!) a ch... Read More
2025 Carbon Offset calculation
We use World Land Trust to calculate and offset our annual carbon emissions. In 2025 the bad news is we had a small increase in emissions to 27 tonnes of CO2e. The good news is that this is explained ... Read More
2025 energy analysis
Attached is the annual report outlining Claydon Court energy use in 2025. Energy use increased by 17% during the year, this was due to increases in both user intensity and EV Charger use. ... Read More
🎄Christmas Quiz🎄
A special Christmas Quiz for the Carbon Charter Christmas gathering at Claydon Court on 4 December 2025. 🍻 With thanks to Charter members St Peter’s Brewery who will be donating beers to the ... 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