April energy
Energy use in April was similar to previous year which suggest we have plateaued after the impact of Covid lockdown. Fresh efforts are need to reduce baseline use and start with the arrival of interns... Read More
Spring finally arrived?
It finally looks like spring might have arrived as the daffodils and crab apples blossom in the cold.... Read More
March energy
The dip from lockdown seems to be plateauing, and we need to start looking at ways to reduce the base figure further. Discussions will start with all occupants shortly.... Read More
Carbon Balance Audit report
Claydon Court measured, reduced and offset its carbon emissions again last year. To view the full Audit Report on the image below.... Read More
February energy
February energy follows the usual pattern of a small decrease. This year it is below the previous three years, almost certainly due to lockdown. Measuring and sharing energy use (and therefore carbon ... Read More
Mending the roof
Ex-Chancellor David ‘Nine Jobs’ Osborne famously justified a decade of austerity on ‘mending the roof when the sun is shining’. Not much austerity for him since joining Robey Warshaw h... Read More
Tracks of my deers
One of the benefits of recent snow was to prove our theory about Muntjac deer visiting for crab apples (see earlier post). The tracks clearly prove Tony’s hypothesis … The bad... Read More
Last ever snowman?
Snow will be an increasingly rare event as climate change means milder and wetter winters. Read ‘Climate change: Snowy UK winters could become thing of the past‘ from the BBC to realise ju... Read More
January energy
Glad to see January well below previous years. This is due a combination of mild weather and to lockdown. Measuring energy use is a key part our Measure Reduce Balance model and forms the basis for en... Read More
Wildlife zone competition
Everyone can take action to protect the environment and limit climate change at home and work, even as they become blurred. At Claydon Court we’ve reduced as much as we can through EV charge p... Read More
Bite worse than bark
We were mystified last week by damage to the crab apple trees in our courtyard. Could it be fungus, insects, rabbits or what? One answer came from neighbour Tony Woods who blamed ‘Antler Scrape&... Read More
Out with the old (part 2)
Clearing out some old pics resonated with a more recent post where we removed all old phone cables from the barn as now replaced with digital communications. Here are some pics from August 2014 when t... Read More
2020 Energy use
Energy use was 15% less in 2020, the bulk of which is probably due to Covid lockdowns. This still represents a 7 ton saving in carbon emissions which is no bad thing.... Read More
Tree fellers – not
Thanks to Allstons Tree Surgery for some great work tidying up trees and shrubs that surround Claydon Court. We’re lucky to have inherited a lot of trees planted a long time before we arrived. A... Read More
Warm reception; cooler planet
We’re pleased to update our reception with our World Land Trust 2019 Carbon Balanced certificate. Warmer reception, very slightly cooler planet. Sorry, we must get new material.... Read More
Less obvious investments
OK, it’s not the most exciting of pictures but demonstrates Claydon Court values in three ways: The trunking on the wall used to be on the ground and has been moved and re-insulated to improve e... Read More
Future working, is flexible working
‘Beech’ is the original barn around which the Claydon Court office complex was built. It is a light, bright office consisting of 1,000 sq ft of vaulted, timbered office space with eight allocated ... Read More
More autumn colours (aka biophilia)
Ten years ago, everyone told us to use it for parking, but we planted grass and crab apples in our courtyard instead. The aim was to provide a better view all year round and shade in the summer. Besid... Read More