Please click below for my slides from last night's Green Deal event in Blackburn
http://diemltd.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/slides-from-my-presentation-at-november-11s-lcbpc-greendeal-event/
Thursday 24 November 2011
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Sunday 20 November 2011
Monday 14 November 2011
Preparing for "Preparing for Green Deal"
I'm currently preparing for a presentation called "Green Deal, the Property Perspective" for the Lancashire Construction Best Practice Club Green Deal event next week. I'n writing it there are more questions than answers and for anyone actually preparing for Green Deal, and I'm thinking don't put all your eggs in one basket.
The business risk of relying on Green Deal may be high because of the uncertainty of future changes to Green Deal (like the recent changes to Feed in Tarifs) and just the uncertainty of the standards required and associated costs. However, you may want to be in a position to be there at the start.
I do think that the Government's stance of "let the market decide" with Green Deal is interesting as HIPS/DEAs were brought in by a meddling government, whose tinkering altered the market for providers, a product that never recovered as it had no chance to begin with.
Lets look at the positives though in that Green Deal may give possibilities for business, for premises within the golden rule and ones who fall outside it. People who don't meet the Green Deal golden rule may still want to invest in energy saving products from either a financial, or socially related sustainability view. So if you don't go down the Green Deal path, all may not be lost as not everyone will meet the golden rule.
The business risk of relying on Green Deal may be high because of the uncertainty of future changes to Green Deal (like the recent changes to Feed in Tarifs) and just the uncertainty of the standards required and associated costs. However, you may want to be in a position to be there at the start.
I do think that the Government's stance of "let the market decide" with Green Deal is interesting as HIPS/DEAs were brought in by a meddling government, whose tinkering altered the market for providers, a product that never recovered as it had no chance to begin with.
Lets look at the positives though in that Green Deal may give possibilities for business, for premises within the golden rule and ones who fall outside it. People who don't meet the Green Deal golden rule may still want to invest in energy saving products from either a financial, or socially related sustainability view. So if you don't go down the Green Deal path, all may not be lost as not everyone will meet the golden rule.
Monday 7 November 2011
Nov 2011 photo examples of good site environmental practice
A link below showing some recent good practice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diemltd/sets/72157627953045483/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diemltd/sets/72157627953045483/
Sunday 6 November 2011
Environmental priorities for motor dealers
My other half needs a new car so we’ve been looking at new ones. I thought with all the marketing selling the environmental properties of new cars, I was amazed that buying a small car not one dealer (and we went to them all!) mentioned the mpg or emissions of the car.
Some even were a little vague on the mpg and emission tax band.
Out of interest sence prevailed and she bought a low emission car with a good mpg.
Some even were a little vague on the mpg and emission tax band.
Out of interest sence prevailed and she bought a low emission car with a good mpg.
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