Energy Savings in Community Buildings
It is good practice to follow the ‘energy hierarchy’, prioritising actions as below.
This means looking at measures which save energy before you look at renewable energy.
The Centre for Sustainable Energy have a useful guide explaining some of the issues related to energy efficiency in community buildings with practical steps to carry out an energy audit, and provide some guidance on possible improvements and how to fund them.
CAT (Centre For Alternative Technology) offers free, independent and impartial advice on a wide array of topics relating to sustainability with information on renewable energy and green buildings
Thermal imaging cameras:
To make your building energy efficient, it helps to understand where the heat is escaping. If you are resident in South Cambridgeshire you can borrow a thermal imaging camera for free to identify gaps in insulation, draughts and heating problems which are usually invisible.
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