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NEW PANELS REFLECT ECO PLEDGE

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH) is plugging into a brighter future by installing solar panels at its Beaconside head offices. The 230 high-specification photovoltaic (PV) panels are being fitted to the roof of The Rurals, in Parker Court, this week and will generate over 47,000 kwh of electricity a year – reducing the housing association’s £36,000 per year energy bill by 12 per cent a year. The project is part of the firm’s commitment to…

UNIVERSITY’S ELECTRIC VANS HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by admin

Buckinghamshire New University has taken delivery of a pair of electric vans as part of its commitment to helping the environment. The two electrically-powered Renault Kangoo vans have replaced two of the University’s existing fleet of three diesel-powered vans. The vans will generate just 1g/km of Co2, compared to 189 g/km with the existing diesel vehicles, representing a carbon footprint saving of 1.1 tonnes per year, per van. The University, in Queen Alexandra Road, High…

AWARD-WINNING ANDOVER SCHOOL SCOOPS FURTHER DESIGN ACCLAIM

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

Hampshire County Council’s in-house design team has received further national recognition for work to design and develop Endeavour Primary School in Andover. The school has received a Civic Trust Commendation Award (9 March) which recognises the best in the built environment, from architecture to planning, townscape to infrastructure. The Awards also recognise the public realm in its wider context, and the positive impact that buildings have on the people who use them and the local…

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