Energy

On Friday 28 November, over 120 students and staff at the University of Reading explored the campus by night.

They were taking part in an NUS Blackout event, as part of the University's Carbon Countdown programme, to investigate just how many computers, printers, lights and other electrical items had been left on unecessarily for the weekend - and to switch them off.

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This year’s Heat Conference will take place on Wednesday 5 November, and once again SE2 has been working alongside conference hosts the CHPA and the Energy Institute to deliver an exciting and informative event.

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As most people who are likely to read this blog know, all homes are expected to have smart meters by 2020.  There’s lots of debate raging about the pros and cons of ‘smart’ (as it’s called for short amongst those in the know) – as well as whether the roll out will actually hit its target – and I suspect that more than a few of my geeky friends are excited about the prospect of new tech.  But how can we make sure that everyone benefits

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In the latest of our series of 10th Birthday Blogs, we share some insights from our experiences working with schools.

Thinking about sustainability in schools means thinking about schools as a system. Whilst each school is a unique combination of buildings, people and practice, they share a great deal in common.

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One of the advantages of reflecting back over time – as we’re doing in this series of blogs to celebrate our tenth birthday – is that you can see which things were short-term fads and which were long-term structural challenges.

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