Resources and Case Studies
General Beacon Information
For an overview of Worcestershire County Council's work on
Tackling Climate Change, which led to the Beacon Award, download
our Beacon
application
Presentations from the 'Achieving Sustainability in
Construction' event- 30th June 2009
Leading the drive
towards sustainable design and construction in
Worcestershire.
The Worcestershire approach to low
carbon design.
Campus, curriculum, community,
culture and carbon: The Sustainable School.
Energy management and cost effective
renewable technologies in public buildings. As part of this
presentation a payback
predictor for low carbon energy sources was discussed.
The planning
response to climate change; a Worcestershire County Council
perspective and the West Midlands
Sustainability Checklist.
Worcester's Library and History
Centre.
Presentations from the 'Responding to Climate Change
through Learning for Sustainability' event - 10th March
2009
Introduction.
Outdoor and
Environmental Learning.
Designing
a sustainable school.
Energy
Management in schools - a work in progress.
Guest Speaker -
David Selby.
Exploring
the work of Tenbury High School.
TIDE (Teachers in
Development Education) projects.
Presentations from the 'Tackling Climate Change in
Worcestershire' Open Day - 8th January 2009
Plenary
Session.
Climate
Change Adaptation.
Reducing the
council's carbon emissions through energy management &
renewables.
Local Climate Impacts
Profile (LCLIP).
Waste:Mission
Impossible.
Reducing
Community Emissions.
Case Studies
Bewdley
High School and Sixth Form Centre - one of the UK's
most sustainable school buildings to be constructed off site.
Internal awareness on
sustainability and climate change - staff training and
awareness campaigns.
Preparing
the next generation for climate change - our work in
Worcestershire's schools.
Red Hill School, Worcester - how we developed one of the UK's
first climate-resilient schools.
Tackling
Climate Change through the Worcestershire Local Strategic
Partnership.
Worcester - Sustainable
Travel Demonstration Town - our five year sustainable
travel project.
Worcestershire's
Wood Fuel Project - use of renewable energy in our own
buildings.
Want to find out more about a specific
topic? Suggest a
case study here.
Further Information
Climate Change- our work with the
Worcestershire Partnership.
Sustainability- integrating
sustainability into the county council's work.
Property Services- minimising
the environmental impacts of council buildings.
Waste Management -projects to
reduce, reuse and recycle waste in Worcestershire.
Learning for Sustainability-
Ecoschools, Bishops Wood Centre, curriculum projects and more.
Transport- including Worcester Choose How
You Move and other sustainable travel projects.
Worcestershire Green Directory-
for households and businesses in the county.
