Hackney City Farm 60 steps to 60%
It is vital to understand where and how any building produces CO2 emissions. From October 2008 to September 2009, we monitored the farm's energy, water and gas consumption using a combination of smart meters, sub-meters and monthly manual meter reads to best understand how the farm’s use of energy and water changes across the year. We also designed a simple spreadsheet programme that enables visitors to measure the carbon footprint of their household and to equate that against the UK average.
ech2o’s involvement in this project enabled the farm and its visitors to move from simply being informed about carbon reduction to actually taking action to reduce their emissions. Hackney City Farm has already implemented the suggested behavioural changes and is now fundraising to be able to implement the technological solutions we have identified.ech2o will continue to work with the farm throughout 2010 to monitor how successful it is at reducing its CO2 footprint.
Contact us if you would like to receive a sample of the reports, or if you would like a carbon audit of your premises.