Environmental Consultancy
This workshop builds on the student’s knowledge of the hydrological cycle and the causes of global warming. Pupil’s learn: why the UK is under water stress, and the effect on resource management and supply and demand security for water supply,
Pupils learn about the environmental implications of their water use and the link to CO2 emissions. Pupils record their water habits and discuss what would motivate them to shower for less time. Pupils decide how they can inspire their friends
Never one to miss a trick this month’s blog asks whether the divers forgetting to take their obligatory pre public pool shower was the reason for Poolgate, as suggested by some commentators following Tom Daley’s tweet; or an over keenness
Damp is a perennial problem in the UK. Valentina Marincioni explains why the sun is more effective at drying out wet walls in damp and rainy UK rather than sunny Italy, and the effect that adding internal wall insulation this has on the movement of water vapour in UK buildings.
For more on climate change see: www.wwf.org.uk For more on energy saving go to: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk For an excellent website on global emissions see: www.breathingearth.net
Jess and Kurt trialling Cut Your Carbon Feedback from pupils Sir! Sir! Sir! Carbon Card! Carbon Card! This is great. Can our school keep it? That’s not fair… Why is it coming off my Nan’s allowance? We have installed a
Cut Your Carbon is a low carbon lifestyle training package for schools. Cut Your Carbon uses balloons, carbon credit cards, dinosaurs…and the Cut Your Carbon board game, to enable pupils and teachers to become more carbon literate. Participants learn through
Thanks to our friends at BPEC (The British Plumbers Employment Council – that’s right, Plumbers Rock!) we have designed an updated and interactive version of Cut Your Carbon. Set in a world where the amount of CO2 emissions you can
It’s no secret I was a strong advocate to Remain – see the contribution I made to the Green Register blog Brexit or Bremain – what it means for the construction industry – and events post the result have not
I was going to blog about the efficiencies of heating hot water using an Air Source Heat Pump, (as that is how the water is heated at the ech2o offices). But to do that I had to explain why I