Case Studies > Energy

• Liverpool Mutual Homes and Bramall Construction

  Daneville Estate, Liverpool

  Old, run-down homes are usually inefficient. Walls and windows let heat escape, boilers use a lot ... more

  Keywords: Housing, Climate Change, Partnership Working, Energy

• Eco-towns: Amersfoort (The Netherlands)

  One of the greenest cities in Europe

  Amersfoort, a prosperous historic town near Utrecht with a population of around 135,000, has... more

  Keywords: Housing, Eco-town, Energy, Planning, Rest of World, Neighbourhood, Transport

• One Brighton

  Building homes that promote greener lifestyles

  One Brighton is a mixed-use development in the New England Quarter of Brighton, offering 172 eco-homes plus office spaces and areas for community use. The development ... more

  Keywords: Community, Energy, Climate Change, South East, Brownfield, Partnership Working

• Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership

  Working towards a sustainable future for Cornwall

  Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP) is a consortium of organisations from the... more

  Keywords: South West, Partnership Working, Climate Change, Energy

• Kirklees Council - Warm Zone

  Leading carbon emission reduction projects by setting an example

  Kirklees Council has consciously been reducing its carbon emissions since 1992. In 2002,... more

  Keywords: Energy, Climate Change, Yorkshire and Humber, Partnership Working

• Goteborg 2050 (Western Sweden)

  Developing visions for a sustainable future

  The Goteborg 2050 Project brought together of a wide range of local stakeholders and decision-makers... more

  Keywords: Climate Change, Rest of World, Transport, Planning, Energy, Partnership Working

• Bremen's Innovation Policy (Germany)

  From 'Port City' to 'City of Science'

  In the face of economic crisis, City leaders in Bremen took a forward-thinking decision in 1984 to... more

  Keywords: Education, Energy, Rest of World, Employment, Transport

• Eco-towns: Freiburg (Germany)

  Leading environmental policy and best practice

  Freiburg, a historic town in South-Western Germany, has been leading environmental policy and... more

  Keywords: Neighbourhood, Transport, Leadership, Community, Energy, Housing, Rest of World, Eco-town

• Eco-towns: Hammarby Sjöstad (Stockholm, Sweden)

  A benchmark for brownfield developments

  Hammarby Sjöstad is a lakeside area south of Stockholm city centre. Originally planned for... more

  Keywords: Housing, Community, Brownfield, Transport, Leadership, Planning, Eco-town, Energy, Rest of World, Partnership Working, Education

• Eco-towns: Dongtan (China)

  The challenge for sustainable urban growth

  China is home to two hundred cities with populations equalling or exceeding one million people. In... more

  Keywords: Planning, Housing, Eco-town, Transport, Climate Change, Rest of World, Energy