A609 Low carbon buildings and energy infrastructure for Local Authorities - London

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Trainer - Matthew Turner

This course has been designed to give an overview of the areas where local authorities have the potential to make positive interventions to reduce CO2 emissions from energy use in buildings. It will be relevant to officers and members involved in planning, development control, procurement, property services, sustainability and energy management.

Course outline:

Introduction to existing and forthcoming regulations and policy and their implication for local authorities, including:

• Planning, Energy & Climate Change Acts
• Low Carbon Transition Plan and Renewable Energy Strategy
• Feed in Tariff and Renewable Heat Incentive
• Carbon Reduction Commitment
• Forthcoming revisions of Building Regulations and SAP
• Definition of methodology to deliver Zero Carbon buildings
• Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM
• Changing direction of planning policies including a new PPS on Climate Change and the draft replacement London Plan

Introduction to delivering CO2 emissions reductions through energy efficiency measures and the application of decentralised, low and zero carbon technologies, covering:

• Understanding the application of different measures and technologies, the technical and design implications and capital and operational costs
• Introduction to the role of planning, including developing policies and targets
• Identifying 'energy opportunities' in a local authority

The role of local authorities in reducing CO2 emissions and delivering low carbon infrastructure

• Carbon management and greening operations
• Understanding the relationship between planning, regulations and other local authority activities
• Identifying and delivering low carbon energy infrastructure
• Understanding and analysing energy strategies
• Potential funding sources and approaches to delivery, including ESCOs

For in-house schemes the course could be tailored to staff in a particular field and focus on local opportunities and constraints, with the opportunity to up local developments or strategies as case studies.

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