Energy conservation in council buildings

The Energy and Sustainable Buildings Unit works closely with building design and maintenance staff to design and maintain Shropshire County Council's buildings in a more sustainable way.

Our aims are to:

• Seek ways to reduce energy consumption and costs.
• Meet carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction targets set by central government.
• Take forward the council's Sustainable Construction Policy.
• Explore innovative ways of producing energy, including using renewable sources.

The council's draft Sustainable Construction Policy outlines the principles that we are striving to adopt. The policy will provide a reference manual for the design, construction and refurbishment of County Council buildings. There is a link to further information on this page.

Examples of projects that the Energy and Sustainable Buildings Unit have been involved in include the following:

• ground source heat pump project at Buntingsdale Infant School
• developing a monitoring and targeting system
• energy audits
• school caretaker energy management training events
• Building Energy Management System (BEMS) installations
• local energy ownership in schools scheme
• air source heat pump installations

Further details on these projects can be found by following the links on this page.

If you would like to find out more about saving energy in your school, home or business, take a look at our energy conservation tips pages.