Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
My pledge!
To help Edinburgh to achieve the 10:10 target, you can reduce your carbon emission by taking one of these actions until the end of the year.
My contribution to the 10:10 target
World Heritage Green Map
Discover Edinburgh the green way! Leave your car at home, take the Green Map and explore the World Heritage Site on foot.
Tell us about your walks: participate in the Green Quiz and send us your feedback...Read more
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
Relatively simple measures can make historic buildings as energy efficient as most modern constructions. For example draft proofing windows or reinstating wooden shutters. This project aims to reduce carbon emissions over the 16 month period and continue to generate savings on an ongoing basis, with a significant reduction in the overall carbon footprint of the city.
10 behaviour tips to save energy and money...Read more
10 easy wins to save energy and money...Read more
Energy Heritage – in partnership with Lister Housing Cooperative and Changeworks, EWH funded an pilot study of introducing simple energy saving measures to a block of category B listed Georgian tenements in Lauriston Place. Download the Energy Heritage report.
Renewable Heritage - in partnership with Lister Housing Cooperative and Changeworks, EWH funded an pilot study fitting solar water heating panels to the roof of the Georgian tenements in Lauriston Place. Download the Renewable Heritage report.
From the three year Twelve Monuments Project to the major restoration of Well Court.
EWH Historic Home Guides, Annual Reviews and the World Heritage Site Management Plan available for download.
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