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Warmer Bath is a 76-page book of practical guidance designed help improve the energy efficiency of Victorian and Georgian homes in Bath.

It grew out of a series of public meetings, workshops, consultations and surveys which explored local attitudes to preserving the historic environment of Bath and tackling climate change. For more about Low Carbon Bath read the project profile here.

Written by Will Anderson and Joanna Robinson
Published June 2011 by CSE and the Bath Preservation Trust (BPT)

Produced by CSE as part of PlanLoCaL (www.planlocal.org.uk). It was written in response to requests from community groups for factual information about wind energy, in part to counter the many myths and misconceptions surrounding this technology.

Published May 2011

An in-depth look at CSE's Freedom from Fuel Poverty scheme funded by Bath and North East Somerset Council, that aimed to tackle fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions in private sector housing in the area, through full funding of thermal efficiency improvements and renewable energy measures, in particular solid wall insulation and/or solar thermal installation.

This was a very innovative project, and the profile of this project was one of the most-visited pages on our website.

Written by Philip Morris  |  December 2010

This study aims to estimate the total cost of delivering an enhanced Decent Homes Standard to London's social housing by identifying the best technical options for delivering improvements relating to sustainable energy (energy efficiency and low/zero carbon generation), water efficiency and summer overheating. Produced in conjunction with the Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP).

Published January 2011 by CSE

Whilst the technical challenges of solid wall insulation are widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration to date of the human barriers to uptake. These are likely to be substantial, given the disruption involved and the impact of measures on building appearance. To help address this knowledge gap, CSE, with funding from eaga Charitable Trust, has undertaken a thorough evaluation of a solid wall insulation scheme (Freedom From Fuel Poverty) delivered in the Bath and North East Somerset area.

The aim of this report was to provide more detailed capacity profiles of community energy groups in Bristol, to identify key support needs, and to make recommendations for actions to support the sector in future  |  July 2011

Describes the results of a consultation designed to explore the attitudes to improving the energy performance of traditional buildings in the city of Bath. The results will inform the development of practical guidance about upgrading the diverse range of historic and traditional (solid wall) buildings in Bath.

Produced by CSE and the Bath Preservation Trust. Written by Will Anderson (CSE)

November 2010

Informing the opportunities and spatial planning requirements for renewable and low carbon energy in five West Sussex local authorities (Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Mid Sussex, Worthing).

This study was written by Martin Holley, Joshua Thumim and Zoe Redgrove for the Centre for Sustainable Energy with Kelly Lee (Impetus Consulting Ltd) and Rebecca Knight (Land Use Consultants).

October 2009

Our Big Energy Challenge was a £750,000 initiative, funded by HM Treasury’s Invest to Save Budget, that aimed to cut the carbon emissions of various public-sector organisations in Bath by 10%.

Did it succeed? All the facts and figures are in this short report.

February 2010

Researched and written by CSE and Adrian Smith, Independent Planning Consultant.

NB this 80-page report contains a large number of maps and graphs. In order to keep the file size down, these are reproduced at a low-resolution. A high-resolution PDF (13.5MB) can be found on Bristol City Council's website here.

June 2009