Understanding the issues allows effective forward planning. Sustain’s Insight is a tool enabling us, our clients and partners to be aware of the environmental, political, social and economic forces at work.

Insight Quarterly
Presentations
Publications

Insight Quarterly

The China Syndrome - Can China respond to an everincreasing awareness of climate change?

The Cost of The Code - The Code for Sustainable Homes looks at improving on building regulations. But what will the costs be? 

Pandora’s Box: How a new European directive will lift the lid on energy in the built environment

How the value chain can help microgeneration cross the technology chasm

Peak Prices: What’s up with the energy prices?

Power to the People: Making a market for microgeneration

The Waterfall Effect: Cascading efficiency down the construction chain

Presentations

Low Carbon Technology Event, Accord Housing, 22nd November 2007
This event highlighted Accord Housing's dedication to Low Carbn Technologies, having installed four different systems. Presentations from the day covered the technologies, planning and designing for the technologies and meeting Code for Sustainable Homes levels:

Accord Environmental Briefing 
Planning and Designing for Technologies 
Code for Sustainable Homes 
Low Carbon Technologies 

See our Low Carbon Energy practice

Life Cycle Assessment
Sustain were invited to present at the BSRIA sustainability network event on Life Cycle Assessment of construction and building services, 26th September 2006

To download the presentation, click here pdf (125KB)

CHP Showcase event, LACE Housing, 27th June 2006
This event was aimed at showcasing LACE Housing's new CHP system, which provides both heat and power to residence of Olsen Court. The day also provided detailed information about many aspects associated with CHP.

Presentations included:
Design for CHP
CHP Technical
CHP Financial
A low carbon future for Lincolnshire

Life Cycle Assessment
Sustain were invited to present at the Engineering Physical Science Research Council / Institute of Civil Engineering's showcase event on Life Cycle Assessment and Whole Life Costing, 24 January 2006

To download the presentation, click here pdf (125KB)

Publications

Impacts of the EU Emissions trading scheme on UK Fuel Poverty White Paper pdf (750KB)

The UK government is working hard to deliver vulnerable households from fuel poverty. Price rises due to the EU's Emission Trading Scheme threaten this.

EEC Guidelines for RSLs pdf (367KB)

Sustain's easy-to-follow guide for assisting registered social landlords (RSLs) gain access to funding for energy efficiency improvements.