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Merton Council shares the merits of the Merton Rule with Spanish Federation of Local Authorities
(20/03/2009)

Merton Council has welcomed members from the Spanish Federation of Local Authorities (FEMP) to the borough to share with them the merits of the Merton Rule and the future of monitoring and researching carbon dioxide emissions. The Merton Rule is the planning policy developed by Merton Council which requires all new buildings to cut CO2 emissions by 10% using renewable energy on site. Merton developed the rule and adopted it in 2003. Its impact was so great that the then Mayor of London and ma... [more]

Strong growth potential for Ground Source Heat Pump systems
(05/12/2008)

Heating and cooling buildings is a huge drain on the bottom line of most companies these days and forecasts indicate the situation may soon get a lot worse. Recent research found that up to 40% of company annual energy budgets are currently spent heating and cooling commercial premises using traditional oil or gas systems. Another report said that almost 50% of UK carbon emissions are generated from the use of energy to heat buildings. If this all sounds rather bleak, the pain may well be compou... [more]

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