20 Sep 2023
OnGen Expert: Midlands Net Zero Hub Case Study
Lead Organisation OnGen Overview The Midlands Net Zero Hub has worked successfully with OnGen’s award-winning software, OnGen Expert, to establish…
External Case Studies
4 Jan 2022
Smart Meters for Solihull Schools and Corporate Buildings
Lead Organisation Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Overview Since 2010 Solihull Council’s Property Services team has installed smart meters in schools.…
External Case Studies
20 Jul 2021
CarbonTRACK – Decarbonisation Pathfinder Project
Lead Organisation CarbonTRACK are SW members with a bold vision – to help enable a world where energy is consumed…
External Case Studies
21 Jan 2021
Optimise Energy UK Ltd helps Park View Business Centre to “Go Green” by producing 100% renewable energy
Lead Organisation Optimise Energy UK Ltd are SWM members who are an energy consultancy focused on energy reduction and lowering…
External Case Studies
27 Feb 2020
Evaluation of Resource Efficiency Clusters for WRAP
An examination of the activity, outcomes and cost effectiveness of resource efficiency clusters, focusing on five case studies, secondary research and stakeholder/expert interviews.
External Case Studies
10 Jan 2019
Aston University goes Plastic Free
The aim of this project was to reduce single-use plastic consumption on campus through a number of different means including encouraging behaviour-change such as encouraging use of reusable cups for hot drinks, encouraging tap water consumption, and not using balloons at graduations.
External Case Studies
23 Jul 2018
Floods Happen… Be Prepared!
The Civil Contingencies Unit, in partnership with Staffordshire County Council have led a series of classroom workshops to educate students on the risks involved in a flood situation, and how they can prepare themselves and those around them.
External Case Studies
24 Oct 2017
University of Birmingham Waste Benchmark Review
The University of Birmingham and i-Clean worked together to address issues to improve the sustainability of the campus and minimise the impact that the University has on their local community.
External Case Studies
24 Oct 2017
Love Your River Telford
The project included a unique partnership of four government organisations, two non-government organisations, one water company, one university, sixteen community groups and an industry lead environmental group, who worked together to address issues with water quality across Telford
External Case Studies
3 Jul 2017
‘Saving Lives with Solar’ Community Energy scheme
In partnership with SWM members Southern Staffordshire Community Energy (SSCE) and Stoke-on-Trent based, University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust addressed environmental and social issues by becoming the largest hospital-based solar panel installation in the UK.
External Case Studies
9 Sep 2015
mac Birmingham: Purchase and installation of LED lighting
Carbon and financial savings from little investment.
External Case Studies
20 Apr 2015
Chase Community Solar
CCS was set up with the intention to benefit and create value for the community by working with Cannock Chase District Council to help tenants in their housing stock reduce their energy costs.
External Case Studies
20 Apr 2015
Southern Staffordshire Community Energy
In Spring 2011 Southern Staffordshire Community Energy had the idea to help local community organisations to use renewable energy to lower the carbon emissions.
External Case Studies
4 Apr 2014
Practical Action to Build Community Resilience
This study looks at lessons from a scheme that helped residents of a UK neighbourhood to make their community more environmentally sustainable and adaptable to change.
External Case Studies / External Reports
29 Mar 2012
The Midcounties Co-operative and UKCIP’s Adaptation Wizard
This case study summarises the work Midcounties undertook with UKCIP to plan how to adapt to climate change using the methodology outlined in the UKCIP Adaptation Wizard.
External Case Studies
3 Feb 2012
Warmer Worcestershire
The Worcestershire Strategic Partnership identified that fuel poverty targets in their Local Area Agreement were unlikely to be met and that extra funding would be required to drive this agenda forward. The bid proposed a thermal image fly over survey to identify heat loss from roofs of properties in Worcestershire (following on from the Wychavon thermal image two years previous).
External Case Studies
6 Jan 2012
Aston University – Highly commended – Business in the Community West Midlands START Award 2011
In order to raise awareness of the issues surrounding sustainability and improve their environmental performance Aston University has made efforts involving staff to 'Go Green'. To achieve this goal, Aston has launched a number of campaigns and projects to try and raise awareness of sustainability-related issues.
External Case Studies