Our Roadmap to 2030
23 Mar 2016
How to help your LEP with climate change – March 2016
Date of presentation 22 March 2016 Speaker Dr Simon Slater, SWM Purpose of the presentation This was presented at the…
Our Events & Presentations
10 Mar 2016
Fit for the Future: LEPs and Climate Change Good Practice Conference
The Fit for the Future Conference brought together representatives from LEPs from all over the country to share good practice on climate change adaptation, mitigation and a low carbon economy and to gain support from key national bodies on this agenda.
Our Events & Presentations
15 Feb 2016
Encraft Seminar: Retrofit
This seminar examined case studies on a wide variety of ongoing retrofit projects.
Our Events & Presentations
1 Feb 2016
Climate Resilient Communities Conference 2016
The Climate Resilient Communities Conference 2016 (#CRCC2016) brought together a variety of delegates from different backgrounds all of whom have an interest in protecting our most vulnerable communities from the impacts of extreme weather.
Our Events & Presentations
19 Jan 2016
Climate Just Training Workshops
These workshops allowed delegates to try out the online Climate Just tool.
Our Events & Presentations
14 Jan 2016
Fit for the Future? Local Enterprise Partnerships’ Climate Ready and Low Carbon Economy Good Practice
This report is aimed at those working with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) at the local and national level to integrate climate adaptation, mitigation and the low carbon economy into the economic strategies and the billion pounds worth of investments over the next five years
Our Reports & Guides
7 Dec 2015
Encraft Seminar: Building Energy Performance
There is significant and growing evidence that buildings do not perform as anticipated at their project design stage. A number of variables during the design, construction, handover and actual operation of buildings affect building energy performance. This seminar examined some of those variables with a view to reducing the performance gap.
Our Events & Presentations
6 Dec 2015
Community Resilience to Climate Change: an evidence review
Date of the report November 2015 Author of the report Clare Twigger-Ross, Katya Brooks, Liza Papadopoulou, Paula Orr, Rolands Sadauskis, Alexia…
External Reports
3 Dec 2015
Financing infrastructure and built environment adaptation to climate change
Date of the report October 2015 Author of the report Dr Katy Roelich Purpose of the report This report aims to…
External Reports
3 Dec 2015
SWM 2020 Roadmap Monitoring Report – 2015
The purpose of this report is to provide evidence to policy makers within the West Midlands on progress on the sustainability economic, social and environmental goals and priorities for the region set out in the West Midlands Roadmap to a Sustainable Future in 2020.
Our Reports & Guides
25 Nov 2015
WMCA Powers and Activities – Draft Sustainability Review
Our initial draft sustainability review of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) proposed powers and activities as set out in November 2015.
Our Reports & Guides
21 Oct 2015
The Guide to National Sustainability Award Schemes
The purpose of this guide is to help organisations in the West Midlands to identify and target national sustainability award schemes that will showcase their good practice.
Our Reports & Guides
20 Oct 2015
Encraft Workshop: Air Tightness in Buildings Hands On Skills
Air tightness is a critical component of energy efficient construction. The workshop focussed on the importance of airtightness and gave a full overview of how to achieve air tightness in a building.
Our Events & Presentations
20 Oct 2015
SWM Annual Conference 2015: Sustainability and the West Midlands Combined Authority
The SWM Annual Conference was held on the 19 October 2015 with keynote presentation from Jonathon Porritt, the inspirational writer, commentator, author and co-founder of the sustainability development think tank Forum for the Future
Our Events & Presentations
1 Oct 2015
NHS Sustainability Network: Waste and Wastewater Management Workshop
In a low carbon system waste is minimised, is managed to comply with legislation, and recycling or composting are optimised. This workshop provided delegates with Information about the carbon impacts associated with waste and wastewater management and strategies for implementing solutions to minimise waste and wastewater production and costs.
Our Events & Presentations
9 Sep 2015
mac Birmingham: Purchase and installation of LED lighting
Carbon and financial savings from little investment.
External Case Studies
26 Aug 2015
Active Cities: A Guide for City Leaders
The "Active Cities Report" by the international ‘Designed to Move’ coalition provides detailed guidance about how to integrate physical activity into community design, and information on the economic, social and environmental benefits that result.
External Reports
31 Jul 2015
The Future We Made: Birmingham and the West Midlands Futures Toolkit 2020-2060
This report and slide pack is aimed at local decision-makers operating within the West Midlands area who want tools to help start a useful conversation about the future within their organisation systems and culture.
Our Reports & Guides
17 Jul 2015
Local Authority Business Case for Adaptation
This workshop marked the launch of a brand new Business Case for Adaptation report for local authorities and brought together local authority officers from across the West Midlands and beyond
Our Events & Presentations
17 Jul 2015
The business case for managing the impacts of severe weather and a changing climate
This report sets out a council business case for managing the cross-cutting impacts of severe weather and a changing climate
External Reports
16 Jul 2015
Encraft Workshop: Smart Energy Solutions for Housing: What Works Now?
This event gave examples of new smart technologies entering the market, outlined the benefits to organisations and their tenants and provided an overview of future developments.
Our Events & Presentations
2 Jul 2015
The Committee on Climate Change – Progress on adaptation and mitigation in the UK
The Committee on Climate Change has published a landmark joint report that analyses the UK's progress in tackling both the causes and consequences of climate change.
External Reports
24 Jun 2015
Overheating in Homes – The Big Picture
The report sets out the types of processes and checks some housing associations and housebuilders already have in place to tackle overheating and why they viewed these as important for their businesses.
External Reports
12 May 2015
Encraft Investors Briefing: How to manage the financial risks and rewards of renewable energy schemes
The briefing covered the risks and rewards of investing in distributed low carbon energy projects, and the value and role of independent technical quality assurance in protecting your investment.
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