Useful Links
Greening your Home
Directgov is the Government’s main public-facing website bringing together ‘everyday’ information
and services in one place. It includes a section on the  environment
and greener living.
The
Mayor of London's Green Homes programme provides information and advice for
homeowners, tenants and landlords on simple green practices that will help reduce
the city's CO2 emissions and achieve the bold targets in the Mayor's Climate
Change Action Plan.
The Green Homes Concierge
Service is a paid-for service designed for homeowners who want to make more
significant changes to their homes without the hassle. The innovative tailor-made
service provides a customised audit of a property, including a thermal image,
and a ‘blow door’ test to identify sources of draughts; a report
of recommended ways to reduce emissions; and, if wanted, full project management
of a programme to cut emissions, including sourcing of competitive quotes. The
subsidised service costs £199 for annual membership. For more information
call: 0800 089 0098.
Energy Performance Certificates for homes
The
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) gives home owners, tenants and buyers
information on the energy efficiency of their property. It gives the building
a standard energy and carbon emission efficiency grade from ‘A’ to ‘G’,
where ‘A’ is the best and with the average to date being D/E.
Climate Change
The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) helps
organisations to adapt to inevitable climate change.
London Borough of Bexley's Climate
Change strategy  (186KB,
PDF file) focuses on local action to contribute to national CO2 targets.
The Mayor of London has produced five
environmental strategies, which set out his priorities and proposals for
making London a cleaner, greener, more sustainable city.
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