EnviroCentre News

EnviroCentre Ltd, supported by MEL, recently carried out a study of dry recyclables collections for Belfast City Council. This study aimed to understand the current practices and the strengths and weaknesses of these collection systems in relation to delivering on recycling and composting targets, efficiency of collection, associated costs and further processing infrastructure requirements. In addition to an options appraisal a customer satisfaction survey was incorporated in recognition of the need to balance any proposed collection system with householder expectations and practices required of them.

EnviroCentre currently offers environmental support to the Royal Society of Ulster Architects members as part of their Services Support. As part of this support a team from EnviroCentre gave a CPD seminar entitled Code for Sustainable Homes: Achieving Code Level 5 on Thursday 6th May 2010 in Belfast.

The aim of the seminar was to look at key areas for making the shift from the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Level 3 to Level 5. What does CSH Level 5 actually mean? What are the key issues that you need to address? What about reducing CO2 emissions, do you need to incorporate low carbon technologies? The seminar aimed to help architects understand what these and other key issues actually mean at the design stage.

The presentations from these events, using Prezi software, are available by clicking the links below. If you have any further questions on the issues covered then please ring EnviroCentre on 0141 341 5040 and ask for the relevant speaker or for any general enquiries please ask for Wendy Shaw.

Wendy Shaw:         Energy
Kathryn Tims:         Waste, Health and Wellbeing
Olivia Burns:          Water and Surface Water Run-off
Andy McMullen:     Ecology

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