Comments for Sustainable Lincolnshire http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk Lincolnshire's Low Carbon Community Network Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Transition Town Stamford Launch by John Polkinghorne http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-53 John Polkinghorne Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:07:54 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=50#comment-53 Hi Katy I like the idea and fully support what Vicky is suggesting. Perhaps, off the top of my head, I would suggest that you look at design features, for what I can assume is a pristine site, and take into account the builings orientation vis a vis the weather. Such as, having most of the natural light coming from the south and minimum windows on the north side. This would also allow you to maximise on the use of solar panels both for heating and hot water. Further you could explore the latest technology and possible technology such as solar panels that use wafer thin printed PVs or more esoteric PVs that operate at night, harvesting infra red radiation. Designwise you could also look at internal compartmental spaces with restricted ceiling heights to minimise heating requirements and flexible useage of those spaces. You could also address the winter time problem of shop doors being left open to entice customers in by making all openings to the outside either double doors or rotating doors (as you see see at some airports). In the car park, you could ensure that all non electric & hybrid cars would be given the spaces nearest to the entrance (at no charge) along with the physically impaired, while all others have to pay. I could go on but the list is endless and could lead you into many exciting areas. Best of luck! Please feel free to get back to us on any aspect of your project, we have a wealth of knowledge within our ranks. John Polkinghorne Hi Katy
I like the idea and fully support what Vicky is suggesting. Perhaps, off the top of my head, I would suggest that you look at design features, for what I can assume is a pristine site, and take into account the builings orientation vis a vis the weather. Such as, having most of the natural light coming from the south and minimum windows on the north side. This would also allow you to maximise on the use of solar panels both for heating and hot water. Further you could explore the latest technology and possible technology such as solar panels that use wafer thin printed PVs or more esoteric PVs that operate at night, harvesting infra red radiation.
Designwise you could also look at internal compartmental spaces with restricted ceiling heights to minimise heating requirements and flexible useage of those spaces.
You could also address the winter time problem of shop doors being left open to entice customers in by making all openings to the outside either double doors or rotating doors (as you see see at some airports).
In the car park, you could ensure that all non electric & hybrid cars would be given the spaces nearest to the entrance (at no charge) along with the physically impaired, while all others have to pay.
I could go on but the list is endless and could lead you into many exciting areas. Best of luck!
Please feel free to get back to us on any aspect of your project, we have a wealth of knowledge within our ranks.
John Polkinghorne

]]> Comment on 50 million pound fund announced for school solar power by Vicky Dunn http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/50-million-pound-fund-announced-for-school-solar-power/#comment-37 Vicky Dunn Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:41:34 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=101#comment-37 Hi Joanna. The Stamford Transition Town group know best what is happening locally. Some members are on this site (e.g. Deborah) and you could message them, or via http://www.stamfordtransitiontown.org.uk/ Have a look at my reply to another post here, http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-34 Do come back if you have more questions - someone in the forums will be able to help. Vicky Hi Joanna.
The Stamford Transition Town group know best what is happening locally. Some members are on this site (e.g. Deborah) and you could message them, or via http://www.stamfordtransitiontown.org.uk/

Have a look at my reply to another post here, http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-34

Do come back if you have more questions – someone in the forums will be able to help.
Vicky

]]> Comment on Transition Town Stamford Launch by Vicky Dunn http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-36 Vicky Dunn Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:34:30 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=50#comment-36 Hi Katy. Interesting idea. Here are my thoughts, do email me if you want clarification! The building I like the idea of biomass heating as there is plenty available locally. Building using recycled materials (google green building guide and BREEAM) and building for high energy efficiency would create a good example for people to see. You could also look into rainwater harvesting. Waste and recycling bins should be given plenty of space, so collecting waste from the shops and recycling to the max is easy. Building with all of these features would develop the skills of local builders. The community You might like to think how else the community could use the building - the money from the shops' rent could support facilities like meeting rooms, kids play areas, coffee mornings for parents and old folks, religious facilities, library, points to use the internet, displays. Building links and making a community stronger promotes sustainability... an overused phrase, but "we are in this together." The things on sale in the shops How sustainable is shopping? Google "disposable fashion." But if shops told us what we can and cannot buy they would probably be empty, and people would be doing their unsustainable shopping somewhere else. Google "choice editing" What choices could you make about the kind of shops you wanted in the shopping centre? What rules could you make? Is it better to provide the customer with information and let them choose? What would happen if you invited in a lot of charity and re-use shops and ran "make do and mend" classes? I hope this is useful. All the best, Vicky Hi Katy.
Interesting idea. Here are my thoughts, do email me if you want clarification!

The building
I like the idea of biomass heating as there is plenty available locally. Building using recycled materials (google green building guide and BREEAM) and building for high energy efficiency would create a good example for people to see. You could also look into rainwater harvesting. Waste and recycling bins should be given plenty of space, so collecting waste from the shops and recycling to the max is easy. Building with all of these features would develop the skills of local builders.

The community
You might like to think how else the community could use the building – the money from the shops’ rent could support facilities like meeting rooms, kids play areas, coffee mornings for parents and old folks, religious facilities, library, points to use the internet, displays. Building links and making a community stronger promotes sustainability… an overused phrase, but “we are in this together.”

The things on sale in the shops
How sustainable is shopping? Google “disposable fashion.” But if shops told us what we can and cannot buy they would probably be empty, and people would be doing their unsustainable shopping somewhere else. Google “choice editing” What choices could you make about the kind of shops you wanted in the shopping centre? What rules could you make? Is it better to provide the customer with information and let them choose? What would happen if you invited in a lot of charity and re-use shops and ran “make do and mend” classes?

I hope this is useful. All the best, Vicky

]]> Comment on 50 million pound fund announced for school solar power by Joanna Crombie http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/50-million-pound-fund-announced-for-school-solar-power/#comment-35 Joanna Crombie Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:40:51 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=101#comment-35 Hello :) We are doing a school geography project on on how to make an area sustainable, we are investigating the area of Stamford in Lincolnshire. I was just wondering whether you had any artticles on planned sustainabilityu projects in Stamford? Or if you could find out for me, that would be great. Thankyou very much :) Hello :)
We are doing a school geography project on on how to make an area sustainable, we are investigating the area of Stamford in Lincolnshire. I was just wondering whether you had any artticles on planned sustainabilityu projects in Stamford?
Or if you could find out for me, that would be great.
Thankyou very much :)

]]> Comment on Transition Town Stamford Launch by katy phipps http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-34 katy phipps Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:16:24 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=50#comment-34 As part of our coursework for geography this year, we have to investigate how Stamford could become more sustainable. As one of the main websites devoted to Lincolnshire, I was hoping that you would made a statement about a HYPERTHETICAL idea to do so. My idea would involve building a large, a VERY sustainable shopping centre, not only being beneficial to the environment, being built from sustainable resources and powered by a bio-mass boiler, but also focused around the community. Thank you. As part of our coursework for geography this year, we have to investigate how Stamford could become more sustainable. As one of the main websites devoted to Lincolnshire, I was hoping that you would made a statement about a HYPERTHETICAL idea to do so. My idea would involve building a large, a VERY sustainable shopping centre, not only being beneficial to the environment, being built from sustainable resources and powered by a bio-mass boiler, but also focused around the community. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Transition Town Stamford Launch by Deborah http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/news/transition-town-stamford-launch/#comment-3 Deborah Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:39:16 +0000 http://sustainablelincolnshire.org.uk/?p=50#comment-3 For more information about the launch and the group itself please have a look at the Stamford Transition Town <a href="http://www.stamfordtransitiontown.org./v2/" rel="nofollow">web site.<a/> We look forward to meeting you :-) For more information about the launch and the group itself please have a look at the Stamford Transition Town web site.

We look forward to meeting you :-)

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