Archive for February, 2010

Grants are available for students and foundations and government. Did you know there is an option for private sector businesses to get grant money too?

Ecohomes is a credit based environmental rating scheme.  It’s currently operated as a voluntary scheme in the UK, but has been developed to be used against new dwellings as well as major refurbishment projects. The assessment can be carried out at any point in the project lifecycle, but usually the earlier the assessment is taken [...]

I am not suggesting for a moment that all Green businesses are bad investments, but I am suggesting that whenever a bubble appears or to there is much enthusiasm for an idea, that a number of the businesses ideas sold to unquestioning investors will turn out to serve the middle men far more than the money men. As the investors, the business angels, we need to be on our guard. There appear to be two dangers with the current alternative or green energy fad.

Green Awareness For Greening Businesses

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I wish I could take about a week to give business people an introduction to Green business practices. Environmentalism has become an immense diversity of issues, and even scaling down to the parts that apply to business leaves enough information to fill a truckload of books. Even the dedicated environmental professional will need to spend a great deal of time to master the concepts that apply to business.

The first thing that comes to the mind when we talk of solar generators is cost. But with the advance of science and technology, it has now become very easy to build your own solar generator. This means that you do not have to get caught up in the dark any more. You can simply [...]

EPC Energy Performance Certificates

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Energy Performance Certificates are now mandatory for the sale or lease of commercial property (Commercial EPC). Asset owners will require to obtain an Energy Certificate before the property is marketed for sale or lease. The same principles apply to the domestic property market. The EU EPBD directive is now applicable to all property in the [...]

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