Conference brochure

Conference report

 

 

Session 1: Inaugural session

Gupta, R. Introduction to the conference

 

Nunn, R. Seeding community energy action through Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF): what did we learn?

 

 

Session 2: Global vs community-scale approaches for tackling the climate crisis

Fink, J. Neighbourhood-, urban-, and global-scale solutions to the energy and climate crisis: observations from Portland, Oregon

 

Ornetzeder, M. The role of community building processes in sustainable energy projects: experiences from Austria

 

 

Session 3: Innovating at the grassroots level: creating low energy communities

Graham, T. Creating sustainable communities in Malmo, Sweden

 

Lall, A. Strategies for low energy communities in urban India

 

 

Session 4: Workshops

Workshop 1: learning from monitoring and evaluation of low energy housing refurbishment

Gupta, R., Barnfield, L. and Arora, P. Approaches and challenges in monitoring and evaluating low energy housing refurbishments.

 

Passmore, S. Reality of energy savings in housing refurbishments

 

Burrows, K. Evaluating whole-house retrofit for future projects

 

Workshop 2: researching and evaluating low carbon communities

Ingram, N. Learning from Derwenthorpe low carbon community: opportunities and challenges

 

Alexander, R. Learning from evaluation of a low carbon community in Blacon, Chester

 

Hauxwell-Baldwin, R. Evaluating low carbon communities funded by the LCCC programme

 

Workshop 3: communities and Green Deal: opportunities and challenges

Strong, D. Green Deal: opportunities for engagement

 

Newbery, B. What communities could do in preparing for Green Deal

 

Cherian, R., Gupta, R. and Gregg, M. Preparing for Green Deal: carbon mapping households in Bicester

 

 

Session 5: Closing Plenary

Rouse, P. Energy and communities research and practice: future challenges and opportunities

 

Church, C. Engaging with community energy action: future opportunities