Sustainable Saltaire

Victoria Hall

The context:

• The Stern Report
• The government’s aim of increasing the contribution of renewables to the energy supply
• Rocketing energy bills for houses and businesses
• Dependence on unstable parts of the world for energy supply
• A community of ageing buildings in a conservation area of historical importance

The aims:

• To reduce Saltaire’s energy consumption and hence its “carbon footprint”
• To investigate means of achieving conservation of energy
• To explore possibilities of generating “clean” energy locally
• To work towards an “eco-friendly” community within an existing set of buildings
• To produce ideas and results which benefit all people within and around the World Heritage Site

The people:

• Saltaire residents, businesses and organisations (NOT exclusively in World Heritage boundaries)
• Under the umbrella of Saltaire Village Society

The resources:

• Lots of south-facing roofs
• A flowing river
• Wind and rain
• The creative talents of those living and working in Saltaire
• ………….(watch this space)

The current focus for 2007-8

• An energy survey of selected houses
• Investigation of the possibility of a Home Zone
• Publicity for a potential hydro-power project at the New Mill
• Getting the best information and spreading the word

Communications currently via Eddie Lawler
07891 254809
eddie@eddie-lawler.co.uk