| | Arthur D Little has
reinforced its place in
the centre of London's
new climate change
revolution by opening a
green model home to the
public. A Victorian
terraced home with a
twist, No.1 Lower Carbon
Drive, is designed to
provide Londoners with
examples of ways in
which they can alter
their homes and domestic
lifestyles to reduce the
city's CO2 emissions.
Management consultancy
Arthur D Little worked
with the London
Development Agency (LDA)
to develop the model
home as part of the
mayor's Climate Change
Action Plan. The Plan
aims to encourage all | |
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| | Londoners and businesses
to help in reducing the
capital's carbon dioxide
emissions to 60% below
1990s levels by 2025.
With such a wide
range of constraints on
Londoners' time,
properties, and
lifestyles, No. 1 Lower
Carbon Drive needed to
offer practical
solutions – both high-
and low-technology –
which would improve
carbon emissions without
compromising quality of
life. To demonstrate a
truly London-focused
approach to cutting
carbon emissions, the
LDA called on management
consulting and
sustainability
specialists Arthur D | |
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| | Little to advise on
those specific
carbon-cutting ideas
most relevant and
attractive to
city-dwellers.
Using its existing
expertise and research
into reducing carbon
emissions in the
capital, Arthur D
Little's global
sustainability practice
first reviewed the full
range of technologies
available before
developing the range of
green measures
particularly appropriate
for and relevant to
London homes and
residents.
"As a city poised at
the intersection of
global business growth | |
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| | and global climate
change, London is
uniquely positioned to
lead an initiative
asking individuals and
businesses to take
responsibility for
reducing their city's
collective carbon
footprint," said Richard
Clarke, director of
ADL’s global
sustainability practice.
"Our focus on developing
sustainable businesses
and communities makes us
a strong partner to
support the LDA's
Climate Change Action
Plan, as we understand
the full range of
implications such an
integrated approach has
on businesses,
residents, and the | |
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| | long-term success of
ambitious climate change
strategies."
No. 1 Lower Carbon
Drive is intended to
give consumers practical
advice on reducing
carbon emissions through
simple home
refurbishments and
revising household
habits, as opposed to a
focus on rebuilding.
Experts are available in
the house to then
explore in more detail
with visitors how the
solutions they are
interested in would work
best in their home.
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