| | 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 | |
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| | encourage all 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 | |
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| | sustainability
specialists Arthur D
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 | |
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| | global business growth
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, | |
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| | and the 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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