Energy strategies for rural businesses [electronic resource] RICS guidance note
Energy strategies for rural businesses RICS guidance note [electronic resource]
- Coventry RICS 2009
- vi, 40p. 30cm.
- RICS Practice Standards UK RICS Guidance Note .
Background -- The energy issue: climate change; energy security -- Government policy and legislation -- Sources of information relating to policy and legislation regarding energy The business opportunities for rural businesses -- Energy generation -- Income generation: sale of raw materials for energy generation -- Production of biofuels -- Provision of land or buildings for renewable energy technologies; electricity sales to the National Grid; green energy certificates; local and community generation; carbon off setting schemes; carbon sequestration -- Cost savings: improving energy efficiency; Lowering the cost of energy -- Carbon savings -- Developing an energy strategy for rural businesses : baseline assessment; forecasting the 'business as usual' scenario Developing an energy strategy for rural businesses -- Baseline assessment: defining the boundaries for the assessment; the baseline year; collecting the data; calculating the carbon balance for the baseline assessment; environmental ratings of buildings -- Forecasting the 'business as usual' scenario -- Establishing the vision -- Reviewing the options to achieve the vision -- Building partnerships -- Financial and carbon emission appraisal: financial appraisal; carbon emissions and appraisal; taxes, incentives and grants; building taxes, incentives and grants into the appraisal -- Setting objective and targets -- Risk assessment -- Setting the implementation plan -- Detailed financial appraisal of strategy and implementation plan -- Recording and communicating the strategy and implementation plan Implementation: gaining the necessary consents; agreeing partnership structures; managing the implementation process Monitoring performances -- Appendix: Useful contacts
Provides guidance on how to develop an energy strategy for a rural business. Helps identify sources of information. Assesses the current position regarding climate change and energy security in the UK. Aimed at members practising in the UK and advising clients or employers in the rural sector on the development of energy strategies for their estates, lands or buildings. OUT OF PRINT ARCHIVED 23 DECEMBER 2016
Advanced
9781842195482
United Kingdom
333.72 $2 18
Background -- The energy issue: climate change; energy security -- Government policy and legislation -- Sources of information relating to policy and legislation regarding energy The business opportunities for rural businesses -- Energy generation -- Income generation: sale of raw materials for energy generation -- Production of biofuels -- Provision of land or buildings for renewable energy technologies; electricity sales to the National Grid; green energy certificates; local and community generation; carbon off setting schemes; carbon sequestration -- Cost savings: improving energy efficiency; Lowering the cost of energy -- Carbon savings -- Developing an energy strategy for rural businesses : baseline assessment; forecasting the 'business as usual' scenario Developing an energy strategy for rural businesses -- Baseline assessment: defining the boundaries for the assessment; the baseline year; collecting the data; calculating the carbon balance for the baseline assessment; environmental ratings of buildings -- Forecasting the 'business as usual' scenario -- Establishing the vision -- Reviewing the options to achieve the vision -- Building partnerships -- Financial and carbon emission appraisal: financial appraisal; carbon emissions and appraisal; taxes, incentives and grants; building taxes, incentives and grants into the appraisal -- Setting objective and targets -- Risk assessment -- Setting the implementation plan -- Detailed financial appraisal of strategy and implementation plan -- Recording and communicating the strategy and implementation plan Implementation: gaining the necessary consents; agreeing partnership structures; managing the implementation process Monitoring performances -- Appendix: Useful contacts
Provides guidance on how to develop an energy strategy for a rural business. Helps identify sources of information. Assesses the current position regarding climate change and energy security in the UK. Aimed at members practising in the UK and advising clients or employers in the rural sector on the development of energy strategies for their estates, lands or buildings. OUT OF PRINT ARCHIVED 23 DECEMBER 2016
Advanced
9781842195482
United Kingdom
333.72 $2 18