Further information
Water efficient products
The Waterless Company - http://www.waterless.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Falcon Waterfree Technologies - http://www.falconwaterfree.com/home/flash_v4.html
Sloan Valve Company - http://www.sloanvalve.com/
Duravit - http://www.duravit.co.uk/
Energy Efficient Products
Dyson Airblades - http://www.dysonairblade.co.uk/
The Energy Technology List (at http://www.eca.gov.uk/energy) identifies approved energy efficient products (which may allow a business to qualify for a tax break)
EcoDriver - http://www.ecodriver.co.uk/
Innovative suppliers
InterfaceFLOR http://www.interfaceFLOR.co.uk
Tradical Hemcrete http://www.limetechnology.co.uk
Sheep wool insulation http://www.blackmountaininsulation.com
Useful organisations:
The Carbon Trust produces advice for schools wishing to lower their carbon footprint: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/cut-carbon-reduce-costs/reduce/public-sector/schools/Pages/default.aspx and offers free Carbon Surveys: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/cut-carbon-reduce-costs/products-services/carbon-surveys/pages/carbon-surveys.aspx (subject to eligibility)
Energy Saving Trust http://www.energysavingtrust.co.uk
Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) - http://www.ciphe.org.uk/
British Fenestration Rating Council for window ratings- http://www.bfrc.org
BREEAM schools http://www.breeam.org/schools.html
http://www.waterwise.org.uk – list dishwashers by their water efficiency
Ecotricity - http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/
Green Energy UK - http://www.greenenergy.uk.com/
British Geological Survey - http://www.bgs.ac.uk/
Outdoors
Green roofs - http://www.livingroofs.org/greenroofbenefits.html and http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-cities/advice/green-roofs
Gardening for schools - http://www.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening
Rainwater harvesting - http://www.ciwem.org/resources/water/rainwater/index.asp, http://www.ukrha.org/rwh/faq/3, http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Rain+Harvesting/
Cost benefit analysis tool for Rainwater Harvesting: http://www.sudsolutions.co.uk/freeware.htm
Rainwater Harvesting Association: http://www.ukrha.org/home
Certifications:
Microgeneration systems - below 50kW the major equipment and the installer need to be certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Sustainably sourced fish - Marine Stewardship Council http://www.msc.org/
Sustainably sourced wood - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) http://www.fsc.org/
Passivhaus Institute - http://www.passivhaus.org.uk/
Renewable Energy
Feed in Tariffs http://www.fitariffs.co.uk/
Photovoltaics
http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-cities/advice/solar-technologies
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-your-own-energy/Solar-electricity
http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Solar+Electricity/
Suppliers: http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/power-from-the-sun-(photovoltaics)/pv-panel-manufacturers-and-suppliers/
Wind Power
http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-cities/advice/wind-power
http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/wind-power/
Suppliers: http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/wind-power/small-scale-wind-turbine-suppliers/
Ground Source Heat Pump
Advice on costs http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-cities/advice/ground-and-air-generated-heat
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-your-own-energy/Ground-source-heat-pumps and http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Heat+Pumps/
Suppliers: http://www.heatpumps.org.uk/ and http://www.gshp.org.uk/
Biomass
Information about Biomass Boilers http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Biomass+Boilers/
Suppliers: http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/biomass-and-biofuel/wood-burning-stoves-and-boilers/
http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=73,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
CHP
Current information from Carbon Trust study into Micro CHP - http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/emerging-technologies/current-focus-areas/pages/micro-combined-heat-power.aspx
More information http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Combined+Heat+'26+Power/ http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/solutions/combined-heat-and-power-chp
Information on suppliers: http://www.chpa.co.uk/
Solar - http://www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Solar+Thermal/
Costs - http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-cities/advice/solar-technologies
Suppliers: http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/solar-heating/solar-compatible-boilers-and-heating-systems/
Biomass Fuel - http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=75,59188&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Renewable Heat Incentive - http://www.rhincentive.co.uk/
Intelligent heating controls - Dataterm: http://www.warmworld.co.uk/index.php