In Green light to clean power, the Mayor defines an energy hierarchy, aimed at designers and builders of new developments, as well as energy managers in existing commercial and industrial organisations.
The strategy includes a large section on climate change, aimed at helping the UK meet its CO2 emissions reduction target of 20% by 2010. The Mayor proposes that every London Borough should have at least one zero-carbon development by 2010, following the lead of the BedZED development in Sutton.
The strategy states "The Mayor will use his planning powers to ensure that new buildings incorporate energy-efficient measures such as natural lighting and ventilation, passive solar design, combined heat and power technologies, green roofs and walls, and borehole cooling."
There are also targets for improvements in energy efficiency in commercial and public sector buildings: "Estimates suggest that energy savings of 15% to 20% are possible from existing buildings if organisations adopt a range of cost effective measures from introducing more efficient appliances, to improving the efficiency of boilers and air conditioning systems.
"Such measures are cost effective and can quickly pay back initial investment."
Livingstone is also establishing a London Energy Partnership. A £15 million scheme has already been agreed with energy supplier Powergen aimed at improving energy efficiency in the home. The Powergen HeatStreets London scheme will offer homeowners on a street by street basis advice on how to save energy in their homes and at the same time reduce their bills. Livingston said: "Energy efficiency and fuel poverty are major concerns in London and have adverse effects on health and can damage local economies.
"This funding will enable those living with poor insulation and inefficient heating systems to save money and could reduce the number of deaths caused each winter by unacceptable indoor temperatures."
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Building Sustainable Design
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