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Energy COST over last decade

Posted on February 2, 2022July 29, 2025 by RP
The below chart shows the cost of electricity used at our Claydon Court HQ. This is rising slowly and will rise steeply – very steeply – in 2022. There’s not much more we can do to imp... Read More

Energy EMISSIONS over last decade

Posted on February 2, 2022July 29, 2025 by RP
Another interesting chart is Claydon Court energy emissions. These are steadily falling as the national grid uses more renewables – a rare bit of good news. We offset with World Land Trust (WLT) wh... Read More

Energy USE over last decade

Posted on February 2, 2022July 29, 2025 by RP
We’ve measured electricity use at our Claydon Court HQ since 2009 as the below chart confirms. 2009 and 2010 were pre-extension (Orchard Suite) and are adjusted upwards to reflect this. The dip i... Read More

Less is MOR campaign

Posted on November 19, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
There’s lots of confusion around at the definitions of carbon neutral, net-zero, carbon negative, Carbon Balanced, etc. In essence, it’s really simple: to get less carbon we need to measur... Read More

Online property community launched

Posted on November 11, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
We’re celebrating COP 26 (not sure why) by launching a new online community to co-ordinate environmental action at our Claydon Court HQ near Ipswich. This idea is nothing new, and we we first bu... Read More

Rewilding project launched

Posted on October 29, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
We’re working with Green Eye Design to maximise the rewilding potential we have at Claydon Court. It all starts next month and we’ll keep you posted.... Read More

Alcohol fuelled compost bins

Posted on September 22, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
Compost bins are not only great for er, compost, they’re great for wildlife too. We found slowworms, toads and all sorts living in our big heap in the corner when it was explored last year. We&#... Read More

New 80:20 Workspace

Posted on July 23, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
Neutral Territory’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions takes another big step with The Barn at Claydon Court being offered on a ground-breaking 80:20 Workspace © concept. Effectively ... Read More

Carbon Balanced in 2020

Posted on May 28, 2021July 29, 2025 by RP
Neutral Territory’s HQ – Claydon Court – measured, reduced and offset its carbon emissions in 2020 to become World Land Trust Carbon Balanced for the eleventh year in a row. Emission... Read More

Energy use in 2020

Posted on January 4, 2021July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
Mixed news from our Claydon Court HQ for 2020. The good news was that energy use was down 15%; not so good was that this was largely caused by lockdown, especially in March and April.... Read More

New flexible work space

Posted on December 17, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
The team from SDE Contracts have made fantastic progress in completing the renovation work at Claydon Court. They are now moving on to the barn or ‘Beech’ as is it is know (all our spaces have tre... Read More

Warm reception; cooler planet

Posted on December 4, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
We’re pleased to update our reception wall at Claydon Court with our 2019 Carbon Balanced certificate. They confirm our relationship with World Land Trust since 2013, and our Gold Carbon Charter... Read More

Flexible working: do the maths

Posted on November 6, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
There are lots of angles to Flexible Working, but if you look simply at commuting the maths is simple. Let’s say you used to commute to work five days a week and now only go in once a week to ca... Read More

Building back better with Small Business Relief

Posted on September 25, 2020July 29, 2025 by RP
Like other small organisations, we were surprised and grateful for the government’s £10k small business rate grant earlier this year.   So we’re using this money to support local bu... Read More

2020 Carbon Balanced again

Posted on September 17, 2020July 29, 2025 by RP
Neutral Territory continued its long association with World Land Trust by Carbon Balancing our Claydon Court office carbon emissions for another year. Balancing is the final part of our simple MRB mod... Read More

Boys from the Blackstone

Posted on July 30, 2020July 29, 2025 by RP
We’ve got the Boys from Blackstone Contractors in at Claydon Court today to refurbish the car park.  It’s hot and dusty but they’re doing a fantastic, professional job as usual.   ... Read More

Getting flexible in the office

Posted on June 12, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
And by that we don’t mean cartwheeling through your office or doing the splits in reception. We’re talking about flexible spaces to work from, such as co-working spaces, hot desking and renting me... Read More

On yer bikes

Posted on May 9, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
There’s been lots in the press recently about the surge in cycling and the benefits of cycling to work when the Covid lockdown eases. The below filed the front page in the i paper yesterday. Thi... Read More

Renovated not replaced

Posted on April 16, 2020July 29, 2025 by Intern Hannah
It makes personal sense and business sense to get away from your desk now and again, and enjoy some sunshine and greenery. Claydon Court has lots of space to do this, and the furniture provided gets a... Read More

Year-end review

Posted on January 22, 2020July 29, 2025 by RP
2019 was an exciting year, and one in which we finally achieved three objectives: First PV panels installed First Electric Vehicle charging points installed Carbon Charter renewed at Gold level WeR... Read More
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