Over the past ten years housing development has changed. No longer are new estates of detached homes the norm, instead the apartment block is back in vogue, many of them connected to new offices and shops.

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In 2004, the UK emitted more than 150 million tonnes of CO2, with more than 25 per cent of this coming from the energy used to heat, light and run our homes.

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Housing associations are instrumental in providing high quality; affordable housing that meets local needs.

Increasingly, however, more and more housing associations are becoming aware that they need to provide homes, which are as energy efficient as possible. This will help them to comply with government targets to reduce C02 emissions, yet at the same time, they also need to provide tenants with warm, dry homes that are affordable to heat.

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The growth of local authority community energy schemes plateaued in the mid 1990s but now demand for a new generation of systems is growing largely due to the Government's recent directive that large UK cities should investigate opportunities to establish Energy Service Companies (ESCo's) through public/private partnerships.

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The Government's recent directive that large UK cities should investigate opportunities to establish Energy Service Companies (ESCo's) is also set to kick start a new breed of City-wide community energy schemes.

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Hospital buildings can be notoriously difficult and costly to heat, yet healthcare authorities need to ensure that the basics, such as comfortably heated wards and constant hot water, are delivered constantly and efficiently.

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For almost all educational institutions, energy efficiency is of paramount concern and especially so for larger establishments such as universities, which can face energy bills in excess of £1million a year. Recognising this, Vital Energi has made a considerable investment

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In its push to promote greater energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, the Government believes that a range of public institutions should become more energy efficient. These include museums, which are now commonly required to develop a carbon management strategy as a blueprint for achieving 'carbon neutral' status.

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The Government's tough climate change targets, and push for increased energy efficiency, mean efforts are also being made to cut carbon emissions at other government sites, such as those run byThe Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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With the Government setting such stringent targets to combat climate change, it is only natural that it should look to lead by example and make changes to the way in which energy is generated at the many sites and buildings which it operates. The prison service is no exception.

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Airport authorities are major energy users and their operations have a substantial environmental impact.

C02 emissions caused by burning aviation fuel during flights is the most obvious cause of this impact, and authorities have a corporate responsibility to manage the effects of this, especially as passenger numbers continue to rise year on year.

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