SMEasure.org.uk – targets schools to bring awareness of their carbon emissions

May 11, 2010 - PRLog -- As smeasure.org.uk, a website stemming from academic research from the University of Oxford moves from beta testing to a wider market – Smeasure hope to target schools in particular.

Smeasure and education are a natural fit as Smeasure can support the schools curriculum, providing graphical data and bringing study to life.

The schools taking part also support valuable data as it is fed back from Smeasure to the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford for valuable research.
The research will be used ultimately to inform governmental energy policy as well as investment and programmes to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.

Annah Todman, marketing manager says ‘Schools are having to become more environmentally aware as the Government would like every school to be a sustainable school by 2020. According to teachersnet, English schools contribute an estimated 15 per cent of public-sector emissions annually.’

‘Using SMEasure as an educational tool to support their curriculum, should also assist contributing schools to reduce their share of the estimated 8.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted from schools each year,’ she continues.
Schools are ideally placed to take a lead within communities to help reduce carbon emissions. Monitoring the schools energy should provide the school with clear insights for saving energy, reducing carbon emissions and cutting bills.

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SMEasure.org.uk is a free energy analysis calculator for businesses, by the Energy Research Group at Oxford University’s Centre for the Environment. Cutting-edge building analysis techniques show how to save energy, reduce carbon emissions & cut bills.