Community Health and Fitness No 3 - New Fund from Governemnt - Keeping Warm - Greening neighbourhoods

A major contributor to death and illness in the community is cold weather. How green can a community become. As a community we need leadership in a) the electricity, gas, and water companies; b) the local authorities and c) the other public bodies; d) the voluntary organisations which could come together to create a Green Neighbourhood. The kinds of things we might see more of might include:

1. the retro-fitting of insulation to homes and other building;
2. the treating of central heating systems of homesand businesses - by flushing out the pipe debris and other means;
3. adding solar panels to homes and other buildings;
4. by developing information systems about micro-generation - for residents and businesses.
5. an electric car "refuelling point" or two, etc 
6. new houses which have the carbon-neutral tag (see Code of Sustainable Homes Level 6!)(?);
7. More trees as strategic wind breaks;
8. etc

New public monies are available for projects to get public buildings fit (see link below).  http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn11_107/pn11_107.aspx