Tag: City of London

Light up responsibly, City developers are urged

Stuart Mitchell

Developers in the City of London will be required to submit a detailed strategy for how their buildings are lit, under plans to cut light pollution and save energy. The City of London Corporation is consulting on a draft Lighting Supplementary Planning Document, which will lay down requirements for future planning applications in the Square Mile and provide guidance on lighting existing buildings. The City Corporation will also encourage businesses and building owners to sign up to a new voluntary Considerate Lighting Charter, to show their commitment to improving lighting…

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Vital Energi to help the City of London in drive towards net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Vital Energi have been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to guarantee energy savings of over £480,000 a year and carbon savings of over 1,000 tonnes a year, helping the governing body of the Square Mile to take major strides towards the ambitious target of net zero carbon emissions by 2027 for its corporate estate. The project will be delivered through the Greater London Authority’s Retrofit Accelerator framework designed to help make London’s non-domestic public buildings and assets more energy efficient, and the works will to be…

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City Of London Presents First Joint Carol Service In Aid Of Charity With Sparkling Line Up Led By HRH Prince Edward

Stuart Mitchell

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and The VOCES8 Foundation, is delighted to present Carols for the City – the City of London’s first joint Christmas Carol Service streamed online.  In aid of four exceptional charities representing the soul of the City, the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman William Russell, invites you to celebrate the festive season with him and a distinguished line up of readers led by HRH Prince Edward The Earl…

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City of London’s Beech Street set to become UK’s first 24/7 zero emission street

Stuart Mitchell

The City of London Corporation has backed plans to launch the UK’s first 24/7 zero emission street in a bid to improve air quality in the Square Mile. Beech Street, much of which runs under the Barbican Estate, is now expected to be restricted to zero emission vehicles*, cyclists and pedestrians by Spring 2020, pending final approval by Transport for London (TfL). Exceptions will be provided for emergency vehicles, access to the car parks off Beech Street and for refuse collection and deliveries. Bus route 153, which is fully electric and…

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