These case studies showcase a range of "Better outside - using our spaces more" projects taking place across in green and open space, even bluespace across Scotland. Hopefully you will be inspired by these stories and be able to use the Top Tips to do something similar in your local community.
greenspace scotland report (with renewable energy consultants Locogen) Falkirk Council and North Lanarkshire Council show that our urban greenspaces should be seen as valuable assets capable of hosting low carbon energy solutions. Read more
CHOICES Energy Centre in Owen Square Park in Bristol is a valuable example of where a public park serves as a community energy generator. Read more
As a fore-runner, not just in Scotland but across the UK, Saughton Park in Edinburgh was the original ParkPower project and embodies the newly emerging model of a ‘Low Carbon Park’. Read more
Case study exploring the model employed by the London Legacy Development Corporation to implement a park-wide district heating solution. Read more
Redevelopment of the Regional Performance Centre for Sport at Caird Park, Dundee includes an innovative Low Carbon District Energy Hub that utilises surrounding greenspace to provide energy for the buildings on-site with potential for off-site supply in the future. Read more
Our June project of the month Hermitage Park Pavilion is the first public building in Scotland to meet the internationally recognised Passivhaus standard for building design. Read more
Project of the month for March is Lochore Meadows in Fife, where Fife Council utilise the heat stored in the water in a renewable heating system for the visitor centre. Read more