A Microsoft® Excel™ based tool helps users to compare alternative heat and fuel sources at the design stage of new-build or refurbishment projects. It guides the user through various pages to supply specific inputs relevant to the heat and fuel sources appraised. The resulting data provides valuable insight on: annual fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and cost, and the net present value of an investment (graphically displayed as printable charts).

Easy-to-use tool to analyse how much lighting is costing an organisation. This free-to-download calculator helps organisations to:

• Assess their lighting costs and needs
• Understand where their lighting could be improved
• Highlight opportunities to save energy, including through smart upgrades in energy-efficient technology

A simple tool which provides three examples of common lighting improvement projects (LED replacements for halogen spotlights, flourescent lighting and factory high-bay lighting upgrades). The calculator takes the user through three alternative lighting projects, looking at initial layout costs, potential savings and payback period.

This tool has proven valuable to those wishing to improve the effectiveness of lighting on their premises. Recent updates have made the tool more user friendly and provide new options for internal and external lighting, including street lighting. The tool carries out an array of calculations to determine the capital costs, annual savings (kWh, £, CO2) and payback periods for the proposed replacement fittings, and generates a series of reports that summarise the potential benefits.

Complete with useful checklists and spreadsheets, this helpful guide takes the user on a journey, from analysing and understanding their energy bills to undertaking their own simple audit, and developing an action plan and business case. The guide also includes a host of tried-and-tested energy-saving ideas to help the user identify opportunities within their own operations.

Poster Creator is a suite of resources that help users create and print signage needed to encourage recycling at workplace, and to ensure that employees understand what and where to recycle.

It provides ready-made posters or templates for users to create signage tailored to the recyclable materials most commonly found in their working environment.

Delivered through a downloadable planner, the toolkit gives users step-by-step actions for engaging and motivating staff. There are six stages covered: setting up a green team; staff training in the workplace;  engagement campaigns on 'switch-off' and leak reporting; engaging staff to improve waste segregation; and engaging staff on energy saving at home. The planner also contains links to the free resources in the toolkit, including posters, stickers, staff training presentations and quizzes.

Free online course to help trainees identify and implement resource efficiency improvements within their organisation. The course is made up of a series of short modules with supporting guides, tools and templates. Certifcates are awarded at the satisfactory completion of modules.

Interactive virtual sustainable community designed to represent a typical town in Scotland. It covers a range of sectors including retail, food and drink, hospitality, accomodation, manufacture and business services. Users can visit each business and view suggestions of how to avoid waste, reduce water and energy use, comply with new laws, and save money. Opportunities of interest can be selected by the user and downloaded as a pdf document.

A handy self-assessment tool which takes users through a series of questions to chart their current energy, water, materials, and waste-management performance. The user has the opportunity to select which resource efficiency area(s) they wish to explore. The tool then generates a semi-tailored report indicating how the user is performing in that area and the actions they can take to improve.