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The business carbon workout is a carbon calculator specifically for businesses. It allows a business to enter up to ten years of energy billing details from which the workout calculates the carbon footprint of the business. Businesses also choose from list of business types which allows the calculator to 'split' the energy use into usage (e.g. heating, lighting etc.). Once data has been entered, the business can answer a series of questions about their premises. Once completed, the workout will give suggestions on how energy use can be reduced. All the information generated can be downloaded as personalised PDF documents.

The website features:

• A login facility to ensure only the company has access to their figures
• Selection of different business types to ensure accuracy
• Dynamic PDF generation
• Dynamic data charts (bar charts & pie charts)
• Lost password retrieval system
• The website was created in such a way as to make it easily portable to other websites with different branding applied

The carbon workout is a redesign of MoonSpace's award winning 'carbon Gym'. It allows users to calculate their carbon footprint taking into account their houses, cars and air travel. It then produces downloadable PDF reports and saves the information so the workout can be revisited at a later date.

The website features:

• AJAX integration allowing seamless updating without moving between pages
• A professionally designed layout matching the parent site
• An administration area allowing authorised users to compile usage and CO₂ saving data
• A 'reminder' facility which alerts users after three months have past
• Dynamic PDF generation
• Unobtrusive information 'pop-ups'

The Solar Trade Association is a representative vehicle for the UK renewable heating industry. The website serves a dual purpose having areas for members of the association and the general public. Members have areas that can be accessed via a username/password combination. The general public can use the site to find information about solar thermal technology, the principles behind the technology and suppliers or installers of systems.

The site also features:

• Multiple 'member' search options including searching by postcode, county and company type
• Specific areas for different sectors (e.g. homeowners, communities, industry)
• Multiple contact methods including a 'join the association' form which, on completion, automatically emails relevant documentation to the given email address
• Latest news and events display both on the front page and in the side bar
• Full administration section for authorised users to edit the site

Abbey Consultants are a UK based business who provide environmental consultancy to the UK construction and home markets.

The website offers the following features:

• An easy to use contact form.
• A facility to capture email addresses for future newsletters.
• A clean and professional design.
• A integrated blog
• An integrated 'announcements' system

Park That Bike are a UK based company who specialise in parking solutions for bicycles.

The website offers the following features:

• A content management system allowing the site owner to keep the content up to date.
• A facility to capture email addresses for future newsletters.
• An easy to use contact form.
• A clean and professional design.
• 'Captcha' functionality on the contact form, preventing automated spammers from using the form.

Eco Camping is a 'green', sustainable campsite in South West Wales.

The website offers the following features:

• Animated 'flash' header
• Easy to use contact form.
• Link to a personalised 'google' map.
• Original design.

This website was completed within 1 week of the original enquiry.

Kaieteur are a renewable energy shop based in Sidmouth, Devon.

The website is a complete online shop. It includes:

• A mailing list sign up
• An easy to use contact form
• Full product browsing
• A checkout system integrated with PayPal
• Most popular items & featured items
• A full administration interface giving control over the website content
• Automated mailing list functionality
• A integrated 'wordpress' blog

CheckRenewables is a website that was developed for Shropshire and Cheshire County Councils. It provides a 'renewables toolkit' which allows users to enter details of their dwelling. These details are then used to advise the customer on which renewable energy technologies are suitable for their circumstances.

The website includes:

• An interactive 'toolkit'
• A directory of suppliers
• A comprehensive information section
• A system of dynamic .pdf creation

The website was developed in conjunction with the National Energy Foundation and Energy Projects Plus. As well as the 'live' website, two laptops were also provided which run 'stand-alone' versions of the website for use in areas where there is no connection to the internet.

The 'Carbon Workout' is an interactive carbon calculator which was developed in conjunction with National Energy Foundation and the the c-change trust. It takes elements from traditional carbon calculators and then goes one step further and allows the user to make 'pledges' to reduce their carbon footprint based on the information they have entered.

The website includes:

• A complete carbon calculator including household, car travel and air travel elements
• A dynamic system of 'charting' your progress as you complete the calculator
• A downloadable final report giving information to help reduce your carbon footprint
• A series of 'pledges' based on your situation

Once pledges have been made, a further report is available, detailing your pledges and providing useful information to allow you to carry out your pledges. The website also emails the user after a three month period and allows them to revisit their pledges, report on their progress and (hopefully) make more pledges. The workout also links to PayPal so users can acknowledge their carbon debt.

The carbon workout was recently given 9/10 marks in an Observer poll of the top calculators, beating BT, bestfootforward, WWF, DEFRA and the official government calculator. The calculator is hosted within the main National Energy Foundation website.