Energy Audit for St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol

1. Introduction
This report has been prepared to detail the energy saving measures and renewable energy
generation potential that exist at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol.
Given that Bristol will shortly be the Green Capital of Europe and St Mary’s Redcliffe is a prominent
and highly visible civic building within the city the church is keen to demonstrate its commitment to
long term ‘green’ and sustainable issues.
The report was prepared following a site audit conducted by Matt Fulford, Inspired Efficiency on 11 th
November 2013.
A summary of recommendations is made in Section 7 of this report.
In general summary the energy reduction strategy for the church should be to install good controls
to the heating and low energy (LED) lighting alongside considering installing a PV system to the
roofs. Such a strategy, when fully implemented could reduce the current energy consumption by
30-40%.
The findings of this report in no way negate the PCC of St Mary Redcliffe to petition for a faculty in
order to conduct any works at the church. For further advice on the requirement for a faculty the
church should seek advice from the DAC Secretary.
"One of the core Christian beliefs is that God created the world and that world
was teaming with life of all kinds. This life is seen as precious to God, and part
of the task of humanity is to keep that world, and all its creation safe. We face
a major environmental crisis at the present time, and it seems that this has
been caused by humanity not being careful enough with God's wonderful
creation. As part of the churches mission, we need to do all we can to make
this wonderful creation a part of our concern and that means we need to take
seriously all that can ensure we use our resources well. This energy audit is
part of that process."
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