Category Archives: Greening Arcola

Scientific evidence from Cambridge University!

We, at Arcola Theatre were thinking about getting an “air curtain” for our front door. An “air curtain” is when you have hot air blowing from above the door frame, to maintain the temperature inside although the door to the … Continue reading

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Designing out Waste – panel discussion at the Royal College of Art

On Monday 7 November, Arcola participated in an exciting discussion about designing out waste in the art and design sector. It was organised by the London Community Resource Network with speakers from TRAID  and the East London Furniture Project; it was an exploration … Continue reading

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The Green Deal: a new revolution in energy efficiency

The Green Deal: a new revolution in energy efficiency As part of its sustainability, Arcola Theatre continuously strives to improve its energy efficiency. In this post, we take a closer look at the Green Deal initiative being set up by … Continue reading

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Fair trade versus Local Produce / Fair trade and Local Produce

Arcola Theatre, in association with the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, is connected with Growing Communities, an organisation that deals with the distribution of local grown produce. Growing Communities is a social business which runs community-led box schemes which can be … Continue reading

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Why Eco Products

Rather than just removing non eco products in the theatre, I thought it would be useful to provide a bit of info about why this is important. “Many products we use in everyday life, from shower gel to T-shirts and … Continue reading

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Arcola’s Roof Garden

In May 2009 Arcola Theatre opened its very own roof garden.  Unfortunately the roof garden no longer exists due to the space being converted into new apartments.  It was nothing fancy, just a lot of pots in which to grow … Continue reading

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Lauretta’s comments on going green

Some thoughts on going green… sorry I can be more detailed… Lighting This has been very well received on the whole. And the newly painted bar area makes a good blank canvas. Things aren’t quite perfect yet – we’re still … Continue reading

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Saving Money with Green Electricity

Arcola Theatre has begun doing research into Green suppliers for everything from toilet roll to our energy supply. We have been on an EDF Energy Green Tariff since 28th September 2005, one which we are on contract with until April … Continue reading

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The path to Green Finance

As the Finance Manager of Arcola Theatre I started to move to paperless invoicing and payments about a year ago. The only thing that has surprised me during this process is how many suppliers and customers are so receptive to … Continue reading

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Arcola Resource Monitoring Report (Sep 06 – Oct 07)

By Energy Volunteer Queenie Kung. Following to the implementation of Arcola Waste Management Strategy, a detailed resource monitoring was carried out, for the period from September 2006 to October 2007, to observe materials intake and energy consumed annually, so as … Continue reading

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