Free advice for engineers on ‘going green’

The Envirowise Virtual Tour, known as Green Street, has been created using advanced web technology and allows users to explore an animated world via their computer and is complete with a virtual engineering company. Business owners are invited to join Envirowise at The Efficient Engineering Company by visiting www.envirowise.gov.uk/greenstreet. The tool has been designed to be as visually captivating and user-friendly as possible, offering simple but effective advice to help businesses implement practical environmental measures. Points of interest along the virtual tour are supported by quick links to useful publications offering further free advice on tackling common resource efficiency hot spots, including ways to combat waste and practical tips for reducing water consumption and energy use. Michael Savage, production specialist at Envirowise, said: "Green Street users have the freedom to explore all areas of The Efficient Engineering Company including the warehouse, delivery point and production areas - gaining valuable resource efficiency tips along the way. "We know the internet is an integral part of the business working day so we have created this new animated tool in order to make this free advice as accessible as possible."