Valuing Building Energy Efficiency through Disclosure and Upgrade Policies: A Roadmap for the Northeast U.S., a
NEEP report, suggests that policies disclosing a building's energy use can be effective in getting markets to value energy efficiency, create jobs, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
NEEP projects that housing prices in New England will continue to decline through the second quarter of 2008, with the sharpest declines forecast for the last three quarters of 2007.
Competitors will roll their
neeps, aiming to get as close to the jack - in this case a big onion - as possible.
Julie Gillon, deputy chief executive and chief operating officer for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, said that the
NEEP level had now been "de-escalated back down" to level four.
NEEP, the other 60% of which are owned by DiBenedetto AS Roma, currently holds a 67% stake in the club and will kick off an obligatory acquisition offer this week to acquire the rest of the shares.
The preferred side dish to haggis is again usually the same - a combined mash of potatoes and
neeps (swedes) known in Scotland as clapshot.
When the coalition Government announced its intention to dismantle regional development agencies and replace them with LEPs (Local Enterprise Partnerships) the North East was quick to respond by pulling together key public and private sector bodies to suggest a
NEEP. Specifically the
NEEP was to be aimed at the things LEPs did not do.
His Fillet of Venison with Haggis and Bashed
Neeps is the perfect example of a hearty regional classic given a twist.
Mr
Neep said the group was operating in 'uncertain economic and political times' with higher interest rates and reduced consumer spending in prospect.
"Now that things like the regional development agencies are to be no more, we need to align ourselves closely with initiatives such as the new LEPs and
NEEP in addition to the region's universities in order to better voice the concerns of the construction industry.
The
NEEP has six levels to judge how busy a hospital is, with one being the lowest and six the highest.
It is these two bodies that have been working closely together over the last 18 months to lobby Government for the creation of the
NEEP. The collaboration between the body which represents all 12 local authorities in the region and brings together the majority of the business representation organisations in the region, highlights a number of unique points about the work which has been carried out.