Donna Munro – Providing independent advice on renewable energy and low energy buildings
Donna Munro is an independent consultant with over thirty years’ experience as an engineer working in the renewable energy and sustainability sector.
Her particular focus is on the integration of renewable technologies and energy efficiency measures into buildings. Including offering advice on:
- The design, costs and benefits of renewable energy systems such as solar photovoltaics, biomass stoves and solar water heating.
- The design of low energy buildings that use insulation, natural daylighting and warmth from the sun to reduce energy consumption
- Energy efficiency measures for existing buildings including energy efficient heating systems, fitting insulation, low energy appliances and low energy lighting.
- The energy consumption of buildings, check energy bills and carbon footprints, suggest green electricity supply options and review the performance of solar systems.
Donna has worked with a range of organizations and community groups, and is based in South Lakeland. She has renovated her own house, a classic hard-to-treat stone built Cumbrian house.
Donna is also co-author of the book ‘Photovoltaics in the Urban Environment, Lessons learnt from large-scale projects’ and successfully prepared funding proposals that were submitted to a wide range of funding bodies.
Alongside us here at Cumbria Action for Sustainability, Donna has also worked with South Lakeland District Council, the RSBP, the European Commission, Energy for Sustainable Development and the Energy Saving Trust.