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‘Better metering’ toolkit now available to help you save energy
01.06.2011
One of the biggest blockages to improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings is a lack of performance data. Both owners and occupiers are often unaware of how well or badly their building is performing, and it is often said that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”.
An appropriate energy metering strategy helps tackle the lack of performance data by enabling both parties to measure how much energy their building or floor area is consuming on a frequent basis, thereby providing them with the information needed to make targeted improvements...
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From compliance to measuring the actual energy use of a building
11.05.2011
Looking in greater detail at energy consumption has begun to show that buildings often fall short of targeted performance. One reason for this is a disconnection between design, procurement and operation of a building.
Compliance calculations do not fully address factors relating to building occupation and operation, with EPC effectively leaving occupants out of the equation, although they account for over 50% of a building’s energy footprint. What is more, the discrepancy between design expectations and operational outcomes has become endemic, and is starting to be perceived as a commercial risk...
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How to achieve a corporate sustainable strategy
03.05.2011
A potential £1.6bn of available energy savings can be achieved in the UK corporate sector every year, yet hardly a fraction of these energy savings are being realised, according to a Carbon Trust estimation.
A sustainability tool known as the Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) curve, prioritises carbon emissions reduction projects. The MAC curve was pioneered by McKinsey and Company and originally used to deliver a successful study of global abatement potential. Nowadays, it is heralded as the more powerful tool in sustainability...
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Four rules to improve energy efficiency with Intelligent Buildings
15.04.2011
The new wave of energy efficiency is based on waste reduction, instead of sacrifice and discomfort as it used to be years ago. Everything is automated now, with no need to turn down thermostats manually. A Building Management System is considered central to the concept of an ‘Intelligent Building’ and is a vital tool in any organisation’s drive to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. Intelligent buildings are energy and resource efficient, non-polluting and non-wasteful, flexible, adaptable and easy to operate.
But, although Intelligent Buildings offer to cut off between 30% and 50% of the cost of energy for a typical commercial building, some ideas have already failed and others are on the verge of a tremendous build out...
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8 ways to deliver staff behaviour change
01.04.2011
By the end of 2009, nearly a third of UK Government departments were missing their carbon reduction targets. In fact, meeting targets for saving energy, reducing waste or increasing recycling can be harder than many organisations expect. But, could the psychology of behaviour change help...?
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