Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has published its global forecast for real estate investment markets in 2024 highlighting key sectors it believes offer rewarding opportunities for investors. The report offers insights on ten questions that Savills IM analysts believe investors should seek to answer before allocating in 2024. Although higher inflation and bond yields provide…
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Valpre Capital, a London-based private equity real estate investment firm, Revelate Capital, an Irish based real estate investment and development business and Aventicum Real Estate, a pan-European value-add real estate platform owned by UBS, have announced a strategic partnership for the development of 10 Newmarket Square, a contemporary residential Build-to-Rent scheme in the heart of Dublin’s City…
Wates is cementing its presence as a leader in social housing retrofit after securing £107m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contracts on behalf of 17 social landlords. The milestone comes eight months after the government allocated its latest round of SHDF funding, a total of £778m that is predicted to improve the…
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has introduced a new ‘Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure’ framework agreement to support the NHS with lowering carbon output in line with its 2040 carbon net zero emissions ambition. The procurement framework agreement provides the NHS with a simple way to find and appoint the services of fully vetted providers quickly…
On 7th November, more than 160 guests joined Veolia at BMA House in London to discuss sustainability and learn about the recycling and energy solutions the company is deploying on the Road to Net Zero. Sustainable Futures was a customer event with a Local Authority focus and a first for Veolia who now work with…
The Retrofit Academy has opened a new Training Hub in Hampshire as part of a partnership with workforce solutions and training specialist SERT Training. As Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) and Homes Upgrade Grant (HUG) funding increases demand for retrofit talent, The Retrofit Academy Hampshire has been established to meet this demand by upskilling workforces…
The Prime Minister’s controversial move to cut back many of the nation’s net-zero ambitions has received criticism from business leaders, environmentalists and Conservative party backbenchers. A new survey from energy company Vattenfall also suggests a very different perspective to the country’s needs from UK businesses. While the government’s reasoning for its environmental U-turn is to…
An innovative low carbon energy network developed by SmartParc with support from Veolia is set to cut carbon emissions for food manufacturing by 30,000 tonnes annually at the flagship SmartParc site near Derby. Home to the UK’s first ever low-carbon food manufacturing community, covering 186,000 square metres (or 2 million square feet), the system serving the…
Corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched its inaugural ‘Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management’ framework agreement designed to help the NHS meet net zero. The framework agreement has been developed in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation…
Compass Group business Eurest has won a new contract with Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in South Oxfordshire to bring transformative changes to the campus’s food and beverage offerings. Harwell, a leading UK science and innovation campus, is on track to grow its ‘Science City’ in Oxfordshire, making room for thousands more people to join…
Paul Burnett, managing director of Johnsons Controls business Asset+, comments on a National Infrastructure Commission forecast that eight million buildings will need to switch from gas boilers to cleaner alternatives. The National Infrastructure Commission today stated around eight million buildings will need to switch from gas boilers, which currently heat around nine in 10 properties in England, to cleaner…
Quadrum, the redeveloper of 11 Belgrave Road in London Victoria, has appointed Vorboss to install a 10-100 GBPS full-coverage fibre network. The of the150,000 square foot development will become one of a handful of buildings in the capital – and the first in Victoria – to offer this level of connectivity. Built in the 1950s,…
A building product’s environmental credentials do not necessarily stand and fall on the amount of carbon it emits during use or in situ, says Kyle Alexander, Project and Engineering Manager at IG Masonry Support. Some solutions, such as brick slip lintels, and brick on soffit systems have evolved to speed up and simplify traditional construction…
More collaboration between politicians and Scotland’s construction industry is vital to reach net zero according to Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Monica Lennon. Addressing the flagship annual event of the country’s largest trade association representing the construction sector, SELECT, Lennon who is Labour MSP for Central Scotland, Convener of the Scottish Government’s Cross-Party Group…
SAUTER and MeteoViva have launched amanteia, a cloud platform that tracks and makes recommendations for decarbonisation of entire real estate portfolos. Leveraging SAUTER’s building automation and facilities management expertise, and processes developed for MeteoViva’s energy management platform, the cloud-based tool is targeted at managers of real estate portfolios and ESG professionals. After assets are captured,…
The Welcome Building, a new type of workspace for Bristol which is being delivered by a joint venture between Tristan Capital Partners fund EPISO 5 and Candour has achieved an important construction milestone. With the building reaching its highest point celebrated at a topping out ceremony, Main contractor Wates is scheduled to complete the project…
Bidvest Noonan has appointed Chris Cunningham as Innovation Manager and Nina Delia as Environmental Manager. Cunningham whose expertise includes coaching, change management and programme management, will identify new opportunities, and introduce cutting-edge initiatives to enhance the facility services provider’s market position in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. His appointment follows that of Peter…
The UK government may be watering down its commitment to net zero but the construction industry must not let up on its own commitment to reduce its impact on climate change – that’s the message from a consortium of leading organisations behind the launch of the ground-breaking Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD). The project, which…
Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council is rolling out a new fleet of electric collection vehicles in partnership with Veolia. With dedicated collection vehicles for each waste stream, the new fleet will also help to expand the food waste service, bolstering recycling rates and driving ecological transformation across the borough. The fleet of 27 new electric…
Following the Prime Minister’s speech on the UK’s net zero commitments, Jeff House, External Affairs & Policy Director at Baxi welcomes the announcement of a new Boiler Upgrade Scheme but cautions more skills are needed. Baxi welcomes the UK government’s commitment to improving the Boiler Upgrade Scheme by increasing the total grant to £7,500. As…
A new partnership between The Retrofit Academy and the Greater South East Net Zero Hub (GSENZH) will help train and develop the workforce required to retrofit an estimated 13.9 million households in the South East of England in line with the UK’s net zero commitments. The partnership comes as local authorities and social housing providers…
ISS UK&I has been approved as an official training centre for the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA). IEMA is the global professional body for individuals and organisations working, studying or interested in the environment and sustainability. Certification as a training centre is a result of ISS meeting IEMA’s rigorous standards, and will enable…
ISS is accelerating its progress towards full-scope net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 by implementing enterprise climate platform, Watershed’s carbon accounting solution across its global operations. All ISS country teams across ISS’s more than 30 markets will be empowered with the capability to measure and manage their own carbon footprint, thereby quantifying the impacts…
BT and Johnson Controls are collaborating to help business customers in the UK and internationally benefit from smart buildings technology to digitally monitor, analyse and optimise energy use in workplaces. Buildings from offices to factories can all benefit, helping customers reach Net Zero faster while reducing operating costs. The global leaders in their respective fields…
Wates is accelerating plans to decarbonise its commercial van fleet with a major investment to replace 45 small diesel supervisor vans with new electric cars. The electric cars will be used across the Group’s UK-wide fit-out, refurbishment and maintenance services for social housing properties and non-domestic buildings. Forming part of a long-term plan to electrify…
Farnek has committed to reducing carbon emissions from its fleet of vehicles by adopting a new blend of biodiesel produced by Dubai-headquartered Neutral Fuels. Neutral Fuels, the largest producer of biofuel in the Gulf region, collects waste cooking oil from local restaurants and kitchens and chemically transforms it into Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (commonly called biodiesel),…
A new solar array capable of eventually producing enough green electricity to power the equivalent of more than 17,000 homes has been announced by a Joint Venture between Teesside International Airport and SSE Energy Solutions. Teesside International Airport, located between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees in Northern England, is popular with holidaymakers to Spain, Turkey and Majorca.…
On 12 September Veolia is hosting a new event to raise awareness of ecological challenges including decarbonisation, depollution and the optimisation of the earth’s resources. The one-day free-to-attend conference, called VEO23, will cover how the natural ecosystems of people, planet, and society are interconnected, and the practical solutions that can balance human progress and counter…
Rye, Winchelsea & District Memorial Hospital has become the first community hospital in the UK to achieve carbon neutrality. Following the installation of its new renewable systems, the hospital’s electricity supplier has confirmed all power now comes from fully renewable sources such as solar panels and wind power. This means that the hospital has reduced…
The UK’s Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management has launched ‘Get moving on sustainability: a campaign for change’ which calls on FM professionals to accelerate their organisation’s journey towards Net Zero by upskilling knowledge. Emphasising the ‘critical’ role of workplace and facilities managers in securing a more sustainable future as organisational ‘lynchpins’ who bring together…
Mitie has worked with Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), the UK’s largest financial services organisation, to decarbonise the heating of its Trinity Road office in Halifax. The new ground source heat pump system is projected to eliminate up to 6,292,112 kWh of gas consumption and up to 1,164 tonnes of carbon emissions per year – equivalent…
Paul McLennan, Scottish Government’s Minister for Housing, has referred to climate change as the “defining issue of our time” at the second Green Home Festival which is part of the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) was the keynote speaker at the launch of the five-day renewables jamboree in central Edinburgh organised by the Construction Industry…
SSE Energy Solutions has opened a publicly accessible 10-bay EV charging hub at its depot in the town of Melksham, Wiltshire. Five Dual Head ultra-rapid 150kW chargers across 10 EV Charging bays will service SSE’s local fleet of electric vehicles. The high-powered charging units have the potential to allow drivers to resume their journey in just…
Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, says managing consumption effectively and embracing decarbonisation are becoming business-critical requirements. There are thousands of businesses across countless industries where energy plays a significant day-to-day operational role. However, amid soaring inflation, volatile prices and strict environmental legislation, the priorities of cost management and sustainability are quickly rising to the…
UK fit-out and refurbishment contractor Pexhurst has refurbished the net zero Carbon in Construction DC4 unit at the West Midlands’ Prologis Park Ryton, achieving an EPC A22 rating. The refurbishment ensures 166,820sq. ft. of industrial space is fully renovated and ready to let. DC4 is located on Prologis Park Ryton, just minutes from the M6…
Vail Resorts is a leading global mountain resort operator with 41 resorts in 15 states and four countries as well as travel-centric retail and hospitality businesses. As a company, they are driven by their corporate responsibility platform, EpicPromise, which includes a commitment to achieve a zero net operating footprint by 2030. Their climate goals are…
Scotland’s second Green Home Festival is set to be launched by Scottish Government Minister Paul McLennan, who has agreed to kick off the week-long series of shows delivering practical assistance and advice to help Scotland become a net zero nation. The Housing Minister will be the keynote speaker at the first session of the five-day renewables jamboree, whichis…
Trials on yellow plant have demonstrated potential carbon savings of 58 per cent across Veolia’s fleet of over 660 site-based machines in the United Kingdom. By working with vehicle manufacturers to optimize vehicle settings, training operators to maximise productivity, and lowering maintenance requirements through better operating regimes, the company is advancing the transition to net…
ASHRAE has announced the winners of its 2023 Student Design Competition and Applied Engineering Challenge which recognize the exceptional talent and problem-solving skills of students in HVAC&R, building sciences and engineering. This year’s Student Design Competition focused on the design of a new laboratory building, which consist of a large single-story building with a rooftop penthouse and located…
Energy-from-waste business enfinium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eni UK, the UK subsidiary of Eni S.p.A, to support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its Parc Adfer facility in North Wales. By capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from its existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium has the potential to take significant…
Salix Finance has appointed Emma Clancy to succeed Annie Shepperd OBE as its new chief executive with responsibility for overseeing delivery of energy-efficient public buildings and social housing as part of the UK’s net zero agenda. Clancy will take the reins at the non-departmental public body which is wholly owned by the Government of the United…
With data suggesting retrofit recruitment must triple for the UK to reach net-zero by 2050, the Reed Group has launched ‘Reed Environment’ to support the ‘training at scale’ of a new green workforce. According to the group, the initiative will create one of the largest networks of green skills training providers in the country, creating…
Ulf Nahrath, Shell’s VP of UK Energy Transition and Infrastructure, looks at the options available for decarbonising the industrial sector in the United Kingdom. Effectively decarbonising operations continues to dominate the conversation for the UK’s industrial sector, with net-zero ambitions widely considered a key corporate focus alongside competitively meeting production demands. Altough multiple options are…
Mall of the Emirates has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest level in the LEED green building rating system. The certification validates sustainability measures that have been implemented at the world’s largest retail destination which is owned and operated by the Majid Al Futtaim group supported by Veolia’s…
New research by the University of Liverpool could signal a step change in the quest to design materials to support net zero and our sustainable future. Published in the journal, Nature, ‘Optimality Guarantees for Crystal Structure Prediction’ (doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06071-y) demonstrates how a mathematical algorithm can predict the structure of any material by aggregating information about the properties…
In a move to enhance transparency over its Net Zero plans, the UK government has published the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP) following a High Court ruling last year. Despite the inclusion of over 3,000 pages of detailed information, the latest assessment by independent statutory body the Climate Change Committee (CCC) finds the UK in…
Engineering and facility services business Pareto reports it achieved carbon neutrality in 2022 in accordance with the UK’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting ( SECR) regulations . The SECR regulations distinguish ‘Scope 1’ emissions – or those generated from gas, oil or other fuel used in buildings, vehicles and other equipment owned or controlled by…
Pedal to the metal and gear up for an electrifying experience as Maeving, the local electric motorcycle maestros, race into the spotlight at the Big Zero Show in Coventry. Situated in the heart of Coventry, Maeving is proud to call the host city its home, where the motorcycling industry has thrived for over a century.…
As Coventry City FC confirms its place in the English Football League Championship play-offs, The Big Zero Show promises an even more compelling spectacle in the city next month. The Big Zero Show will be held at the Coventry Building Society Arena, with top scorers in business and energy sharing their climate defence plans. Keynote…
Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has announced a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy provider Brookfield to support the development of a new wind farm in the UK. The partnership will enable CWG to purchase clean energy and provide over 70% of its electricity consumption through renewable sources. The proposed wind farm, with a…
Andron has secured a three-year cleaning contract at Birchwood Park, the largest out-of-town business community in North West of England. Located at Warrington, Cheshire, Birchwood Park is home to multiple companies operating in the nuclear industry including Jacobs and Rolls-Royce. With high-quality, flexible office space, co-working spaces, industrial units, meeting and events facilities, green spaces,…
Finnish real estate company Antilooppi has launched POOL, the country’s first carbon-neutral workspace network, to meet growing demand for sustainable working environments. The company says it is determined to promote carbon-neutral construction and achieve tangible sustainability outcomes including Net Zero across its €1.4 billion portfolio of 35 office and retail properties offering rental space of…
Colin Donnelly, Health, Safety & Environmental Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in the UK, discusses the company’s journey towards Net Zero and how organisations can implement sustainable operations. Businesses play a crucial role in the government’s goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, whether they are large multinational corporations or independent SMEs. Around one in…
Paul Wrighton, Regional Director for Sustainable Infrastructure at Johnson Controls UK&I, tells FM Magazine what he’d like to see from the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on Wednesday. We need a renewed commitment to decarbonisation, across all sectors – especially for both domestic and SMEs, as well as looking at ways to encourage more training…
Future business energy needs will be delivered by a wider portfolio of more sustainable, more circular, and more decentralised alternatives to current supplies, says Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK. As facilities managers continue to face market volatility and tightening budgets, corporate energy strategies must go far beyond simply ‘buying better’. Indeed, companies need…
Following comments by Lord Callanan in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Mike Foster, Chief Executive of UK energy trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), explains why he has written to the Minister requesting urgent clarification of the government’s policy on heat pumps. In his newspaper article, Lord Callanan, Minister at the Department for Energy Security…
Veolia has extended its medical waste management capabilities to address key issues for the United Kingdom’s healthcare sector and NHS, including carbon emissions generated by traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions. New services will help organisations in making further progress towards their net-zero ambitions by optimising compliant handling, management and treatment of waste streams that fall…
Veolia is now delivering more than six times more renewable electricity to the grid than it uses at 400 offices and sites in the UK. By generating 856 GWh of electricity using a combination of biomass, landfill gas, biogas and Energy Recovery facilities (ERF), that qualify under the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme,…
Veolia will support The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s net zero 2030 ambitions under a new long-term environmental services contract. Awarded for a term of over 9 years, the new contract includes kerbside recycling and waste collections, bulky waste and street cleansing and will expand an existing food waste recycling scheme to cover the whole…
As the United Kingdom marks National Apprenticeship Week, Karen Boswell OBE, managing director of BDR Thermea Group business Baxi UK and Ireland, explains why encouraging more young people into heating engineering is essential. With government mandates for greenhouse gas emission reduction looming, concern around the lack of new talent entering the heating engineering and manufacturing…
Veolia is helping Scottish Water on its journey to net zero by increasing the amount of renewable energy generated at Edinburgh’s largest Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW). Seafield WwTW in Leith has been a net exporter of renewable electricity since June 2022, producing 108 per cent of the electricity it requires to run the site, with…
Retail destinations, Quayside MediaCity in Salford and Gloucester Quays, are the first of their kind to achieve ‘Net Zero Carbon – Operational Energy’, in line with UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework. The two retail destinations join an expanding list of Peel L&P buildings that have achieved net zero carbon status, demonstrating the company’s commitment…
David Lloyd, General Manager of Connected Energy Performance for Johnson Controls, comments on a recent report by former UK Energy Minister, Chris Skidmore, outlining new opportunities offered by a renewed drive towards net zero. In a major review of the government’s net zero plans, a new report by net-zero tsar Chris Skidmore calls for a serious ‘step…
Cloudfm has announced a target date of 2035 for eliminating full-scope net zero emissions, having already met its scope 1 and 2 science-based emissions targets. In common with other service providers, a large part of Cloudfm’s carbon footprint is in scope 3, which includes indirect emissions produced by a business as a result of factors…
A partnership with energy management and sustainability consultancy Verco will provide customers of EMCOR UK with a tailored approach to achieving net zero. Verco’s ‘Route Zero’ programme starts with an analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from across a customer’s buildings and workplace. Also analysed is a measurement of scope 1,2 and…
Fiona Hodgson, Chief Executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF), comments on over £500 million of Net Zero budget initiatives recently announced by Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney. The Scottish Government’s transformative Net Zero agenda is welcomed and supported by our sector; however, we urge greater priority is given…
Alleima AB has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), UN Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which promotes science-based corporate net zero targets. The global materials and industrial heating solutions provider is already a signatory to several international principles and…
A new report from Burges Salmon explores issues surrounding consent for low carbon hydrogen infrastructure projects in the UK. With the potential to overcome some of the trickiest decarbonisation challenges facing the economy, low-carbon hydrogen can play an important role in effecting the country’s transition to Net Zero. Net Zero (the UK Government’s commitment to…
SaaS building intelligence provider Infogrid has acquired Aquicore, a leading ESG data and analytics company that empowers real estate institutions to take the actions necessary to achieve net zero carbon. The announcement comes off the back of a period of high growth for Infogrid. In response to increasing demand from customers grappling with rising energy…
Lynne Snoding, Diversey’s sector marketing manager for Food Service & BSC in the UK and Ireland, provides guidance on reducing cleaning-related energy costs as companies transition to net zero. Government targets to reduce CO2 emissions as part of the wider commitment to zero carbon by 2050 have focused attention on energy consumption across all parts…
With the United Nations urging businesses to recognise how they will meet the expectations and demands of stakeholders to reach net zero by 2050, David Lloyd, general manager of Connected Energy Performance at Johnson Controls UK&I, says technology is key. Across the world, businesses are battling to keep the lights on amid urgent calls for…
Northumberland County Council (NCC) in Northern England has been leading a local green energy revolution by retrofitting non-domestic buildings with low-carbon ground source heat pumps. In 2019, the council declared a ‘climate emergency’ following a finding that burning gas and other fuels for heat had contributed to 38 per cent of the country’s emissions the…
A free-of-charge recycling scheme offered by AkzoNobel brand Dulux Decorator Centre in the UK in cooperation with Veolia has disposed of a staggering one million paint cans. The service is designed to make it easy for tradespeople to dispose of empty paint cans in a responsible and suitable way. Professionals can arrange for cans to…
Britain’s cities need urgent transformation in the next decade and beyond if the country is to meet its 2050 net zero targets and create cleaner, safer spaces for citizens, according to a major study from E.ON and the UK Green Building Council. The two organisations have collaborated on a new initiative called Streets of the…
David Hall, VP Power Systems at Schneider Electric and Kas Mohammed, VP Digital Energy, comment on a finding by a new study from E.ON and the UK Green Building Council that half of all adults in the United Kingdom agree faster movement is needed on climate change in cities. David Hall, VP Power Systems UK…
Aramark has announced 44 per cent of the available options on dine-in menus in more than 250 universities and colleges across the United States will be plant-based by 2025. Aramark and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have collaborated on plant-based initiatives for almost fifteen years, working together to benefit animals, people and…
Johnson Controls has been named to the 2022 Fortune Change the World list for its OpenBlue solutions and OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service offering. Fortune’s Change the World list recognises companies that use creative tools to address society’s unmet needs and is evaluated based on measurable social impact, business results and degree of…
Peel L&P has released its annual ESG report on the progress the British regeneration business is making in implementing a Five Year Sustainability Plan. Peel, which has a record of transformative and exciting projects including MediaCity at Salford Quays and the trailblazing Manchester homeless project Embassy Village, reports progress on all 22 of its sustainability…
Adam Savitz, Sustainability Director EMEALA at Johnson Controls, comments on a recent announcement by the Mayor of London that the capital will need £75bn of private sector investment to meet net zero goal. Sadiq Khan said London needed to go “much further, much faster” to meet its net-zero goal. But as businesses across the UK…
Mitie’s most recent annual ESG report highlights the progress the facilities management outsourcer has made in incorporating 13 ambitious targets within its social value framework. According to the report, all 13 of the targets which were set in 2021 have been achieved or exceeded, spanning Mitie’s People, Environment, Supply Chain and Community pillars. Primary focuses…
A ‘digital twin’ which can model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham is being planned in a partnership between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City Council and Siemens. A feasibility study has been commissioned which demonstrates how a virtual representation of the energy and transport infrastructure within East…
ROCKWOOL is claiming the UK’s lowest thermal conductivity rating for its new stone wool acoustic and fire insulation product for cavity walls, NyRock® Cavity Slab 032. Providing specifiers with a low lambda, non-combustible stone wool slab for full and partial fill masonry cavities that enables a thinner wall construction, the solution utilises the company’s patented…
Schneider Electric is supporting the development of the University of Birmingham’s Smart Campus with a suite of digital tools and services which will be delivered with the implementation of a range of smart IoT technologies. As the original ‘red brick university’, part of the prestigious Russell Group and among the world’s top 100 universities, the…
Scottish solutions business Eco Group has launched an innovative off-grid lighting system to cut energy bills and reduce the carbon footprint of businesses in partnership with renewable energy solutions specialist Kight Off-Grid Solutions. Eco Off-Grid is a standalone LED street lighting system which works independently from the grid. Powered by solar and wind energy, it can…
Jaguar Building Services has announced the first successful assessment of a property in London under the NABERS UK Energy for Offices Scheme for one of its client properties. The assessment was undertaken by Adam Nguyen, an energy manager with Jaguar who is one of two NABERS UK Licensed assessors at the company. Launched in November…
Johnson Controls has announced a collaboration with 3Degrees which helps organisations around the world achieve renewable energy and decarbonisation goals. The new collaboration aims to accelerate building owners’ and operators’ progress toward net zero by leveraging 3Degrees’ large-scale environmental commodity solutions, including Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) transactions, long-term renewable energy procurement, carbon credit portfolio management, transportation…
SSE Energy Solutions has partnered with The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) in the United Kingdom to inform Universities on the best practices to go green and decarbonise. Energy professionals from SSE have provided certified Continuing Professional Development training across university campuses, on the topic of decarbonisation. The sessions, led by subject matter…
A new UK recycling operation involving Veolia, garden product brand Miracle-Gro, and Dobbies Garden Centres is set to address the environmental impact of caused by around 100 million bags that are used for compost, soil and chipped bark each year. Developed from successful trials, the process will be the first time these low-density polyethylene (LDPE)…
New guidance published by the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) and BAM FM sets out how all carbon sources that fall outside an organization’s scope 1 and 2 boundary for emissions can achieve net zero carbon. According to their joint authors, the new guidelines transform the ability of building operators and managers to measure and…
Kas Mohammed, VP of Digital Energy at Schneider Electric UKI, comments on the UK government’s announced rollout of £635 million of support for energy efficiency measures across public buildings as part of a wider package worth £1.43 billion. The UK government plans to roll out £635m to boost energy efficiency across public buildings. This is the…
As pressure mounts on the construction industry to deliver more thermally efficient buildings while preserving standards of fire and acoustic performance, ROCKWOOL has launched NyRock technology, an evolution in stone wool composition that delivers the lowest lambda stone wool insulation available in the UK. Created using a new patented production process, this next generation stone…