The City of London Corporation has awarded Vital Energi with a contract which will guarantee energy savings of over £480,000 a year and carbon savings of over 1,000 tonnes a year, helping the governing body of the Square Mile to take ...
Read More »Built environment is not moving fast enough to decarbonise building stock
The latest annual sustainability report produced by RICS and World Built Environment Forum has revealed while the built environment is going in the right direction, it is still not moving fast enough to decarbonise building stock. The 2021 report, which ...
Read More »Vital Energi to accelerate Northwick Park Hospital’s journey to net zero
Vital Energi has secured a contract with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust to guarantee savings of £1.9m a year and significantly reduce carbon emissions at Northwick Park Hospital. The 15-year performance-based contract will see the implementation of a ...
Read More »Mitie lays-out roadmap to net zero
Mitie has unveiled its roadmap to achieve a net zero estate by 2025. With a current portfolio of more than 50 sites across the UK, Mitie has committed to having four net zero properties by the end of the Financial ...
Read More »Wates and LLoyds Banking Group driving environmental sustainability
Wates Group and Lloyds Banking Group have joined forces to pioneer sustainable technologies in a bid to accelerate the built environment’s transition to Net Zero carbon. The new collaboration follows the launch of the Wates Innovation Network (WIN) Portal in ...
Read More »Mitie drives charge point infrastructure for Royal London
Mitie is supporting mutual insurance, pensions and investment company, Royal London, with its sustainability strategy, having installed the first 10 electric vehicle (EV) charge points at its office in Alderley Park. In addition to the initial installation, Mitie is ensuring ...
Read More »UKGBC seeks feedback from stakeholders interested in delivering a net zero built environment
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a consultation inviting industry feedback on the Whole Life Carbon Roadmap draft proposals, which aim to provide a common vision and agreed actions for achieving net zero carbon in the construction, operation and ...
Read More »SFMI partners with BAM FM to drive decarbonisation standard in FM services
As part of Net Zero Carbon Week (17-23 July) the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) and BAM FM have teamed up to develop a framework that will provide a standardised approach for the FM community to measure emissions from its ...
Read More »New guide launched to help SMEs adapt to a Net Zero future
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and sister organisation, the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) have launched a new Net Zero guide targeted at SMEs working in the built environment . Aimed at small and medium sized members of both ...
Read More »Meeting sustainability targets should start with data
By Andrea Temporiti, Head of Digital for ABB Electrification Demand for electrical energy is rising, with urbanisation and industrialisation driving an expected increase of 33 per cent by 2040.¹ These alarming upwards trajectories are spurring governments all over the world into ...
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