Energy consumption reduction

A business that emits less CO₂ will almost always be using less energy, which translates directly to lower bills and higher efficiency. We’ve been helping businesses do this for years – long before climate change became such a high profile concern.

Having measured and benchmarked your carbon footprint, and worked out just how and where you use your energy we’ll devise energy saving campaigns and action plans, and examine options for clean energy alternatives. Let’s face it the majority of our buildings (80%) are over fifty years old so in most cases we’re forced to work within constraints. To tackle demand effectively, part of the answer lies in making the most of what you’ve got through making it work more efficiently. Running your building ultra-efficiently is something we do very well through first-class, intelligent maintenance regimes.

A low-carbon approach is part of our people’s mind-set – understanding the way the building is used, thinking laterally, applying new technology and common sense to squeeze every last gram of CO₂ saving from the maintenance routine. The trick lies in joining it all up to leverage the best return for the least outlay.

Energy retrofit

Then there’s retrofitting – replacing old and inefficient plant and equipment with more modern energy efficient alternatives such as condensing boilers, sensor controlled lighting, double-glazing and insulation to tackle the energy hot-spots.

We do this within the framework of an energy management contract or as a series of capital/fee-based projects. Modern technology provides the data and control that allows us to monitor and control our environments in the most carbon efficient way possible. So we have specialist technical and engineering teams focused on the key areas such as building management systems, HVAC, lighting, AM&T, building fabric and renewable technology. We can help you cut your energy use in a way you couldn’t imagine, putting savings on your bottom line as well as reducing your exposure under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. The benefits of an integrated approach like this really add up: our clients typically save upwards of 20-30% in their energy costs.

Just see what we did for London Fire Brigade.