Upgrading or installing new building management systems would help the NHS save £130m a year

Upgrading outdated energy control systems or installing new building management systems across its range of facilities would help the NHS save £130m a year on its energy bills – enough to pay for 4,000 extra nurses, a recent research report from British Gas owner Centrica has been able to reveal. The NHS currently spends at […]

Big Data to play an increasingly important role in making buildings more energy efficient

The comprehensive analysis of data captured by building management systems (BMS) and building energy monitoring systems will play an increasingly important role in the process of making building more energy efficient, experts believe. Leveraging big data and using a variety of measurement and analytical tools can improve building performance. This has had an especially positive […]

UK Government launches new energy-saving framework for the built environment sector

The UK government has recently announced the launch of its £420m construction sector deal, which provides a framework for the built environment sector to halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The deal will see £170m of Government funding invested in innovations which seek […]

EDF Energy announces second price hike for 2018, dual fuel bills going up by another 6%

Despite announcing a 2.7% increase in electricity prices back in april, which left dual fuel customers paying 1.4% more, French-owned energy supplier EDF has announced a further price hike of 6%. The “big six” energy supplier blamed a rise of 13% in wholesale energy costs for the price hike, adding that one of the reasons […]

Smart metering and energy monitoring solutions to drive growth in the industrial BEMS market

Rising demand in the smart metering and energy monitoring solutions segment will drive growth in the industrial energy management systems’ market, recent research from Future Market Insights has been able to suggest. BEMS-type systems are responsible for efficiently managing various industries and their consumption of energy by industrial applications. The complexities of an industrial application […]

Building Management Systems’ Market Set for Strong Growth

The Building Management Systems’ Market is set to record a very strong level of growth over the next few years, driven by the worldwide need to achieve a higher level of energy efficiency in buildings, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The “Global Building Management System Market” report from Data Bridge […]

Business energy efficiency is top of priority list for Lloyds Bank

Supporting business energy efficiency is a top priority for the Lloyds Banking Group, who has launched a £2bn clean growth finance scheme that will give discounted lending to help businesses invest in reducing their environmental impact. The funding will support all Lloyds commercial banking clients across “green lending” ambitions such as reducing carbon and greenhouse […]

World Green Building Council calls on companies to eliminate operational carbon emissions from their building stocks

As part of their newly announced, Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has called on the built environment sector to set ambitious targets that eliminate carbon emissions for building portfolios by 2030, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Firms are encouraged to promote the aims across the […]

SSE joins the rest of the Big Six energy suppliers and announces price hikes

SSE is the last of the Big Six energy suppliers to announce price hikes, the company revealing that the typical dual fuel bill for its 2.3m customers on standard energy tariffs will rise by around £76 a year from July. The increase is due to a 5.6pc increase in SSE’s standard gas tariffs and a […]