Energy Star Battle of the Buildings competition leads to energy savings on up to $50m

A competition that involved over 5,500 buildings across the US has helped cut energy usage by an average of 6% percent for each competitor, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The organizers, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed that their event, the fifth-annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition: ‘Team […]

New Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester to become UK’s largest Passivhaus

The new Centre for Medicine to be built at the University of Leicester is set to become the largest building in the UK to meet the Passivhaus criteria for energy efficiency, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The £42m Centre will record a ‘-2’ energy performance asset rating and comes complete with […]

Energy supplier launches service to help companies meet the ESOS criteria

One of the UK’s best-known energy suppliers has just launched a service designed to help companies meet the requirements of the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), a recent news report has been able to reveal. The new service introduced by GDF SUEZ Energy UK has two parts; the first phase looks at the existing […]

Retailer to embark on behaviour change plan to save energy

One of the UK’s largest, most iconic retailers has recently launched a new behaviour change campaign to help it cut energy use by 50% across UK operations by 2020, a news report into the matter can reveal. UK retailer Marks & Spencer has launched the Making Energy Matter campaign that will communicate tips and targets […]

Energy consumption in the UK rose by 1.7%, but fell by 0.7% on a temperature adjusted basis

The primary energy consumption in the UK rose by 1.7% on a fuel input basis but fell by 0.7% on a temperature adjusted basis between December 2014 and February 2015, recent statistical figures released by the DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) have been able to reveal. Indigenous energy production fell by 2.7% driven […]

Almost 68% of employees are interesting in saving energy at work, research reveals

Almost 68 percent of employees are interested in saving energy while at work, a YouGov survey has recently been able to reveal. More than 60% of the 1,118 workers surveyed said the businesses they work in have invested in saving energy, while nearly half (43%) agreed their organisation ensures all lights and computers are switched […]

Training staff on energy efficiency and behavioural change can lead to significant savings

A well-known UK retailer has managed to cut its energy bills by around £500,000 on its energy bill last year after training its staff to reduce energy usage, a recent news report has been able to reveal. UK DIY store Wickes trained 146 member across 230 stores after store manager Neil Chetwynd noticed an overspend […]

New energy-efficient student hall built at Girton College, University of Cambridge

Improving energy efficiency in the built environment is a key factor in cutting CO2 emissions and boosting energy efficiency. This exact concept was recently demonstrated by Balfour Beatty, who have created one of the UK’s most energy-efficient student halls at Girton College, University of Cambridge. The state of the art building gets half of its […]

Building energy management systems can help slash overall energy consumption

Buildings (and especially older, poorly insulated ones) account for around 40 percent of energy consumption around any home, and fitting them with efficient energy management systems could lead to significant lower consumption levels and savings in terms of both energy and money, a recent whitepaper by ABB has recently been able to reveal. Building energy […]