Air quality should be a priority for commercial buildings, experts believe

Providing healthy and comfortable indoor air for building occupants during the summer months is critical to ensuring the productivity and health of those occupants, built environment researchers believe. In fact, a study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has shown that improved indoor air quality in buildings can help boost cognitive […]

Improving energy efficiency should become a priority for the UK, engineering leaders believe

Improving energy efficiency should become an industrial strategy priority, the Royal Academy of Engineering has recently argued in a white paper. The “Engineering an economy that works for all” report recommends that government, through the Emissions Reduction Plan, should deliver a stable medium- to long-term energy strategy that provides the confidence and certainty required to […]

Confidence in energy efficiency industry is soaring

The level of consumer confidence in the energy efficiency segment is soaring, a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) can reveal. The research points out that throughout Q1, 80% of suppliers say order levels are either remaining stable or growing and this optimism carried forward to their strong predictions for future growth. Although […]

Fight back the heatwave with CoolingSave

As Britain is faced with the longest heatwave in 20 years, the issue of maintaining a low temperatures in the workplace without overspending on energy is becoming increasingly important for the majority of British companies and organisations. While the HeatingSave Low-Cost Building Energy Management System (BEMS) is primarily known for managing heating systems and cutting […]

20 percent of London residents are stuck on prepayment meters and wasting energy, research suggests

One in five Londoners have a prepayment meter for gas or electricity which makes them unable to access the most affordable tariffs, recent research has been able to reveal. The new report from the London Assembly Environment Committee suggests that the Mayor of London should work with boroughs and landlords to help save energy and […]

Smart meters only yield small energy savings, research finds

Smart meters are capable of only modestly reducing residential energy demand and yield unimpressive energy savings, recent research from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has been able to suggest. The study compared data for nine months before and after the new features were introduced in November 2011 by a utility company which serves […]

Singapore launches ambitious energy savings project

The Building & Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore has set a challenge for achieving energy savings of at least 20% better than buildings with highest green rating, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The challenge set by BCA is to achieve an overall energy savings of at least 20% better than the […]

Global integrated building management systems (BMS) market to grow at CAGR of 12.48% until 2021, new report suggests

The global integrated building management systems (BMS) market is set to soar over the next couple of years, growing at a CAGR of 12.48% during the years 2017-2021, the latest market report from 360 Market Updates revealed. The paper provides very useful insights into opportunities in the market and the future impact of major drivers […]

All new homes in California to be zero carbon by 2020

All new homes being built in California will have to be zero net energy (ZNE) by 2020, according to a bold new project set by the US state. The Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has launched two projects to help the state meet these targets. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is providing […]