Paul Bennett will be speaking next week at the Major Energy Users Council on behalf of the British Institute of Facilities Management’s (BIFM) Special Interest Group. The event takes place on the 2nd of March at London’s Tower Bridge Guoman Hotel....
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Can’t see the wood for the trees? Use Big Data to deliver strategic energy savings. Introduction Are we blinded by an abundance of energy data? Perhaps we are, given that (evidence suggests) all too often we are not actually using...
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From April 1st 2018, the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) will be in force. From this date, it will be illegal to agree a new lease on a commercial property with an F or G Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
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Making data centres energy efficient can be a challenge as they are daunting and complex environments to manage. Powering the equipment and maintaining the environment can account for over 98% of the building’s energy use. Globally, data centres currently account for over 2% of energy use...
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Although there’s definite a nip in the air, this is the perfect time of year to be reviewing the efficiency of your air conditioning systems… Air conditioning systems can be expensive to run – adding up to 50% to a building’s energy...
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How can the property industry and the energy efficiency sector collectively benefit from the new MEES which come into force in April 2018? What strategy could be applied, and are there opportunities for business development in its wake? Introduction There...
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As 2016 comes to an end, it’s an appropriate time to look back and reflect on the changes made to UK energy efficiency policy and legislation, and what we can hope to see emerge next year and beyond. This year...
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Paul Bennett, Executive Chairman, of BSSEC has won the IoD’s New Chartered Director of the Year Award. The New Chartered Director of the Year award recognises excellence of achievement across the IoD’s Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction examinations, and...
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How can investment returns be assured in energy saving projects? Introduction Organisations invest heavily in energy saving projects and programmes. The green investment bank has valued the non-domestic energy efficiency market at £15 billion. That’s a lot of money! The...
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How reducing energy improves productivity in learning environments Introduction I have worked with many state & private schools, colleges and universities across the UK and have also been a school Governor for the last 5 years. In my experience,...
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The typical energy savings found in industrial air conditioning systems include the following measures: 1. Fabric / minimising heat gain & loss measurements These measurements seek to minimise the heat gains and losses in a space or building and reduce the...
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We are delighted to announce that, as of today, Commercial Energy Efficiency Consultants, BSSEC are now based in central Bath. Our new office is located on Pierrepont Street (BA1 1LA), and is well positioned with restaurants, bars and shops on...
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I have been working in the area of energy savings for Facilities Management (FM) contracts for over a decade now and would like to share with you my top 10 energy saving tips that require little or no investment: 1....
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The Facilities Management industry in the UK is valued at over £100 billion and the energy being managed in such contracts is extremely large. Over the past decade, I have worked with hundreds of organisations all working to save energy....
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The key points of the Paris Agreement are as follows: The agreement will attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a level that will limit the global average temperature to a rise “well below” 2°C The new Paris Agreement effectively...
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Since 2011, BSSEC has been a corporate partner of an amazing charity called CAFOD, who work globally to improve life for vulnerable communities in some of the poorest areas of the world. Through this aid agency, we have been involved...
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I recently became a chartered director (CDir) with the Institute of Directors and thought that I would share my thinking for doing so along with an overview of what it means to my day to day job at BSSEC. BSSEC is a...
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ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) Assessments update Over the last 12 months we have been working with a number of businesses, carrying out the energy audits required for ESOS compliance. As the deadline approached, the demand for audits – requiring...
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Best practice for energy efficiency by Wayne Ward, Managing Director Large data centres can use over 90% of their energy in operating or cooling the data storage medium. It is clear that during refurbishment and replacement of data servers, energy...
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By Paul Bennett, Executive Chairman. I have been working with retail clients in delivering energy saving programmes for over 10 years now and during this time have managed to save some of the largest UK retailers many millions of pounds...
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