Safety on campus is of the utmost priority for students, staff and building owners. However, during a global pandemic, safety assessments have had to include the risk of infection spread and minimising the effects of a virus which have been felt around the world, and...
The effects of the pandemic experienced over the past year extend beyond direct contact. Each of us is burdened with the responsibility of limiting our own risk for the benefit of those around us - not the easiest task if you’re the energy manager for a multi-resident...
As we discussed in Wednesday’s article, the issue of self-isolating students puts an enormous strain on energy consumption. But it’s important to think about student safety and ensuring that risk of infection spread is monitored and curtailed where necessary to ensure...
The events of the global pandemic throughout 2020 presented us with myriad scenarios that placed a heavy load on energy sources throughout the country. With lockdowns, work-from-home notices and self-isolation requirements, energy demand increased as we were required...
With the events of 2020 resulting in a variety of lockdowns and tier systems that required the general public to remain indoors, energy consumption has rapidly increased for households, operating businesses and accommodation buildings across the country. For...
2020 - A Year in Review 2020 was a difficult year for the entire world - with the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) bearing down on people and businesses, we found ourselves suffering mass lockdowns, a shift to online learning for students, changes to our...
Maintaining our national electrical infrastructure is a costly business. Charges over and above energy consumption costs, are known as DUoS and TNUoS and apply to business energy users to cover infrastructure maintenance. DUoS (Distribution Use of System)The...
Mains Borne Signalling (MBS) has been used since the 1980s for sending and receiving digital data between pieces of electronic apparatus. Equipment connected to the electrical circuit in a building places a tiny additional voltage on the Earth and Neutral wiring. High...
Too many organisations focus on the unit cost of energy rather than their consumption of it. It is considered a cost, rather than a service. But careful energy control will show a significant impact on an organisations bottom line; its carbon footprint; by becoming...
Knowing the temperature within a hot-water tank is something that is often overlooked when considering the monitoring of energy use. Usually a thermostat is strapped around the centre of the tank which triggers the boiler on or off. Operationally this has worked well...
