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...
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...
New Era Student Living is a £66M complex of luxury studios and one/two-bedroom apartments in Sheffield. Krystal Chan, manager of the facility explains, “This is a first of its kind in the UK. Manchester and London have well established Chinatowns, but we are bringing...
CASE STUDY: Green Park House, Bath Spa University Electric room and water heating Installation without disruption was a real enabler Open window detection Dr Julian Greaves is the Sustainability manager at Bath Spa University and his job entails energy management,...
Cleverly simple control of energy • Electric room and water heating • Open window detection • Installed, commissioned and warrantied by Prefect Cardiff is one of the UK’s most popular urban destinations, offering an eclectic mix of history, culture, and fresh and...
CASE STUDY: University of Bath - Polden The University of Bath is home to almost 18,000 students representing more than 130 nationalities. It consistently ranks within the top ten UK universities – recently 4th out of 122 for ‘The student experience survey’ and...
CASE STUDY: Block R, University of Surrey The forerunner of the University of Surrey, the Battersea Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1891, but by the beginning of the 1960s, the College had outgrown its main building and in 1962 it was decided to move to...
