Reducing the carbon footprint is now a major strategy in government and any commercial and residential developments must now adhere to current sustainable energy legislation’s. Many more regulations are being planned over the forthcoming years with the objective being that by 2020 all new buildings will be zero carbon and carbon emissions reduced by 34%.
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Sustainable Property Assessments
Thursday, January 12th, 2012ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT REMAINS AT THE TOP OF THE BUSINESS AGENDA
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Renewable energy is a massive opportunity for all businesses right now. Why? Well for one, it can help organisations to cut energy costs at a time when cost cutting is most definitely high on the agenda. But equally importantly, it offers a chance for companies to demonstrate their commitment to the environment – the kind of commitment which, increasingly, stakeholders everywhere are looking to see.
Government department blocks DEC proposal.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Government department blocks DEC proposal.
Proposals to make energy efficiency certificates mandatory for all private sector buildings have been blocked by the Department for Business, Innovation and skills, despite support for other departments, Building understands.
Implementation update of Display Energy Certificates(DECs) in all commercial buildings
Monday, July 19th, 2010In the UK, the Government introduced a requirement for annual renewal of DECs -this is not in the Directive itself. Another innovation was the added feature that DECs had to be based on actual metered daa. Indeed, studies by the Department of Communities and Local Government(CLG) show a positive net present value compared to the 10 year renewal envisaged in the final version of the Directive.
Display Energy Certificate – Holy Trinity School, Brixton, London, SW2 2RL
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Syntegra Consulting appointed as energy assessors to undertake an energy audit and Display Energy Certificate (DEC) for a primary school based in London, SW2.
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