Article from Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 LED (light-emitting diodes) street lighting can generate energy savings as high as 85 per cent, an independent, global trial of the technology has found. The programme also indicates that citizens of pilot cities prefer LED lighting, citing the social and environmental benefits. The findings […]
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Article from: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – June 2012 Colt Technology Services’ data centre in Wapping, London, has been equipped with ultra efficient Turbomiser chillers as part of an upgrade delivering a total of 3.3MW of high efficiency cooling. The facility, at Princes Court in East London, will be cooled by six of […]
Read MoreArticle from: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – June 2012 The European Union has agreed a new energy efficiency directive, intended to improve dramatically energy efficiency delivery during this decade. The legislation has the potential to overhaul the business model for European gas and electricity utilities, requiring them to help consumers to save fuel. […]
Read MoreArticle from: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – June 2012 Coming out of the Shade While the Feed-in Tariff has grabbed the headlines, the Government has launched a similar scheme for non-domestic solar heating. Stuart Elmes looks for the best opportunities. At the end of 2011 it seemed that photovoltaic solar energy (PV) was always […]
Read MoreThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has today announced that from April 2013 all businesses listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange will have to openly report their levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The requirements will not cover private companies or those listed on the Alternative Investment Market. Speaking […]
Read MoreChancellor George Osborne appears to have finally taken notice of customer concerns. In his budget statement the chancellor made it clear that the government plans to introduce a new environmental tax this autumn if officials are unable to find “major savings” in the administrative costs incurred by businesses and organisations complying with the scheme. Since […]
Read MoreWest Midlands NHS Trust Energy cost and Carbon Reduction Programme Receives Final Executive Approval
Virtus were delighted to receive final executive approval to proceed with the Energy Sustainability Project for one of the largest NHS Trusts outside London. In the heart of the West Midlands Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are on target to achieve significant energy cost and carbon reductions of up to 25% through competitive dialogue […]
Read MoreVitus and their client were delighted to receive planning approval this month for the first retrofit commercial solar PV project in a planned energy and carbon reduction strategy, across the property portfolio. Now on target for completion at the end of May 2012, the client and tenant will be benefiting from an estimated 80% on site usage […]
Read MoreVirtus and the project team has successfully achieved a unique 14 hour continuous concrete pour, estimated to be the largest in the East Midlands. Virtus are project managers constructing 2 NDE Test Facilities in Derby for a major blue chip client. The concrete structure has walls and roof 1.5m thick and has been constructed without […]
Read MoreVirtus have successfully negotiated a 50% reduction in planning fees, 30% reduction in electrical infrastructure costs and a 20% reduction in Solar P.V works on a major industrial project in Manchester. Standard Life Investments are considering expansion of these benefits across their investment portfolio to achieve greater returns.
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