“New energy rules could make 75% of Belfast offices unusable by 2030”

Consultants have warned that 75% of Belfast’s office space could be rendered obsolete by 2030 due to impending Energy Performance Certificate legislation

ELN at Treasury Connect: “How can the UK cut energy demand by 15%?”

ELN asked the Chancellor and the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary about the biggest challenges in achieving the ambitious target

Around 10% of UK commercial properties don’t meet energy efficiency standards

A new report warns landlords will bare the brunt of this in April 2023 when new legislation comes in

bp acquires US start-up that turns buildings into ‘virtual power plants’

The New York-based firm uses bespoke algorithms to optimise the energy efficiency of buildings and connect them to power markets, using the buildings as flexible power assets to generate, store and trade renewable energy

New York announces $25m to boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings

The Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) + Tenants Programme will support replicable approaches for commercial office buildings to cost effectively reduce energy consumption

Spend on energy efficient buildings will tower at £565bn

Commercial building owners and managers are predicted to spend a total of $969bn (£565bn) making their sites more energy efficient by 2023. Eric Bloom, principal research analyst with Navigant Research which made the prediction said: “Led by the Asia Pacific region, the global market for energy efficiency commercial building retrofits is expected to grow at […]

Energy efficient motors market could be ‘worth $90bn’

The market for machine motors which are energy efficient could be worth more than $90 billion dollars (£60bn) in five years. That’s according to new research which predicts the market will grow from $32 billion now to $91.46 billion in 2018. The report by consultancy MarketsandMarkets covers major end users like industrial, commercial buildings, residential, transportation, aerospace […]