Understanding the energy usage of your organisation
In 2020 we hosted a series of webinars exploring topics on the importance of energy efficiency for businesses. If you missed them, don’t worry – here’s the recording of the third in the series.
A crucial step in the process of making energy efficiency improvements to a building is understanding your existing energy performance and use in order to identify improvements.
Oxford Brookes’ Environmental Information Exchange team (one of our three project partners) are experts at undertaking energy assessments and audits, and in this webinar we were joined by Michael Esvelt and Moira Dorey who explained the importance of understanding your existing energy use, and what a typical energy assessment entails.
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Understanding your heating controls Heating controls are essential for achieving energy efficiency in buildings. By understanding how these controls work, you can avoid wasting energy in unoccupied spaces or having competing heating and cooling running at the same time. Manuals for heating controls can be found on a manufacturer’s website. Ensure staff know which of…
This support offer has come to end as of December 2022. As energy prices skyrocket for businesses, we’ve gained new funding to support organisations in Oxford City. If you have a building in Oxford City and want fully funded energy efficiency support, you should get in touch. Our experienced team can provide energy assessments and…
There are a myriad of different ways to make energy improvements in a workspace to reduce wasted energy – reducing running costs and carbon emissions. These range from no-cost, low-effort options like improvement staff awareness and energy management to higher-cost interventions such as replacing your heating system or installing rooftop solar PV panels. Not all…
A recently published report by EEVS has found that over 60% of organisations are being influenced to take action on their energy efficiency because of the climate emergency, and the impact not taking action could have on their reputation.
Efficient heating and well managed controls are crucial to reduce energy consumption, lower costs, and minimise your environmental impact, whether your workplace is an office, warehouse, manufacturing plant, or community building.
The Opinium survey of 1,000 senior decision-makers in smaller businesses found more than half (54%) believe the language, terminology and information around carbon emissions reduction are too complex. Almost three in four (74%) smaller businesses say they don’t understand how the term ‘net zero’ applies to them. Over three in five (61%) say they would…