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Research firm Gartner predicts that commercial buildings will have more than 500 million “connected things” during 2016, with the biggest driver for this trend being to improve energy efficiency – currently commercial buildings account for 40% of the world’s electricity consumption. By embedding hundreds of sensors in walls, ceilings or even lights, the systems that […]

Behavioural change can help businesses slash their energy costs, one of the Big Six energy suppliers has recently argued. npower Business Solutions believes that the key to tangible energy savings is designing programmes to change behaviour, improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption. This can be achieved by working with employees to alter their energy […]

The number of homes and businesses in Ireland being upgraded to improve energy efficiency needs to go up three times, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has recommended. In order for the country to reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020, it needs to achieve savings equating to 31,925GWh of power, the organization […]

Implementing building energy management systems and other sustainable technologies could help US businesses reduce their buildings’ annual expenses by 3% to 30%, depending on the city, a new research report has been able to suggest. The report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing points out that savings could potentially add between $3.5 billion […]

Small and medium enterprises across England, Scotland and Wales will be able to take active steps towards reducing their energy use by accessing funds available through the £7 million ‘Green Business Fund’. The Carbon Trust will offer energy-saving training, cost-saving assessments, implementation advice and capital for the installation of energy efficient technologies. Eligible companies can […]

Close to 20 percent of all commercial property in the North East of England could be simply rendered un-lettable in two year’s time under the new energy efficiency rules, a recent report issued by Teesside independent commercial property consultants Dodds Brown LLP has been able to suggest. The Richard Wilson, Senior Associate Partner and Head […]

A team of students at Strathclyde University’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering are coupling thermal imaging cameras to drones to monitor energy efficiency in buildings, a recent news report has revealed. The students have created a start-up called Drone Wrangler and are exploring the diversity and viability of drone technology to provide services across […]

A new European financing project is providing more than €1 billion (£0.77bn) for energy efficiency schemes, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) Europe has launched ‘Investor Network’, which aims to help connect real estate developers in need of private finance with investors seeking energy efficiency projects that […]

Over half of UK businesses would like the government to provide more financial aid and tax breaks for energy efficiency projects, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The survey of more than 2,100 firms in England and Wales also found only a small percentage believe more information (8%) […]

The energy efficiency industry requires more policy certainty provided by the UK government, the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF) argued in the wake of inquiries by the Energy & Climate Change Committee, National Audit Office and the upcoming Bonfield Review. The report by the WSBF, a coalition of key UK businesses, parliamentarians, civil servants and […]

The worldwide market for home automation systems is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.46% between 2016 and 2022 and be worth $78.27 billion by 2022, a new market research paper from ReportsnReports has been able to suggest. The report suggests that the main driving factors for this segment will be a significant growth […]

UK businesses are sitting on millions of pounds worth of energy cost savings that are waiting to be implemented, an energy efficiency auditor has recently revealed, as a result of conducting numerous audits through the ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) scheme. ESOS was launched by the Government in 2014 to assess the energy used through […]