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“Pay-as-you-save” model offered to medium to large energy users

A “pay-as-you-save” service that aims to help businesses and public sector organisations adopt distributed energy systems has been launched, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Green Investment Group (GIG), formerly the Green Investment Bank, is offering Energy Solutions, a “pay-as-you-save” model which allows medium and large energy users to upgrade energy […]
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Commercial property owners can achieve significant savings by integrating sustainability within the acquisition process

Making the principle of sustainability a key component of the acquisition process could help commercial property owners achieve significant savings, experts believe. For this reason, a group of property companies and industry experts have joined forced to develop the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) Acquisitions Sustainability Toolkit, which aims to provide a common approach for the […]
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Energy monitoring systems help drive down costs and achieve significant savings for public sector buildings

Building energy monitoring systems deployed across public sector buildings have managed to help local authorities in Michigan, the US, achieve major savings on their energy bills, a news report can reveal. Six projects by local units of government, public schools and colleges have made $39.5 million in cumulative energy efficiency investments that will save nearly […]
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Building management systems (BMS) make homes more energy efficient – and stamp duty should reflect that, experts argue

Building managements systems (BMS) can do wonders in terms of improving a building’s overall energy efficiency – and this should be reflected in the stamp duty, experts have argued. In fact, the industry is hoping that stamp duty will either be cut or adjusted based on energy efficiency in order to stimulate transactions, which have […]
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Strong growth prospects forecast for Integrated Building Management Systems’ Market

The global integrated building management systems market will attain a significant level of growth over the next 9 years, driven especially the need to achieve significant energy savings among commercial end-users, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. Building Management Systems (BMS) are computer based control systems installed in buildings, which monitor […]