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Background The General Council of the Bar serves as both the regulator for the judiciary in England and Wales and the representative body for approximately 18,000 members. Recognizing growing regulatory pressures and its responsibility to lead by example, The General...

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By Stan Rayfield. Back in 1990 I installed some town centre illuminations and at the same time reduced consumption by 11,070 kWhs in the first season. https://youtu.be/TNG5hndoFZU What was the driver? It wasn’t CO2 that was the driver back then,...

By Stan Rayfield I’ve always liked Captain Kirk. Back in the day, my whole family would watch Star Trek – not just because there were very few channels to choose from, but because it was exciting. It was the future....

By Lydia Newman What is renewable energy? Renewable energy is clean energy from a natural source such as wind, hydro and solar, that doesn’t involve burning fossil fuels, such as gas, oil or coal. What is a renewable energy tariff?...

By Lydia Newman and Stanley Rayfield 2020 was the first time in living memory that we have been asked to remain in our own homes. It was also the first time that many had  considered the sustainable features of those...

Click here for a quotation We aim to reduce your exposure to MEES by using careful, accurate assessments instead of expensive improvement work to your building. What’s the problem? Buildings with poor energy ratings can no longer be legally let...

By Stan Rayfield In the first phase of ESOS, 6780 large organisations submitted their ESOS compliance to the Environment Agency. In terms of enforcing compliance, the Environment Agency have investigated 2,400 organisations to date, with 190 Enforcement cases currently ongoing. However, although...

By Stanley Rayfield Few listed buildings will now be exempt from needing an EPC Government guidance advises that only a limited proportion of listed buildings may be exempt from needing an EPC – this would be in a case where...

We find solutions………..  Click here for a quotation What you’ll get from us Do your staff complain of being too hot or too cold? Are they boiling or freezing, or maybe complaining that the air is muggy, stuffy or that there are...

By William Faas At a time of austerity, cash-strapped Local Authorities must be resourceful and show iron determination to ensure as many energy savings as possible from limited budgets. Background Thanet District Council owns 360 commercial buildings which they lease...

A case study by William Faas of our work with AvISO Consultancy Embarking on formal ISO 14001:2015 certification together with AvISO has led Mindray U.K. to a systematic approach to improving its sustainability and has already resulted in substantial energy...

Use our service to make the greatest impact on energy ratings By Stan Rayfield Professional evaluation can take many properties out of MEES – but don’t rush into the wrong efficiency improvements.   The first wave of the new minimum...

by Stan Rayfield Can we reduce energy without the EU?   The EU has been an excellent driver of energy policy. However, the UK’s own progress with energy reduction pre-dates EU legislation and has also been significant.   SAP for...

By Stanley Rayfield The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), will soon make the data collected from millions of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) available to the public. What is in the data? A considerable amount of data is used...

Distributed wind energy systems are smaller, decentralised, more flexible technologies that are located close to the load they serve with a capacity generally less than 10MW. They can provide electricity to rural communities, businesses or any energy user wishing to...

By Ben Warden. A 40% cut in energy use by 2030 through efficiency measures would increase the UK’s GDP by £62 billion and create 40,000 new jobs, according to unpublished EU figures.  Hitting a lower target of 30% would create...