Nearly a fifth of commercial buildings could be barred from being let after 2018 due to poor energy efficiency standards, according to a new property report.
The Environment Agency (EA) has published the names of just under 6,000 firms who were able to comply with the Energy Savings Obligation Scheme (ESOS) in time for last month’s deadline, leaving thousands still unaccounted for.
Global green building levels are expected to double over the next two years as firms seek to reduce energy consumption and operating costs, according to a new study.
London-based merchant bank Turquoise International has announced that its Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) has been fully deployed following a raft of final investments made in the closing months of 2015.
Energy saving measures installed at a Devon Care Home have helped the property make significant financial savings as well as win two awards in recognition of its environmental efforts.
Universities have saved more than £210 million through the adoption of energy-efficiency measures according to Salix Finance, a government-funded company offering repayable loans to higher education institutions.
Government figures have shown the majority of firms using the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) would not have installed renewable heat technology without the support scheme.
There’s little more than a month until chancellor George Osborne’s next budget, and with it the release of much anticipated reforms of how businesses report carbon emissions and energy efficiency.
