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Well made buildings: why a wellbeing strategy is vital for property managers
Florence Nightingale told hospitals that they needed more windows, better ventilation, improved drainage and more space. This was great advice in the early days of better, healthier buildings but today the challenges are far greater. Employers are pushing for...
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Wellbeing is the new bottom line
Property experts gathered in London on Clean Air Day (21 June) to explore wellbeing in the built environment during a Carbonxgen ( previously Carbon2018 ) breakfast seminar. Wellbeing is not a new subject it been around for a long time. However, it has suddenly risen...
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Easy as EPC?
From 1st April 2018, the domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) came into force in England and Wales. These were required by changes to the Energy Act 2011 that made it unlawful to rent out private rented properties that do not reach a minimum energy...
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Smart about metering: the Crown Estate at St James’s Market
Good communication helped Carbonxgen ( previously Carbon2018 ) and The Crown Estate execute best practice and install a full metering system that meets building users’ needs at their new London development. Joanne Merry reports Located off Regent Street, London, is...
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Energy soon-to-be a boardroom priority
Arthur Beattie, Director, Carbon2018 Since the markets experienced full deregulation in the early nineties, we have witnessed periods of extreme pricing volatility, followed by long periods of stability. During that time, energy management as an agenda item has been...
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They’re finally out! We talk MEES Guidelines with RICS Property Journal
Melanie Kendall-Reid summarises how the government has responded to property industry feedback in its long-awaited guidance on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are central to the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented...
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Achieving effective sub-metering
With sub-metering now necessary for billing in multi-let buildings, Joanne Merry of Carbonxgen ( previously Carbon2018 ) shares here experiences on how it can be a risky afterthought during development projects and the importance of careful planning. Sub-metering is...
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Businesses with supplies that exceed available capacities will be charged default rates from 2018
Ofgem is introducing a new measure to ensure that half hourly supplies that exceed the assigned available capacity will pay significantly more. DCP 161 is a change to the DCUSA (Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement) that will introduce Excess Capacity...
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It’s time to redress the balance of the UK’s energy trilemma
With the Government recently announcing its intention to publish a new climate change and emissions reduction plan by the end of 2016, Carbon2018's Melanie Kendall-Reid explains the importance of considering all aspects of the 'energy trilemma' to build an effective...
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