INFORM Built Environment
SHOWCASE
This is London’s Natural
History Museum as you’ve
never seen it before. AECOM
and Philips Lighting have creat-
ed a new LED lighting solution
for the world famous building.
Replacing the ageing flood-
light system, Philips’
ColorReach Powercore technol-
ogy is being used to floodlight
the façade. The technology can
project light 500ft. Switching to
an LED solution will lower the
running costs and the system
enables flexible ambiances to
be created for the season, spe-
cial dates or corporate events.
“One of the key areas where
we can achieve lower emissions
is through our lighting,” said
Glynnan Barham, energy
manager for the museum.
“What impressed us was the
impact we could make to our
energy and maintenance costs
compared with the traditional
light sources.”
MARKET INTELLIGENCE POLICY
UK homeowners waste £2.9B
on energy bills and pump out
Housing stock must be efficient
15 million tonnes of CO
2
every
year by failing to adequately It is vital to make both old and and the Government to take bold
insulate their homes, according new housing more energy effi- steps to overhaul our dysfunc-
to new research. cient to meet a government target tional housing system.”
According to building firm of cutting carbon emissions by Meanwhile, the UK Green
Rockwool, householders need 80%, according to a new report. Building Council (UKGBC) has
to invest in loft, cavity wall and One of the eight key areas out- called on governments to recog-
external insulation to not only lined in the report, The Future of nise the importance of carbon
save money, but also make a Housing by the Building and savings from buildings in this
significant contribution to the Social Housing Foundation December’s Copenhagen climate
Government’s target for reduc- (BSHF), is the retrofitting change negotiations.
ing greenhouse emissions. of housing stock to reduce “There is no bigger, more cost-
The firm’s research claims that carbon emissions. Back to the future: retrofitting older effective option for achieving the
more than one in four (28%) of It states: “Ensuring that both
properties is vital
global cuts in carbon emissions
UK homes do not have loft insu- our new and existing homes have than our buildings over the next
lation, with 58% having no cavity minimal energy requirements is an Lord Richard Best, who few years,” said Paul King, the
wall insulation and 58% also urgent priority. This will be vital if chaired the consultation that UKGBC’s chief executive.
having unlagged pipes. we are to achieve the government produced the report, said: “The Kyoto Treaty acknowl-
The findings follow reports target of an 80% reduction in car- “Twenty-five years ago, I was edges the role that deforestation,
from the Department of Energy bon emissions by 2050.” invited by the Duke of Edinburgh transport and energy generation
and Climate Change which A mass programme of retro- to co-ordinate an inquiry into play in contributing to climate
state that up to 4.6 million fitting would also help tackle fuel British housing. change. Buildings have been poor
homes in England could be in poverty, improve health and “Over the last two years there relations up to now. Inclusion of
fuel poverty in 2009 due to would create new jobs. The has been a dramatic upheaval in buildings within the Copenhagen
energy price rises outpacing BSHF report proposes various our housing and financial sys- agreement would encourage the
income growth and energy effi- ways of encouraging people to tems, demonstrating the urgent setting of ambitious targets for
ciency improvements. retrofit their homes. One idea is need to review the state of our carbon reductions for the sector
Rockwool managing director, to set up a loan programme where housing system and how we can and create the framework within
Hans Schreuder, said: “It is loan repayments are offset against change it. I hope this report which industry is incentivised to
staggering that so much energy decreased energy costs. encourages people, organisations make those dramatic cuts.”
is being wasted.”
IN FACT LAST YEAR IN STOCKHOLM, 6,000 DEAD RABBITS WERE BURNT TO FUEL THE CITY’S WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS
Sustainable Business 7❘ November/December 2009
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