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EDF ENERGY AND PARTNERS BRING ENERGY SAVING PROJECT TO LONDON


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DF Energy and carbon reduction company Sustain have teamed up with housing association


Poplar HARCA to bring energy saving measures to low-income homes in the Tower Hamlets area of central London.


The project is part of the Government’s Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) – an initiative designed to help people in low-income areas save energy, thereby saving carbon and money on their energy bills.


The 523 homes covered by the scheme include a tower block and low-rise building and they will be made energy efficient through the installation of solid wall insulation, loft insulation and double glazing. Angus Wilby, Head of Energy Services at EDF Energy, said: “We are


proud to be able to bring our CESP project funding to London. These improvements will make a significant difference to the lives of the local residents who will be able to benefit from lower fuel bills and much warmer homes. “We have worked successfully with Sustain in the past and are looking forward to collaborating with Poplar HARCA.” Sustain’s role in the project is to manage the funding, recommend appropriate energy efficiency measures and ensure they are delivered on time. Jim Wrigley, Senior Associate at Sustain, said: “This is the fourth CESP project we’ve worked on with EDF Energy and we have another six registered with Ofgem which we hope will start on site imminently.


“Having worked with them on the first project in the country to complete under the programme, we are well placed to advise on the process, and come up with innovative ways of delivering the CESP targets.” Ian Lamprell, Senior Project Manager at Poplar HARCA, said: “Poplar HARCA is excited to be working in partnership with EDF Energy and Sustain on a project that will make our communities greener and more energy efficient. “Our residents constantly tell us they want us to explore greener ways of working and this initiative has energy efficiency at its core.” The work began at the end of October 2010 and will take approximately 30 weeks to complete. www.edfenergy.com


Drivers Jonas Deloitte joins UK Green Building Council D


rivers Jonas Deloitte has reinforced its commitment to dramatically improve sustainability within the built environment by becoming a Gold Leaf member of the UK Green Building Council.


The firm joins the Council’s mission to radically transform the way real estate in the UK is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated. Jon Lovell, Head of Sustainably at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, said: “I’m delighted that Drivers Jonas Deloitte has reiterated its long-standing commitment to the sustainability agenda by joining the UK-GBC, an organisation which has made outstanding progress on key issues for property and the built environment in the last three years. We’re sure that our knowledge, skills and philosophical approach can add real value to its ongoing mission. “The multi-sectoral composition


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of the UK-GBC, as well as its excellent access to policy-makers, provides the perfect synergy for us to further propel Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s continued growth as key sustainability advisors to real estate and public sector clients, particularly now that we have further developed our unique sustainability services offering following the ground-breaking merger between Drivers Jonas LLP and Deloitte.” Paul King, chief executive of UK Green Building Council, commented: “Sustainability is rising ever further up the agenda for the construction and property sector and 2011 must be the year we really accelerate change. Adding Drivers Jonas Deloitte to our list of Gold Leaf Members is an important statement of intent for the new year and Drivers Jonas Deloitte has consistently shown it is at the cutting edge of sustainability thinking and it’s great to have them on board.” Lovell added: “The sustainability


agenda has emerged in recent years as a key priority for the property sector, but has been constrained by an absence of capital finance solutions, divergent incentives for landlords and tenants, a lack of trust in new technology, and insufficient policy and pricing signals to drive business model change. I fully expect massive growth in the sector throughout the coming decade as new financing models emerge, as asset values are eroded by poor environmental performance, and ultimately as people sit up and take notice of the fact that time is running desperately short for us to avert catastrophic climate change and wholesale ecosystem collapse”.


The challenge continues for the


UK-GBC and its members as they work to determine what a 50 per cent cut in carbon emissions from across the built environment by 2020 will require. www.djdeloitte.co.uk


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