BUILDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS AECOM
company to focus on the countries where each sector is most active. ‘Being part of Aecom has allowed us to
have offices all around the world so that when there is a downturn, such as there has been in the UK, it has allowed us to transfer staff to Asia, Australia and New Zealand for example, where currently there is a significant amount of work,’ Burton says. It is an approach that has enabled Aecom to retain engineers when consultancies without a significant global presence are shedding staff. He admits that the downside to this is that staff have to be more flexible and mobile than in the consultant’s Oscar Faber days. Alongside its design work, Aecom also has a
steady income stream from research work for government. ‘The work we’re continuing to do on changes to Part L is great for staff to be involved in, but it also helps the design teams shape the buildings of the future,’ explains Burton. This is proving commercially advantageous
on developments like the refurbishment of London’s Shell Centre, which is not due to complete until 2016. ‘There are potential changes to the regulations for 2016, so it is important that we know what is likely to be coming along in order to design buildings to
comply with them now,’ he says. In addition to producing guidance documentation for government on regulations to reduce carbon emissions, the company has also set out to reduce its own carbon footprint. Aecom is currently benchmarking its emissions; at the same time it has instigated a programme to help reduce these year-on-year. The programme includes better metering and data collection in its office. It is also providing teleconferencing facilities to reduce air travel, and has invested in two video conference rooms for its London HQ. Also in London, Aecom is working with
its landlord, Derwent London, and other tenants in an environmental forum set up to help reduce carbon emissions associated with the office. Under the initiative Aecom has: monitored energy use in the building and analysed the results; carried out energy surveys of tenants floors to identify potential energy savings; and analysed energy use profiles for landlord areas to help identify savings. As a result, Derwent London is implementing energy-efficiency measures such as enhanced sub-metering and the installation of low energy lighting, which will help minimise energy bills and its carbon footprint. Looking ahead, what changes does Burton
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