BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE LAND SECURITIES


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Land Securities, one of the UK’s largest property companies, carried out a behavioural change programme at three buildings within its offi ce estate in London. Andrew Brister looks at the early fi ndings and plans for the future


We are working to help the occupiers of our buildings save money and improve their environmental performance by participating in this initiative


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andlords are responsible for approximately 50% of the energy use in a typical multi-let offi ce, but what of the other half? While it makes sense


for landlords to monitor closely the energy consumption that they are responsible for – such as central air conditioning plant, core lighting and so on – it is too easy to lose sight of occupier power use, as well as other environmental considerations such as water use and waste recycling rates. Land Securities, one of the UK’s largest property companies, has set about looking at these issues in detail and has completed


a behavioural change programme at three buildings within its offi ce estate in London. The scheme aims to raise environmental awareness and reduce energy use, waste and water consumption through collaborative engagement in sustainability initiatives. ‘Every company wants to improve its effi ciency and reduce its costs,’ says Land Securities’ executive director Richard Akers. ‘We are working to help the occupiers of our buildings save money and improve their environmental performance by participating in this initiative.’ Land Securities’ occupier engagement programme, run in conjunction with Planet First, was carried out at 5 and 6 New Street Square and 16 Palace Street, London. The seven-month initiative has tackled issues such as energy effi ciency, recycling, travel, food, water and procurement. The pilot came to an end in May 2013 and Land Securities has already started to see


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