A year-long energy reduction scheme for Land Securities has exceeded expectations by cutting energy use by almost a tenth across a number of the company’s London properties.
The commercial landlord worked with engineering business NG Bailey on a jointly-funded pilot scheme that resulted in a 9% fall in energy use at five of its buildings in the capital.
Chris Coath, head of energy for NG Bailey, who has led the project, said: “The initial sites were Land Securities’ highest users of energy in the capital, so to reduce energy consumption by 9% has a significant environmental and commercial impact.”
The company was able to identify and complete more than 40 projects after collating and analysing data from the five sites in the pilot, which included offices and mixed-use buildings around London.
“Detailed data analysis was the starting point for this, allowing us to focus on asset optimisation, asset upgrade, behavioural change and an immediate implementation of measures to deliver the energy savings,” Coach added.
Following the success of the project, Land Securities has expanded the scheme to a further ten sites in the city.
Caroline Hill, head of sustainability at Land Securities, said: “Our partnership with NG Bailey has clearly demonstrated the scale of the opportunity to reduce energy use and offer value for our customers through reduced energy bills.
“Having exceeded the initial target we set, we look forward to extending our partnership with NG Bailey – taking this sector-leading model to a further ten sites in London.”
