The government has published its first Facilities Management Strategy, setting out a coordinated vision for facilities management across the public sector estate. It sets new goals for FM, designed to deliver on three core values: enhancing lives, enabling success, and ensuring value. One of the main aims of the Strategy is to place sustainability […]
ESOS currently just covers energy consumption, but Phase 4 will introduce a wider ‘net zero element’ to ESOS audits. Reports will need to include an assessment of actions needed to meet future net zero commitments. The government is currently working with BSI on the production of a new net zero audit […]
The government has published its first Facilities Management Strategy, setting out a coordinated vision for facilities management across the public sector estate. It sets new goals for FM, designed to deliver on three core values: enhancing lives, enabling success, and ensuring value. One of the main aims of the Strategy is to place sustainability […]
Organisations have been given an extra six months to comply with Phase 3 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), to help them get to grips with new reporting requirements. In its latest ESOS newsletter, the Environment Agency announced the compliance deadline has been moved from 5 December 2023 to […]
Who is eligible for ECO4 scheme? The energy efficiency measures available through ECO4 scheme consultation are given via eligibility criteria. If you are on qualifying benefits, and you’re a homeowner or a private tenant, you are likely to be eligible for support from energy suppliers via this scheme from April 2022. If […]
Energy company obligation ECO4 2022 scheme explained Unlike the predecessors of this ECO program, ECO 4 grant is intended to be accessible to a wider range of people and more fuel poor households. This next phase of the energy company obligation ECO improved its energy efficiency measures and scoring methodology to ensure […]
When we work with new clients, we recognise the need to demonstrate our capabilities and not rely solely on our reputation. Where appropriate, we will carry out a preliminary survey to provide an expert, independent view on the opportunities for energy reduction. Benefits: Collectively, the initiatives identified and agreed as feasible […]
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget opened with a buoyant but cautious tone: “The UK economy is on the right track… but we remain vigilant.” Jeremy Hunt was keen to stress that this was a Budget for long-term, sustainable growth, and in doing so framed his energy announcements within the context of the cost-of-living […]
ESOS Phase 3 changes at a glance In the current phase of ESOS you will now need to: Include a summary template of compliance information in the ESOS report. Include additional data in the compliance notification – (the Environment Agency has set out a list which you can find here). Cover […]
