Energy & Environmental Management articles from November 2000

Energy & Environmental Management archives from November 2000

Opportuniy of a decade.(Climate Change Programme)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The energy market has been transformed over the last few years with the privatisation deregulation of utility supplies and the reduction of utility costs to users. Organisations have been able to meet their energy cost budgets by `smart...

Wising up with an even better service.(Envirowise waste management program)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme has changed its name to Envirowise, promising to offer an even better service of free, independent advice on practical ways to minimise waste and convert turnover into profit. From...

New appointments at the top.(UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum; Waste and Resources Action Programme)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Earl of Selborne is the first chair of the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum. He is a Conservative peer and chaired the Joint Nature Conservation Committee from 1991 to 1997. As part of the Government's Chemicals Strategy, Sustainable...

In Brief...(news)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Oxford's example Oxford City Council is to purchase 'green' electricity from Ecotricity (the Renewable Energy Company) for all of its larger buildings, including the town hall, leisure centres and ice rink. This will reduce emissions of...

Partnership for the environment.(Tony Blair proposes coalition)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a new environment coalition supported by consumers, business and science -- "a coalition that harnesses consumer demand for a better environment, and encourages businesses to see the profit of the new...

Commission members.
November 1, 2000... The Uk's new Sustainable Commission has appointed 21 members. Its main role will be to advocate sustainable development, review progress and build towards further progress. The Commission members, to be chaired by Jonathan Porritt, are:...

Quality pays - apply now.(environmental control)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The UK currently has around 4,600MWe of CHP in operation, estimated to save about 800 million [pounds sterling] and 4 million tonnes of carbon per annum. CHP provides one of the most cost effective approaches for reducing [CO.sub.2] emissions....

New moves on waste.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Government is consulting industry on major changes in waste disposal practices due to implementation of the EU Landfill Directive in England and Wales. The Directive places strict regulatory controls on the operation, monitoring and...

Making sense of awards.(future management strategy)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Henrietta Sitwell, of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) explains the work being done to collate and co-ordinate the vast number of awards by the Forum for Environmental and Sustainable Development...

Cleaning up with ... water efficiency winners.(awards ceremony)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Against tough competition, winners of the Water UK and Environment Agency Water Efficiency Awards have been identified from over 150 submissions from industry, business, the public sector and individuals. The judging panel -- which included...

Royal reward for Greenwich superstore.(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Building Efficiency Award goes to Sainsbury)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, recently combined two of his interests, architecture and the environment, by attending at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Award Ceremony. In their tenth year, these awards...

Du Vergier a big hit at Lord's.(Institute of Chemical Engineers' awards at Lord's Cricket Ground, UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Institute of Chemical Engineers' annual awards, at Lord's Cricket Ground, recognised excellence in the process industries, rewarding achievement and best practice in key areas including environmental protection, engineering innovation and...

Top Marks for industry award.(Industry Energy Awards 2000, UK)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... An astonishing 60% financial savings for residents, financial savings of 16.6m [pounds sterling], Savings of 450,000 [pounds sterling] per year... the winners of the Energy Awards 2000 are finding their efforts well rewarded. The Industry...

Partnership prospers.
November 1, 2000... If you are part of a local authority and have engaged in a business and municipality partnership project that has successfully implemented solutions for making cities better places to live in, then why not enter for a Bremen Partnership Award?...

Making a difference with CHP.(use of combined heat and power to reduce greenhouse emissions, UK)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The recent flooding of the south east has been attributed in some quarters as a direct result of global warming. Governments worldwide started to address this phenomenon at the earth summits in Rio and Kyoto. From Kyoto, the UK Government...

Carbon Trust's focus.(implementation of energy-efficient technologies by UK businesses)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... As part of the 2000 comprehensive spending review, the Government is providing around 50million [pounds sterling] to accelerate the business take-up of energy efficient technologies, primarily through a new body, provisionally known as the...

Green labels.(for consumer products to facilitate green buying, UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Standard labelling for cars, homes and domestic equipment could make buying green much easier according to the Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment in its report "Choosing Green". New research from the DETR and the...

Fuel tax support.
November 1, 2000... The public is willing to pay the current level of tax on vehicle fuel as long as a proportion of it is guaranteed to be spent on the environment, according to an NOP opinion poll. 68 per cent of respondents said they would be happier paying if...

While you were away ...(energy conservation initiatives at office, UK)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Office workers who leave their computer monitors switched on as they relax on leave are wasting enough electricity over a two-week break to print over 20,000 sheets of A4 paper, according to research released by the DETR campaign, "are you...

White collar [CO.sub.2].(environmental impact of energy use in UK non-manufacturing sector)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Most people in this country now work in offices, and so it's not surprising that their impact on the environment has grown considerably in relation to that of the domestic or manufacturing sectors. This special Focus pull-out of Energy and...

The 21st century smart office.(UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The modern office is environmentally smart, and is a better, healthier and more productive place to work. This is the fundamental message behind a suite of new documents from the Government's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme. Tony...

Designing for a healthier, greener workplace.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... If you run a design learn, you need look no further for a wealth of advice to help each team member contribute to the achievement of environmentally smart buildings. Environmentally smart buildings provide well-lit, well-ventilated and...

Payback Time.(energy efficient buildings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... In a recent survey of quantity surveyors, most believed that energy-efficient buildings are more expensive to build than conventional ones. But it isn't necessarily so by any means. As Guide 274 demonstrates, many quantity surveyors (QSs)...

Get below the benchmark.(Good Practice Guide 288 on energy consumption by offices, UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... For office tenants, energy costs may represent one of the largest slices of your service charge. Is this justified? Here's how to find out. Energy is a controllable cost not a fixed charge. So how energy efficient is your office? New Good...

Bottom-line benefits.(Good Practice Guide 285 on energy efficiency initiatives at UK businesses)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... World-class businesses such as IBM UK, Barclays and BP Amoco are taking the environmental message seriously, and incorporating energy efficiency into all aspects of their business. Now they have endorsed a Guide to help other businesses reap...

Secrets of smart developers.(of office buildings, UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... How can developers maximise the return on their investment while providing modern comfortable office buildings for their clients? The answer is to create environmentally smart buildings. Environmentally smart buildings make intelligent use...

The paperless office? 12.5 million tonnes and rising.(waste reduction through efficient use of paper in UK offices)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... In 1998, 12.5 million tonnes of paper and board was used in the UK. This figure is rising at 20% per year, making nonsense of the predicted trend towards the `paperless office'. What can be done before we are buried beneath this `paper...

Spending to save.(waste reduction to minimize operational costs at UK businesses)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The cost of waste to UK industry is running at about 15 billion [pounds sterling] per year, or 4.5% of turnover. So every business would do well to look at how it can reduce this drain on profits. The Government's Envirowise is here to help...

Star savers.(Office equipment energy savers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Modern office equipment burns up Electricity -- but there are strategies for reducing its energy dependency. Office equipment is the fastest-growing user of electricity in the business world. It now represents a quarter of business...

Sizing counts.(use of software for correct sizing of combined heat and power for buildings, UK)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... For the foreseeable future combined heat and power (CHP) will continue to be retrofitted into existing buildings. The favourable economics associated with the use of CHP, along with its `green' credentials means that CHP could be the preferred...

How to save on hospitality's 1bn [pounds sterling] energy bill.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Global warming is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today. It is beginning to affect all our lives, not least the hotel industry where a typical UK hotel releases annually about 160kg of [CO.sub.2] per square metre...

Enhanced Capital Allowances ... What's on the list?(to stimulate UK businesses to reduce carbon emissions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Government is introducing the enhanced capital allowance scheme in order to encourage business to reduce carbon emissions through providing a new incentive to invest in carbon saving technologies. But what will be eligible? A new web site...

Energy Efficiency's own help site.(Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme on energy conservation at UK businesses)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme has launched a revamped, restructured web site to help UK companies save energy and improve profitability. The web site, first set up last year, has now been enhanced to include a range of new...

Hold the presses!(British Printing Industries Federation environmental awards)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Printing has always been a dirty business: the inks contain polluting solvents, and cleaning requires vast amounts of water. But change is happening and a new award recognises the trailblazers. For the second year running, UK printing...

Join the Club!(CHP Club - Combined Heat and Power)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The CHP Club, launched in May this year, is a new initiative under the Government's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme. It aims to help existing users get the maximum benefits from CHP and to show potential users how CHP could bring them...

Energy efficiency ... Take it to the cleaners.(dry cleaners)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The Dry Cleaning Industry uses lots of Energy -- and some unpleasant chemicals. A new EEBPP guide aims to help it clean up its act. Much has changed in the dry cleaning industry during the past decade. The number of unit shops has fallen...

Scrap: best avoided in the first place.(plastics)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Jonathan Churchman-Davies, Envirowise Manager for the Plastics and Ceramics Sectors, explains how apparent savings can actually be hidden costs in this industry. Waste tends to catch plastics processing companies unawares. In most...

ENERGIE call.(grant applications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Companies are invited to apply for grants for projects under all areas of the ENERGIE share-cost action programme. Priority is to be given to the following RTD target areas: * fuel cells and hydrogen * bioelectricity and bio-energy ...

Health and transport issues.
November 1, 2000... Increasing attention is being paid to how the transport system influences our health, and more professionals are looking at ways that they can connect policies, and make the idea of `joined up working' a reality. Health Improvement Programmes...

Quickstart for motors.(software for saving energy)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... New free software is now available to help users of fans, pumps, compressors -- anything motor driven -- obtain great energy savings in just a few hours. QUICKSTART is a straightforward software package which, building on-site knowledge...

Resources.(industry report information)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Round Table report Copies of the fifth and final annual report of the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development are available free of charge from the secretariat, at: 5th Floor, Romney House, Tufton Street, London SWIP 3RA; Tel. 020...

Levy lowdown on the web.(energy management techniques)(Tutorial)
November 1, 2000... Start here guidance Need a fresh look at energy management in your organisation? A structured approach to energy management has been shown to lead to at least 10% energy savings (so offsetting the effect of the Climate Change Levy). See...

Government office environmental and energy management contacts.(office locations and contact information)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... There are 12 environmental and energy management contacts in government offices who can give advice on: * the opportunities for improved energy efficiency and environmental management in your organisation; * the technologies and...