Owners or occupiers of commercial properties now have a new way of accessing cutting-edge advice on reducing their energy bills.
Real estate adviser Savills has teamed up with the Carbon Trust Implementation Services to offer a one-stop solution for occupiers across many sectors, including retail, leisure, warehousing, industry and hospitality, to help them reduce their carbon emissions and cut costs.
Non-domestic buildings make up 18% of the UK's total carbon footprint, and the Trust estimates that the sector can deliver at least £4bn in energy savings for the British economy by 2020.
Specialist advisers on the team will be able to offer their expertise on topics such as lighting, heating, ventilation and high efficiency air-conditioning which can, as well as reducing bills, making property more commercially attractive. They will give timeframes for return on investment, and help to develop a business case.
They will also provide best practice examples and employee engagement checklists and assist with the tendering process, providing access to a trusted pool of accredited suppliers, matching customers with the right skills at the right price.
The Carbon Trust says: "Energy efficiency is a fantastic opportunity to drive down costs to help the UK's economy in the face of a double-dip recession and to meet national carbon targets. For example, a typical retail organisation could cut their lighting energy bill by up to 70% through installing new lighting fittings and effective controls."
Read More - http://www.eaem.co.uk/news/new-service-help-commercial-property-occupiers-cut-energy-bills
Monday, 6 August 2012
White LED Lighting Grows Directly On Paper
White LEDs that can be printed and manufactured directly on paper have been developed by researcher Gul Amin from Linköping University.
With the development of this new technology, applications as diverse as luminous curtains, bright wallpaper that functions as lighting, self-lit books, etc., are possible.
Gul Amin, in his doctoral thesis at the Physical Electronics and Nanotechnology group, Campus Norrköping, demonstrated how it's possible for white LEDs to be grown directly on paper. And also, as an example, how to print them on wallpaper - the method for this is currently patent pending.
The LEDs, which are made from zinc oxide and a conducting polymer, can be manufactured directly on paper. The active components of the technology "are nanorods of zinc oxide on a thin layer of polydiethylflourene (PFO), a conducting polymer. But the paper has first been coated with a thin, water-repellent, protective and levelling layer of cyclotene, a resin."
Read More - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20120711/white-led-lighting-grows-directly-paper.htm
With the development of this new technology, applications as diverse as luminous curtains, bright wallpaper that functions as lighting, self-lit books, etc., are possible.
Gul Amin, in his doctoral thesis at the Physical Electronics and Nanotechnology group, Campus Norrköping, demonstrated how it's possible for white LEDs to be grown directly on paper. And also, as an example, how to print them on wallpaper - the method for this is currently patent pending.
The LEDs, which are made from zinc oxide and a conducting polymer, can be manufactured directly on paper. The active components of the technology "are nanorods of zinc oxide on a thin layer of polydiethylflourene (PFO), a conducting polymer. But the paper has first been coated with a thin, water-repellent, protective and levelling layer of cyclotene, a resin."
Read More - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20120711/white-led-lighting-grows-directly-paper.htm
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