A series of events for SMEs at Nottingham CleanTech Centre later this month will demonstrate how simple low cost improvements can dramatically reduce energy loss from old commercial buildings and cut energy bills by up to 15 percent a year.
The ‘Fabric First Energy Efficiency’ series of events begins on the 23rd April with a programme of speakers who will pass on some of their own practical tips and measures for energy efficiency improvements and their own real cost savings.
Dr Nick Gostick, Managing Director of Inntropy which is organising the events, explains: “Across the country companies are wasting £7 billion worth of energy a year. Many of these companies are based in old industrial buildings which are far from being energy efficient. In fact it is estimated that there are two million industrial buildings nationally which account for 18 percent of CO2 emissions.
“However, significant cost savings can be made from focusing on energy efficiency improvements to the buildings they own or occupy, but there is a lack of awareness of how simple it can be to implement and achieve this amongst local businesses, particularly small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
“With the inevitable continuing rise in energy costs which all businesses face – with recent figures quoting price rises of anything between six percent and 36 percent by 2020 – it seems only sound economic sense to properly insulate building walls, improve heating controls and regulate energy usage. Therefore, we have designed our latest series of events to provide some practical, simple and importantly low cost suggested improvements that can be made to the fabric of the building and dramatically reduce energy loss. These simple steps have the potential to cut energy bills by up to 15 percent, which will represent a significant cost saving for businesses looking to reduce overheads.”
