awards, conferences & exhibitionsACE
FOLLOW THE ROADMAP
TO SUSTAINABILITY
s energy costs rise and the need to certification, which is now a legal
A
reduce carbon emissions grows, requirement. Your building will be rated A
many businesses are looking to to G based on its energy performance.
their facilities management professionals The vast majority of the UK’s commercial
to cut energy use and move the buildings will be in the lower bands, but
organisation to a more sustainable with some planning and preparation you straight away and top advice from leading
footing. CSR strategies and greater public could help to put win yourself a better organisations such as BIFM, CIBSE and
scrutiny are making environmental grade. the National Energy Foundation. The
performance as important as financial Speakers from BIFM will also be Starter Pack puts the information in one
operations in today’s business speaking about their latest research into place so that you have a single reference
environment. sustainable FM, and offering advice on point, with clear pointers on where to go
Private and public sector organisations taking sustainable business practice for more in-depth guidance on particular
alike are looking to reduce their carbon beyond your own organisation, and out areas of interest.
footprint, develop sustainable procurement into your supply chain. Our expert For further information on visiting
methods and to meet the latest legislation speakers include facilities managers with Total Workplace Management please see
on energy use in buildings. Facilities hands-on experience of building a www.twmexpo.com. If you have a story in
management professionals are at the sustainable strategy, so they will be this area and would like to submit a
heart of these policies, and will sharing their top tips for making the paper, or if you require further information
increasingly be involved in putting process easier. on exhibiting, then call 020 7921 8087.
sustainable strategies into action for their To help you take this know-how back Total Workplace Management is produced
own organisation, and when dealing with to the office, we have also designed the in association with the BIFM and is
suppliers or clients. With such a Sustainability Starter Pack. Delegates will co-located with M&E – The Building
bewildering range of responsibilities and receive our free starter pack, with hints Services Event and Energy Solutions Expo.
options, the key question for many FMs is and tips on how to start saving energy
where to start on the journey to more
sustainable working?
Visitors to this year’s Working
FREE EVENTS TO PROMOTE GRANTS
Buildings Event on 8th and 9th October at
London Olympia will find the answer with The Department for Business Enterprise and The event on 29 April 2008 -
our Roadmap to Sustainability. Our series Regulatory Reform (BERR) and BRE are to attendance at which is free of charge to all
of free seminars is a step-by-step guide to host several free events across the UK, interested parties will be followed by seven
achieving a more sustainable business. promoting the extensive grant funding regional events throughout the UK in May
The Roadmap has four milestones: available under phase 2 of the Low Carbon and June, details of which will be
Design, Build and Install, Maintenance Buildings Programme (LCBP2) starting with announced shortly.
and Management and Go Green. the launch event at BRE’s headquarters in
Our Design sessions will explain how Watford on 29th April 2008. LOW CARBON BUILDING
to decide what sustainable steps are most Grants of up to £1 million per site are PROGRAMME
suitable for your business. Build and Install available to public sector building owners LCBP was designed to provide support
will look at how to win staff buy-in for the and managers to help them gain the for the installation of photovoltaics and
strategies and how to put ideas into benefits of renewable energy technologies. other small-scale renewables through a low
practice. Experts will also be explaining This funding can be used for the supply carbon buildings approach.
legislation such as Part L for energy and installation of any combination of the Phase II of LCBP provides grants for the
efficient buildings, energy performance following microgeneration technologies: installation of microgeneration technologies
certificates and air conditioning checks. In solar photovoltaics to public sector buildings (including schools,
Maintenance and Management visitors will solar thermal hot water hospitals, housing associations and local
hear how they can manage energy use in wind turbines authorities) and charitable bodies. From
their buildings, and also keep the business ground source heat pumps April 1st 2008 grant caps were increased to
sustainable in the long-term. The final automated wood pellet stoves 50% across all technologies, bringing them
milestone is Go Green, in which speakers wood fuelled boiler systems in line with the funding available for solar
will offer practical advice how to carry Speakers from BERR ( Business PV funding. Grants of up to £1m are
your sustainable approach further by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), the available per eligible site.
greening the supply chain and even Department funding the programme, and To attend the LCBP2 event, for further
encourage your clients to take the BRE, which is managing the scheme, will information on the grants, or to check your
sustainable approach too. explain the application process, the organisation’s eligibility go to:
The free seminars will include microgeneration technologies involved, and www.lowcarbonbuildingsphase2.org.uk
guidance from members of the official their installation, energy output and or tel: 08704 23 23 13
Low Carbon Consultant’s programme on potential for reducing carbon emissions and Email: events@bre.co.uk
preparing your buildings for energy energy bills.
SUSTAINABLE FM | APRIL 2008
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