Fire fighters blaze a trail on CO2 reductions

08 March, 2010

London’s top fire station in a campaign to save energy is Romford.

Romford Fire Station came out tops for energy savings by 112 London fire stations in a competition aimed at getting fast results and support by MITIE’s technical facilities-management team, which is working on these fire stations with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by 25%. Members of the Romford station crew were rewarded for their conscientious efforts across a full watch rota by being presented with a MITIE CarbonCare winners’ certificate and a cheque for the Fire Fighters’ Charity by Colin Goodwin, MITIE’s regional director responsible for this contract.

Many of the London Fire Brigade’s older buildings are not energy efficient, and the organisation has embarked on an energy-efficiency retrofit programme, which includes insulation, double glazing, building fabric and draught proofing, building management systems, lighting, heating, more efficient air conditioning, solar panels and CHP systems.

More refrigerant bans possible, says government

The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.

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