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Jonathon Porritt comments on Voltage Optimisation with powerPerfector
"When it comes to saving money and reducing emissions of CO2, some things are easy and some things are hard. powerPerfector fits in the easy category, and the only question companies have to answer is this: why won't this technology help my company - right now?" Jonathon Porritt
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On 9th September Green 5001 and the Better Buildings Partnership2 brought together London’s most prominent property owners and occupiers to develop sustainability solutions in the commercial property market. With the built environment contributing between 40-50% of all the UK’s emissions, the need to address this is starting to be met by the government, with a range of carrots and sticks including the CRC (carbon reduction commitment) and DEC (display energy certificate). One of the key agreements was that although new build is where most of the innovation is taking place, viable solutions must be made available for existing buildings, as they make up the majority of the built environment and tend to be the least efficient.
The keynote speaker, Jonathan Porritt, made mention of a single technology that could meet the needs of both the landowner and the current climate consensus. Author of six books, he was appointed inaugural chair of the Sustainability Development Commission on New Labour’s election in 1997 and held the post until September 2009.
You may like to view Jonathon Porritt's blog
1Green 500 is the London Mayor’s initiative to target the 500 largest organisations in London with the greatest potential for carbon reduction and aims to set up a global standard for environmental excellence,
2The Better Building Partnership is a collaboration of the largest land owners in London with the aim of developing viable sustainable initiatives in the existing commercial property stock to meet the Mayor’s 2025 goal of a 60% cut in emissions.
