Month: April 2023

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Maximizing Energy Savings

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Maximizing Energy Savings

Even the most experienced energy managers can miss large energy savings because some of those places where the greatest savings can be made are not even on their radar.

Such savings are hidden in plain sight but can only be realised with an engineering expertise that most energy managers do not necessarily possess. This might include tuning and control strategies to the existing BMS or BACs to optimise energy efficiency and internal conditions of buildings across the estate.

ETS are engineering and energy consultants, we have the expertise required to identify and maximise those savings and ensure your estate is fully optimised for full financial advantage.

ETS offer a complete outsourced service, our ECST Team (Energy & Carbon Savings Team) are essentially Data Scientists working alongside Energy Managers and will constantly collect and analyse the data sets to look for statistical anomalies that are indicative of inefficiency. They will advise the site, identifying opportunities where carbon and financial reduction measures can be made. Opportunities identified by the ECST team and through additional onsite auditing our Operations (Engineering) team will design projects to realise those opportunities. We will take responsibility to design and specify the projects (including BMS), provide tender management, project management, clerk of works and M&V to prove project performance.

Don’t leave your energy cost to chance – allow ETS to provide your organisation with the best chance of maximising the energy savings that already exist and allow us introduce an energy awareness culture into the business.

We’ll even guarantee savings once we have identified them and where possible.

How can ETS help?

ETS are energy and carbon management consultants, we cover all elements of building service engineering and energy & carbon management.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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The Energy Auditing Scheme (‘EAS’)

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The Energy Auditing Scheme (‘EAS’)

The Energy Auditing Scheme (EAS) is a mandatory energy assessment scheme and it is a legal obligation for organisations in Ireland that meet the qualification criteria to have an energy audit completed.

Organisations that qualify for EAS must carry out an EAS assessment every 4 years to remain compliant. If you or any part of your corporate group meets either of the following conditions, you will need to comply with EAS Regulations:

• Employ 250 or more people.
• An annual turnover in excess of €50m and a balance sheet in excess of €43m.

Many businesses in Ireland have been captured by the EAS, and for those that may have missed the deadlines required for previous rounds of the regulations, or were unaware of their existence, the SEAI (the regulator) are now issuing notifications of non-compliance – and requiring those businesses to undertake works immediately to address this.

At ETS, we have helped many businesses through this process, and are perfectly positioned to assist, no matter what your business’s sector.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Smart Energy Management as a Service

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Smart Energy Management as a Service

In many ways, the emphasis is on the ‘Smart’ element – in other words making ‘best practice’ energy and carbon management judgements harnessing real data, and leveraging the latest tested technological solutions on the market through a hierarchical approach. This involves:

  • Considering and interrogating what types of fuel you purchase, and from whom you purchase it.
  • Using real-time data analytics.
  • Employing energy & carbon saving initiatives, biggest bang for buck, based on data.
  • Supporting the journey towards Net Zero, factoring wider property strategies.
  • Deploying onsite generation where possible.
  • Harnessing demand management opportunities.
  • Bringing in the latest technologies – but focus on those that are tested in the real world, deployable, scalable, and able to integrate with legacy systems where necessary.

In its most basic form “energy management as a service” is the idea that an outside service company guarantees a facility’s future energy costs – and is a concept that has been around for many years. 

If the facility uses more energy than predicted, the service company can be responsible for the difference – but if the building uses less energy than contracted, the service company can profit. This set up can cause issues where usage caps, performance specifications and on-site operational consumption do not match predictions. Add to this an often highly complex contracting structure, along with detailed stipulations on ‘who has what level of control’ over the operation of the building, and the ‘guaranteeing of savings’ can sometimes prove to not be in the client’s best interest.

There are so many cost-effective energy sources and technologies that are ever-evolving, making energy markets confusing, complex and highly dynamic – creating an impossibility for busy business owners or facilities managers to be fully aware of all opportunities.

Also, to be carefully weaved into the mix, are the corporate ESG and sustainability goals (and all the associated data management and reporting requirements) that shareholders and customers are demanding. This is where a ‘Smart’ approach, utilising up to date technology and market awareness, can work wonders.

ETS proposes a slightly different model for customer value. We concentrate on the basic demands of clients including their overarching operational and ESG objectives, site consumption optimisation, actual comfort or process conditions, and the accurate data management reporting of activities and performance.

Many energy users have some idea about their consumption habits but lack the systems and expertise to analyse the data appropriately for meaningful benefit. Digitalisation of this data allows greater value to be achieved through being more responsive to real-time particular usage patterns and interventions, and by enabling a greater depth of analysis of the complex multi-parameter variances that result in inefficiency.

Smart Energy Management works with an energy portfolio that combines the different energy sources and the customer’s sustainability goals and works to reduce the annual consumption, CO2 emissions and, ultimately, cost. A comprehensive data-led approach will include a combination of using and saving energy, through opportunities such as:

  • Onsite energy-saving interventions
  • Time-of-day demand peak shaving
  • Retro-commissioning and energy retrofits
  • Solar and/or wind power procurement, onsite or remote
  • Onsite generation such as combined heat and power (CHP) or fuel cells
  • Microgrids and storage
  • Demand response
  • Fuel-switching
  • Fossil fuel and electricity procurement
  • ‘Energy Culture’ and behaviour change training

Ultimately, we know our clients are results-driven – and as such our role is to always act in our clients’ best interest, and to add value to their organisations. If we’re not delivering, then our clients wouldn’t work with us further; but because of our integrated energy management, data, and engineering expertise, we can drive this value over many years without the need for overly complex contracting structures.

How can ETS help?

For over 20 years, ETS has assisted organisations of all sizes and sectors to dramatically improve the energy efficiency and carbon performance of their buildings – significantly reducing environmental impacts whilst saving substantial sums of money – across individual assets and large international portfolios.

Whatever the nature of your business, we can help.

For more information please see www.energy-ts.com

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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A Green Economic Recovery – The Built Environment, Net Zero and Data

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A Green Economic Recovery – The Built Environment, Net Zero and Data

Will it be different this time around?

For those of us that have worked in the built environment sustainability sector for some time, it could feel as if we’ve been here before – a significant disruption to the economic status quo, followed by much shouting from the rooftops by select sectors of Business and Industry about the opportunity to harness fiscal stimuli to tackle recovery in a way that makes a positive impact to jobs, resilience and, crucially, the environment.

We have also heard platitudes from Governments in response before, with broad statements of intent in this area – and some progress has been made, but it has seemed to many to be piecemeal, frustratingly incremental and to lack sufficient teeth to really kick-on with the agenda in a way that provides the much-needed step change demanded by the science around climate change.

This has generally been followed by action from a few enlightened leaders, with the remainder of industry being dragged along by regulatory changes as and when they occur – which is understandable, given the legally-binding fiduciary duty of Board of Directors to ‘promote the success’ of their companies, typically interpreted as financial performance over the short term!

Recessions are an inherent feature of our capitalist economy – we have been though them before and we will go through them again. The real question is whether the climate debate has now gathered sufficient momentum and critical mass to be an unavoidable and urgent issue that prompts real, material and game-changing action by Government.

It’s tempting to say not – that we will again see good intention and high-profile speeches, but scant impactful change.

And yet, there are glimmers of hope – the recently announced £3bn investment by the UK Government into ‘green projects’, the Green Jobs Challenge Fund, and the weight being put behind the ‘Build Back Better’ policy responses to COVID-19 across the OECD member states. On the face of it, these seem to be more than the mere ‘drop in the ocean’ interventions we’ve seen previously.

This, coupled with a thoroughly engaged generation that is now becoming the primary economic demographic demanding change, and the absolute cacophony of businesses committing to Net Zero targets, either aligned to or ahead of the UK’s own 2050 target, seems to indicate a real change of attitude and unavoidable agency pushing forward the agenda.

Could we be on the cusp of something many of us have been working for decades for? At ETS, our fingers are so firmly crossed that we’re nearing the point of loss of circulation!

The role of the Built Environment and, crucially, data!

Any Green Economic Recovery simply cannot ignore the opportunities available across the built environment.

Again, without wanting to go over old ground – it is well known that the role the built environment plays in national and international carbon emissions is huge, and that tacking energy inefficiency across both the residential and commercial sectors provides an enormous chance to make a significant dent in emissions.

We’ve also seen the regs changes that have so often been the only thing that would actually drive any improvement – EPCs, DECs, MEES, S63, ESOS, SECR – and the building assessment methodologies supporting planning requirements and forward-thinking developers – BREEAM, CEEQUAL, LEED, SKA; all fun acronyms, and some of them have indeed been met with fanfare and chorus across the sustainability sector.

But it is the formal commitments being made to Net Zero that are providing real hope. Undoubtedly, some of this will be more greenwash put out with a sufficiently distant target date that those CEOs and teams making the promises won’t actually be the ones that have to do anything about it….. but one gets the gut feeling that this insincerity is scarce.

On that basis, and the hope that this gut-feeling is right, a huge number of businesses will need support in the short term to explore and baseline the reality of their current approach to energy and carbon management, clarify their thinking and motivations in regard to the ‘Net Zero’ carbon agenda, and identify the right pathways to realise the full range of opportunities available to them across their operational portfolios – including both the ‘art of the possible’ and specific areas to stretch their ambitions.

What is clear though, is that without detailed and granular insight into building performance across individual assets and entire estates, not only will it be nigh-on impossible to develop achievable strategies and implementation plans, but it will also be hugely challenging and costly to drive change and measure progress.

You can’t manage what you don’t measure – and to press-on towards a Net Zero target without access to the right detailed information across your portfolio, the process will be costly and any progress painfully slow – and ultimately your overreliance of offsets will mean that achievement of the target is merely a financial cost, without any of the vast operational improvements or financial overhead savings that were available to your business actually be realised.

How ETS can help

ETS has strong experience in assisting portfolio and Property Managers to drive robust and effective energy management and efficiency programmes across large national and international portfolios.

As a data-led Energy Management and Engineering consultancy, carbon performance is a key element of all our work with our clients – and we have a very strong track record of assisting our clients to significantly reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and cost, whilst improving the operational resilience of their portfolios.

The ETS approach is one of pragmatism – we develop strategies and plans that are ambitious yet practical, based on our long standing ‘real-world’ energy management & engineering experience – whilst bringing the very latest full market suite of Smart Building technologies into play. In this vein, our strategic work would be based on a ‘Smart’ approach to Net Zero.

If you need assistance on your journey to Net Zero, then please do get in touch with us and. No matter the size or nature of your building, or how big your property portfolio is, we can help.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Net Positive Buildings and Developments

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Net Positive Buildings and Developments

It is true to say that traditionally there has often been conflict between the process of building development and environmental protection.

Historically, the development process paid relatively little heed to the environmental impact that occurred as a result – and whilst this situation improved significantly over the past decades, through tightening of building regulations and requirements under the planning process, there remained a significant tension between the two concepts.

Thankfully today, the sustainability performance of buildings and site development is a key part of the planning process, and developers are required to pay significant attention to how their proposals impact the wider environment – predominantly through formal regulations and other legislative levers.

Indeed, many developers and property owners/managers look to go beyond simple compliance with regulations, and the market is now seeing some major organisations align not only their buildings and developments, but their wider business operations with efforts to combat global climate change,  mainly as detailed in global political agreements such as the Paris Climate Accord – through commitments to achieve ‘Net Zero’ carbon status over the coming decades.

This is all very laudable and worthy of celebration – but an important question remains: does Net Zero go far enough, or can we go further? Should companies be aligning with the concept of ‘Net Positive’ requires buildings and new developments to have an overall positive environmental impact, rather than just reducing their negative impact to zero?

What does net zero mean for UK businesses?

As mentioned, net zero is an area that is quickly progressing. Climate consciousness has risen dramatically in recent years, with increasing pressure on companies to make positive changes to the ways they operate. Many huge organisations have committed to reducing their carbon footprint in recent years. Sky has made a commitment to reach net zero by 2030, while Microsoft has gone further and pledged to become carbon negative – meaning they remove more carbon from the environment than they emit – by the same deadline, and then to remove all their historical carbon emissions by 2050.

Net zero is forcing companies to completely reassess their operations to reduce their energy usage and wider environmental footprint. This includes ensuring their buildings are as energy-efficient as possible and making investments into renewable energy sources. Tasks like these may seem insurmountable when first approached, but can lead to significant long-term gains for businesses. Ignoring the need to make these changes is only likely to lead to greater difficulties further down the line.

What should businesses be aware of when it comes to ‘Net Positive’?

When considering the potential to move towards Net Positive, one of the first things organisations need to do is define what the term means to them and their stakeholders, as well as how performance could be measured and verified. When thinking about buildings, where do the boundaries of their Net Positive aspirations lie i.e. are they purely looking at the building while it’s in operation, or going further and taking into account the whole lifecycle of the development? This includes material and resource extraction, building construction, end of life, demolition, and so on.

Additionally, decisions need to be taken as to whether there is a specific aspect of net positivity that should be focused on. Are they simply concerned with energy usage, carbon, water or even biodiversity – or going further to take a more holistic approach, and accounting for socio-economic factors such as education, health and wellbeing, and employment?

The first hurdle for any organisation looking to move towards Net Positivity is to define the scope of what the term means for them – and this process is more complicated than it may initially seem.

What are the other barriers to reaching ‘Net Positive’?

There are many other barriers organisations will have to consider when it comes to moving towards Net Positivity. For example, there is question over whether there is enough market demand for Net Positive buildings – in that, are they financially viable for developers to build or people to operate?

There are also issues around the spend and volume of delivery. As an example, when it comes to housing, the government has hugely ambitious delivery targets that it must meet to address the housing crisis. Net Positive developments undoubtedly take significantly longer to plan, design and build, and can require supply chains with specific skillsets that may not be easily sourced.

And then there is the role of technology. As you might expect, technology plays an important part in – especially regarding energy efficiency, functionality, and carbon. To facilitate the delivery of a Net Positive development, risks exist around the availability of sufficient technological solutions on the market that can be robustly and confidently implemented.

And these are just a few of the barriers that will need to be fully considered and overcome.

Can ‘Net Positive’ truly be achieved?

In short, the answer is yes – but it’s not easy. There is a huge range of considerations and conditions that need to be in place to make it viable; these include defining what Net Positive means to all key stakeholders, understanding the commercial viability in full and what’s possible within a specific timeframe, and firmly defining motivations; along with the need to ensure that there is appropriate skillsets and technologies available to support in achieving this goal.

As a specialist energy management, engineering and ‘Smart Buildings’ consultancy with over 20 years of experience across all sectors, ETS can help organisations define their aspirations regarding Net Zero carbon and beyond, across their operational estates – developing both strategic goals and granular implementation plans to significantly improve the energy, carbon and sustainability performance of properties.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Understanding What the Net Zero Carbon Building Agenda Means for UK Businesses

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Understanding What the Net Zero Carbon Building Agenda Means for UK Businesses

In 2016, the Paris Climate Agreement came into force, with the aim to bring all nations together to undertake efforts to combat climate change and reduce its most damaging effects; through legally binding targets to limit global warming to 1.5oC. It was a landmark moment for climate change and since then, the ripples from it have been felt through all sectors across the UK.

Also in 2016, the World Green Building Council launched the Advancing Net Zero program which aims to accelerate net zero carbon buildings to 100% by 2050. The UK Green Building council supported this by delivering the framework definitions of net zero carbon buildings for building managers and construction firms in 2019. The rate at which these advancements have occurred shows that the net zero carbon agenda is a fast-moving one. As a result, it’s important for companies to be clued up on the topic and actively making changes if they want to avoid falling behind.

Gaining a deeper understanding of what the net zero agenda means for your business – as well as the steps you need to take to reduce your emissions – can help transform the way your business functions for the better.

What does net zero mean for UK businesses?

As mentioned, net zero is an area that is quickly progressing. Climate consciousness has risen dramatically in recent years, with increasing pressure on companies to make positive changes to the ways they operate. Many huge organisations have committed to reducing their carbon footprint in recent years. Sky has made a commitment to reach net zero by 2030, while Microsoft has gone further and pledged to become carbon negative – meaning they remove more carbon from the environment than they emit – by the same deadline, and then to remove all their historical carbon emissions by 2050.

Net zero is forcing companies to completely reassess their operations to reduce their energy usage and wider environmental footprint. This includes ensuring their buildings are as energy-efficient as possible and making investments into renewable energy sources. Tasks like these may seem insurmountable when first approached, but can lead to significant long-term gains for businesses. Ignoring the need to make these changes is only likely to lead to greater difficulties further down the line.

What are the benefits of businesses committing to net zero?

The benefits of committing to net zero are numerous. Perhaps the most obvious benefit is the direct savings that increased energy efficiency can drive. By reducing energy wastage in your buildings – and even investing in renewable energy sources – you can reduce your energy costs dramatically. Additionally, by investing specifically in on-site renewable energy, you can make your business more resilient to the volatility of the global energy markets.

Net zero commitments can also transform how people view your business. Your policy on net zero and climate change could easily be a deciding factor for a potential client or customer on whether they want to work with you. If you want to paint your organisation as a forward-thinking one, then it’s an area you can’t afford not to invest in.

What steps should businesses take?

If your business is ready to take the first step in progressing towards net zero, then you should engage an energy management company that can help guide you through the process and drive savings both in terms of energy and financial capital. With so many factors to consider, a team without in-depth knowledge of the area can easily be overwhelmed without the right assistance.

Energy & Technical Services has the expertise to guide companies through the process, ensuring they are able to drive real, effective change in their organisation.

Questions about net zero?

If you have any questions regarding the energy needs of your business, our expert team at ETS are always here to help. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542, emailing us at enquiries@energy-ts.com or you can submit a contact form.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Energy Auditing Scheme – 5th December Deadline

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Energy Auditing Scheme

The Energy Auditing Scheme (EAS) is a mandatory energy assessment scheme and legal obligation for organisations in Ireland that meet the qualification criteria to have an energy audit completed before the next deadline – 5th December 2019.

Organisations that qualify for EAS must carry out an EAS assessment every 4 years to remain compliant. If you, or any part of your corporate group meets either of the following conditions, you will need to comply with EAS Regulations before 5th December 2019:

• Employs 250 or more people
• An annual turnover in excess of €50m and a balance sheet in excess of €43m

If you would like to discuss how ETS Ireland can help you achieve compliance, call or email our Business Unit Director John Kane at 087 0525 358, or John.Kane@energy-ts.com for a quotation.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Corporate Responsibility Reporting – What are the options?

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Corporate Responsibility Reporting – What are the options?

What Is Corporate Responsibility Reporting?

Corporate Responsibility Reporting (CRR) enables your organisation to issue detailed information to key stakeholders regarding the impact that your business operations are having across all areas of the ‘sustainability’ agenda, and provides the means to show how your firm is contributing to a sustainable global economy.

CRR primarily focuses on 4 key pillars; Economic, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance – in order to set organisational goals and inform strategy across these areas to ensure your company manages its impacts effectively and holistically.

Depending on the type of organisation you represent, the requirements of your report may differ.

Some companies will simply require reporting to meet mandatory requirements, such as SECR, ESOS and other legislative triggers; whereas others will be looking to voluntarily disclose their performance in a more holistic manner, providing a more balanced overview of performance against the key pillars across the business.

What are the Benefits of Corporate Responsibility Reporting?

We know that sustainability and social responsibility are two of the biggest issues that businesses currently face, and the demand from both customers and shareholders for organisations to be proactive in these areas is growing fast.

Whilst the idea that an organisation could be opening itself up to scrutiny by publishing CRR is a common concern, the benefits that CRR can provide to both short-term and long-term goals, alongside improvements to public and internal perceptions of the business, can be extremely valuable.

Because of this, transparency with this reporting is key and can give a competitive edge for any organisation looking to align with increased market interest in sustainability performance across all sectors. The more companies can be seen to be engaging with, and acting upon issues around sustainability, the more opportunity there is to reflect on these findings and positively message the values of the business to both internal staff and stakeholders, and the wider market.

Additionally, as investment decisions are increasingly factoring-in the performance of a business around the key pillars of sustainability, authentic action accompanied by well-produced and focussed CRR can have a hugely positive effect on the ability of an organisation to attract third-party capital.

Taking these factors in to account, CRR can ultimately help improve your organisation’s ability to increase trust from both the public and shareholders, provide transparency, and improve the attractiveness of the business to potential investors.

Our Corporate Responsibility Reporting Offering

At ETS, we understand the benefits of CRR and the need for reporting to be robust, authentic, transparent and easily understandable by shareholders and customers alike.

Our offering ensures that we provide accurate, actionable data collated by our expert analytics team so that your organisation gets the exact information you need in a format that suits your business and industry.

Annual reporting support is also available to ensure we monitor the changes you make, and the success it brings, but to also identify potential opportunities to ensure that your company is always looking to improve and capitalise on savings for the future.

How Can ETS Help Your Business?

If your business has CRR requirements or if you’d like to find out more about our reporting options, please get in touch with our expert team by calling 0117 205 0545 or email enquiries@energy-ts.com.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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The Reality of Energy Management for Building Occupants

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The Reality of Energy Management for Building Occupants

It is obvious to say that the condition of a building, and the behaviour of its occupants, plays a significant role in the ability of its facilities or energy manager to reduce energy waste.

However, property tenure and the range of stakeholders involved in any decision-making process at a particular property can often have an equal impact. Whilst the tenant can control their activities and behaviours in rented premises, the building services (i.e. the major energy consuming pieces of kit) are often under the landlord’s control.

It is widely recognised that energy management is highly challenging within the rental market – conflicting interests and split incentives are often identified as being the principal barriers to driving forward energy and carbon reduction projects.

As such, nuanced and tailored measures are necessary if the UK is to address these challenges and improve energy management within the rental market. The following discusses these issues in more detail and what options are currently available for building occupants to improve energy efficiency.

Energy Management: Leased vs Owner Occupied

According to BEIS, approximately 58% of non-domestic building stock is owner occupied in the UK – although in certain sectors (offices, hospitality, retail and storage sites), it is much more common for occupiers to lease properties than own them.

Given the typical barriers of split incentives (where the landlord pays for energy efficiency improvements, but only the tenant feels the benefit of reduced bills), it is unsurprising that these sectors contributed to the highest proportion of total non-domestic energy consumption during 2018 (BEIS, 2018) – whilst there will be many other factors at play, the difficulty of implementing energy efficiency projects in properties within these sectors will play a significant part.

Furthermore, owner occupied premises reported having a significantly higher proportion of consumption that was managed by a specialist energy manager compared with rented premises. This would suggest that, logically, organisations that own the buildings they occupy are more likely to invest in energy management, as they will be the ones that see the direct benefit of lower bills.

Building Performance Optimisation within the Rental Market

It is also well known that buildings can often see performance gaps with energy and operational efficiency against how they were projected to perform at design stage. The most common causes of poor performance are:

  1. Plant life and degradation
  2. Over complexity and maintainability
  3. Lack of controls and automation
  4. Changes and use of a building
  5. Lack of occupant knowledge of how to manage the building

Whilst for large CAPEX projects to improve efficiency, the issues of split incentives remain pretty intractable, there are a number of pieces of low-hanging fruit that can be targeted first at minimal spend – and these can often have a very significant impact on consumption and associated bills:

  • Check the control settings of the BMS – it’s very common for the landlord to install the heating and ventilation system and allow the tenant to install their own AC. This often results in an AC and heating systems running in conflict, both operating at the same time – wasting huge amounts of energy.
  • Check the time schedules of the BMS – make sure your BMS is making necessary adjustments to your lighting and HVAC outside of operating hours
  • Avoid using expensive electric heaters as far as possible and turn down the thermostat – reducing heating temperatures by just 1oC can cut fuel consumption by 8%.
  • Run regular maintenance checks on equipment – maintenance will help prevent breakdowns and ensure plant equipment remains operationally efficient
  • Complete an annual energy audit – site surveys provide an opportunity to assess the current controls automation, building energy performance and identify opportunity for savings.

Collaborative Approaches

The conflict between landlords and tenants stemming from split incentives has been one of the top barriers to realising energy savings in buildings.  However, in certain circumstances, and with a positive and collaborative approach from all sides, one of the options to address this issue is to implement the principles of green leases into standard tenancy agreements.

Whilst this approach has gained some traction with the big institution investors over recent years, it still remains best rather than common practice. That being said, guidance from a number of leading investors and NGOs is freely available in the public realm, for example through the Better Building Partnership – and with the sustainability agenda gaining ever increasing traction across property markets, leasing advisors are becoming more attuned to the positive relationships between landlord and tenant that can be fostered under a green lease or similar memorandum of understanding. This can have wider benefits, beyond energy efficiency and carbon reduction.

We believe stakeholder engagement is key to resolving the split incentive barrier. It is only when landlords, occupiers and managing agents aim for collaborative participation in sustainability programmes that the adoption of efficiency improvements can be implemented at scale across leased properties.

Many of the mechanisms our consultants use to creating a collaborative environment, focused on improving energy efficiency, is centred around addressing organisational energy culture. Understanding the attitudes and beliefs individuals have around improving energy efficiency helps define common goals that are then shared between all the stakeholders – enabling the traditional barriers to energy efficiency to be overcome.

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If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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Scarce ‘low hanging fruit’ left for energy efficiency: Innovation will be key for 2050

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Scarce ‘low hanging fruit’ left for energy efficiency: Innovation will be key for 2050

According to the Climate Change Committee, the UK is expected to miss its fourth and fifth carbon budgets by 139 and 245 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) respectively. This is particularly concerning now that the UK Government has increased its target from 80% GHG reduction to ‘net-zero’ emissions by 2050.

According to BEIS, current policy has not taken into account this predicted shortfall and, as a result, the surplus will make it more difficult and expensive for the UK to meet its long-term targets.

In many businesses, most of the easy opportunities to reduce energy waste have already been taken – and the understandable requirements for ‘short-term’ paybacks has led to many profitable longer-term energy efficiency schemes being bypassed for ‘low risk’ opportunities such as LED lighting upgrades.

As we move towards achieving a zero-carbon economy, the challenges for many businesses will be finding energy saving opportunities which deliver a solid ROI without substantial risk.

There are a lot of technologies available on the market which are still in a relatively early stage of evolution, and as such many of the options available are either costly to implement or have other significant barriers to mobilisation. One can only hope that as these technologies mature, their routes to implementation become easier for organisations to accept.

It is reasonable to speculate that as carbon management gathers an increased focus for more businesses, attitudes to implementing technological solutions will continue to improve and become less risk-averse. Nevertheless, early adopters will still face many challenges in determining the practicality, maintainability and accuracy of predicted payback periods when building business cases for deployment.

We would urge those organisations to ensure they include both independent engineering expertise within their assessments of new technologies, and employ IPMVP standards when undertaking measurement and verification (M&V) of efficiency project performance, to ensure project success.

At this stage, it is difficult to predict the exact mix of technological and behavioural change interventions that will be required to achieve net-zero by 2050. However, what is clear is that innovation will be at the heart of accelerating the UK’s progress towards a zero-carbon economy. Hopefully the UK Government will acknowledge this and support industry, through legislative and financial instruments, to facilitate the growth of the innovative technological developments so desperately needed to achieve our laudable yet challenging national targets.

Final thoughts

If you are looking for an energy management system that is tailored to your business needs, ETS can provide you with 25 years of experience in dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts. Whether your businesses have individual assets or large international portfolios, ETS can assist you in saving substantial amounts of money while significantly reducing your carbon performance.

To discuss your requirements, get in touch. You can contact us by calling 0117 205 0542 or drop us an email at enquiries@energy-ts.com. 

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      Marija has been with ETS since the start of 2019 working as an Energy Manager. Her role includes energy data analysis, energy management, reporting, building control system management as well as working on various compliance projects such as ISO 50001 and ESOS. She also supports our Controls Bureau, providing remote assistance for our clients.

      Marija holds an MSc in Environmental Consultancy. As her Master’s thesis, Marija conducted in-depth research of energy policies and strategies in higher education institutions. Previously she has worked in various scientific research institutions, focusing on environmental and biological research projects.

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      Mark started his career in building services engineering with an electrical apprenticeship for an HVAC company – managing to achieve the 3rd highest ranking in the UK during that time.

      Over the last 15 years, Mark has worked across multiple M&E fields to a high level, including HVAC, refrigeration, large scale gas distribution systems, electrical design and building management system controls.

      During his previous role as Technical Director for a successful systems integrator, Mark focussed on building controls, including numerous different systems (Trend, Innotech, RDM and Priva etc). As part of this role, Mark focussed on system design, software engineering, integration, commissioning and project management of projects across numerous sectors across the UK including national utilities, multi-site retail, and higher education.

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      Darren is a highly skilled controls engineer with extensive experience in the HVAC industry. With over 25 years of practical knowledge working in various commercial premises, offices, schools, and care homes, Darren brings a wealth of expertise in HVAC systems and controls.

      With a focus on controls engineering, Darren has dedicated his career to the maintenance and fault finding of BMS (Building Management Systems), control panels, and associated HVAC plant equipment. His day-to-day responsibilities have included conducting maintenance activities on BMS systems, troubleshooting issues, carrying out controller upgrades, and implementing energy-saving initiatives. Darren possesses a deep understanding of HVAC plant operations and their control mechanisms, allowing him to effectively optimise their performance and efficiency.

      Darren has involved in various projects throughout his career, including notable ones such as the Homebase and Argos projects. He led the Homebase 3-mode energy-saving works from start to completion, which involved conducting pre-works surveys, modifying and expanding BMS systems, and integrating HVAC systems. He also served as the lead engineer for the Homebase Last Man Out energy-saving works, optimizing energy consumption during out-of-hours periods. Additionally, he played a key role in the Argos BMS upgrades, retrofitting old control systems with Innotech solutions. Darren's experience and skills make him a valuable asset to any team in the HVAC industry.

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      Pragathan joined ETS in 2022 as a Graduate Energy Manager. His role comprises of providing bespoke energy data analysis and reporting to ETS clients.

      He holds an MSc in Sustainable Development from the University of Surrey. During studies, he focused on the significance of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Action in Sri Lanka's agricultural sector through the lens of Nationally Determined Contributions. His research and coursework covered a range of relevant topics, including corporate social and environmental responsibility, ecological economics, environmental auditing and management, environmental law, and life cycle assessment.

      While studying his master’s degree, he worked as a Net-Zero Carbon intern at a reputable insurance management company in London, contributing significantly to a project aimed at reducing carbon emissions and achieving the company's net-zero carbon goal. Pragathan demonstrated their ability to interpret data and identified reduction initiatives that aligned with the company's Science-Based Target. Their efforts resulted in comprehensive reports and a presentation for the board of directors.

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      Beth is an accomplished and tenacious professional who has thrived in various roles throughout her career. With a strong work ethic and the ability to excel both independently and collaboratively, Beth possesses a versatile skill set that can be applied across diverse industries and scenarios.

      Currently, she is providing invaluable support to Energy & Technical Services' finance and administration teams, expertly managing paperwork and handling multiple responsibilities with ease, thanks to her extensive experience. Beth monitors multiple inboxes day to day, undertaking tasks from quality auditing reports, to booking travel and accommodation for colleagues. I also generate invoice proposals throughout the course of the month and process invoices from the accounts inbox. No two days are the same and there is always something to do and help out with.

      Beth was with extensive experience in the recruitment industry before. She was at Sanderson PLC as an Account Process Manager, demonstrating exceptional abilities in managing multiple accounts. Beth guarantees that client demands are met while strictly adhering to company protocols with precision. Her expertise also involves effectively managing day rate contractor processes, organizing candidate interviews, and delivering consistent account reports.

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      Jason has over 10 years of experience in the BEMS industry and is self-motivated and hardworking. He has a strong desire to lead, learn, and progress. With expertise in all aspects of bespoke BEMS installation projects, Jason is well-equipped to contribute to project success. Jason's current role mainly involves installing, commissioning and writing software for various BEMS controls. I am proficient with RDM, Distech and Innotech controls, and quite adept working on Trend and Cylon controls.

      Before joining ETS in 2022, Jason was a Senior Divisional Manager at SEI Electrical Contractors Ltd. In this role, Jason managed the Security and BEMS Division, serving as the main point of contact for all security and BEMS clients/stakeholders. Jason excels in liaising with clients, surveying, quoting, and winning new works, as well as planning, managing, and delivering security and BEMS projects within agreed timelines and profit margins. He also collaborated closely with the company MD on company goals, future works planning, accreditations, financial reports, and recruitment.

      Furthermore, Jason possesses strong expertise in BEMS, being responsible for writing software and commissioning RDM controllers for their own BEMS projects and subcontracted works. Additionally, he can provide remote support and issue resolution when site visits are not required.

      Elena RogersStrategic Partnership Manager

      Elena is a Strategic Partnership Manager. She is passionate about sustainability and aims to build strong relationships with partners and clients. Elena also plans to expand ETS into new international markets.

      Over the past 20 years, she has excelled in securing and cultivating lucrative business deals across the EU, CIS, and Russia. She is a skilled Senior Sales Manager with extensive experience in the oil and gas downstream, and chemical industries. Her success can be attributed to her expertise in relationship management and her ability to analyse political and economic trends to drive sales growth and capitalize on opportunities.

      Elena's strategic mindset and ability to understand client needs have allowed her to build strong business relationships with clients at all levels. She is skilled in negotiation, communication, and relationship building, working effectively with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Elena's cultural awareness and adaptability enable her to work in diverse environments and collaborate with individuals from various nationalities.

      She has demonstrated her project management expertise by managing projects from initiation to handover throughout her career. Elena is skilled in handling technical and financial documents. She is bilingual in English and Russian, and has conversational skills in Polish and German.

      Mori ChiangMarketing Exectutive

      Mori joined Energy & Technical Services in 2022 and is based in Edinburgh. She is responsible for company branding, marketing communications and digital channels. Mori studied for the MSc in International Strategic Marketing at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School. As a confident and skilled marketer, she delivers a multi-channel marketing plan, increases brand awareness across our niche target audience, produces compelling content ideas, designs brand materials, manages marketing for partnerships and supports the sales team in perfect communication with new clients.

      Before joining Energy & Technical Services, Mori was a Public Relations Executive at Strathberry, a luxury handbag design brand from Scotland. She analysed e-commerce sales and website performances, coordinated weekly industry news, and prepared press releases for new launches and sales in English and Mandarin. She managed external third-party agencies for international markets, which gave her better negotiation and communication skills. Her D2C experience helps Energy & Technical Services engage more in digital marketing for broader energy insight sharing across various funnels.

      Matt ShakeshaftHead of Finance

      Matt joined ETS in 2018 as our Financial Management Accountant and is responsible for controlling and monitoring the financial and accounting processes across the business. He has over 30 years’ experience as a Financial Controller and Management Accountant and is extremely proficient in managing multi-million-pound accounts and budgets.

      Matt started his career working at Pannell Kerr Forster Chartered Accountants before becoming an Assistant Accountant for a construction company. He later went on to work for a number of large engineering firms including Secure Meters (UK) and Phoenix Surveying Equipment Ltd.

      Simon PocockSenior Consulting Engineer

      Simon has over 25 years experience working as an Engineer and is a Full member of the British Institute for Facilities Management. His expertise includes HVAC, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

      After serving in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, Simon pursued a career within M&E and Building Services taking on a number of roles including Account Manager, Senior Project Manager, Contracts Manager and Senior Consulting Engineer. He has extensive experience working on a range of energy saving initiatives and has acted as Account / Contracts Manager for a number of National Retailers and blue chip companies.

      Simon joined Energy & Technical Services in 2016 and is responsible for the delivery of a range of energy saving and technical engineering projects. He is also the principle lead and Project Manager for one of the UK’s largest DIY retailers.

      Neil PickardSenior Consulting Engineer (Design)

      Neil has over 30 years experience in HVAC and refrigeration engineering. He has a HNC in Building Services Engineering and is (CITB) SMSTS Certified. His expertise includes project management, M&E design, HVAC and refrigeration.

      Neil started his career with Etherington Air-conditioning installing and commissioning Air-conditioning (AC) units before progressing into the role of Senior Contracts Engineer, designing and managing various large scale HVAC projects. During his career Neil has worked with a number of blue-chip clients on a variety of projects ranging in value from small-scale refurbishments to multi-million-pound upgrade schemes.

      Neil joined ETS in 2017 and works as one of our Senior Consulting Engineers specialising in M&E design. Neil supports our Operations department and is responsible for supplying consultancy expertise and delivering a number of energy and engineering projects / contracts.

      Dan WarrenProject Engineer

      Dan has close to ten years’ experience working as an engineer and has a wide range of professional qualifications. His expertise includes compliance, M&E Consultancy and Project Management.

      Dan started his career working for the Royal Navy as an Avionic Technician. During this time he completed a number of industry-recognised qualifications including City and Guilds, NVQ 2 Aeronautical Engineering and a BTEC National Diploma in Engineering. After this he progressed to being responsible for building and upgrading civilian and military helicopters.

      Dan joined ETS in 2017 as one of our Project Engineers, supporting our Operations department to deliver a wide range of energy saving initiatives including sub-metering installs, LED lighting upgrades and building services assessments. As a PRINCE2 qualified Project Manager, Dan oversees the installation and commissioning for a number of multi-site, energy efficiency upgrade schemes.

      Matt Vossen-BarnesSenior Consulting Engineer

      Matt has been an invaluable asset to ETS for several years. As the key account manager for our top retail company contract, he has successfully implemented energy-saving programs and provided valuable assistance to our commercial team. With a BSc (Hons) degree in Climate Change and Energy Management, Matt possesses the knowledge and expertise necessary to manage projects and drive energy management initiatives effectively. His areas of expertise include project management, LED lighting, HVAC systems, BEMs, refrigeration, and building performance optimization. With prior experience as a Store Manager for major retailers, Matt has a comprehensive understanding of the highly competitive retail industry and the challenges involved in enhancing operational efficiency while minimizing capital expenditure.

      His exceptional skill set in the retail sector has led to his outstanding contributions to major programs. As the Project Coordinator, he has successfully overseen the completion of various energy initiatives across multiple sites. Matt takes charge of coordinating LED lighting upgrades, HVAC and refrigeration optimization, and BMS works, and acts as the primary contractor for project management once approved.

      Matt has also been actively engaged in trials and assessments to improve energy efficiency. He participated in a solar film trial, evaluating the effectiveness of window films in reducing heat loss and solar heat gain. Additionally, he conducted a destratification trial assessment to explore the potential of utilizing destratification fans within large retail stores to improve ambient temperature and reduce HVAC load. He also led trials related to BEMs (Building Energy Management Systems) and EC fan walls, assessing their impact on pressurization, temperature control, and energy efficiency.

      Aidan McClureData Science Manager

      Aidan joined ETS in 2020 as a Senior Data Analyst within our Technical Energy Centre. His role in the Data Team includes enriching our data warehouse, expanding and optimising our reporting suite, and developing new ETL processes, while identifying and implementing efficiencies within our existing data processes.

      Before joining ETS, Aidan was working as a Data Analyst for an award-winning CRM Agency where he delivered campaign results, insights, and recommendations to several industry-leading brands. He was also responsible for implementing data-driven strategic and tactical campaigns, internally and with client teams.

      Jon GladwinEnergy Data and IT Analyst

      After graduating from the University of Sheffield with a BA (Hons) in History, Jon started his career working as a Campaign Architect for a marketing consultancy firm, designing data management strategies, building automated reporting systems, and carrying out data mining. He quickly progressed into the role of Reporting Analyst for a global financial administration company, responsible for the financial performance monitoring and reporting within the UK operations department

      Jon joined ETS in 2017 as one of our Energy Data and IT Analysts supporting our Technical Energy Centre team. He is responsible for compiling reporting suites and creating opportunities for streamlining and efficiencies in reporting to our clients. He also supports our Controls Bureau, providing remote assistance for our clients.

      Tania SlaterProcess & Coordination Manager

      Tania started her career working for a civil engineering consulting company as an Office Administrator before progressing into the role of Office Coordinator and Technical Desk Supervisor for a budget retailer. Tania soon returned to the engineering sector, taking on the role of Project Coordinator for a mechanical, electrical and refrigeration consultancy company where she took an active role in project coordination and supervision for various energy reduction and equipment installation projects.

      Tania joined ETS during 2017 following a brief time working in procurement for a water cylinder manufacturing company. Tania has a CMI Level 3 in Project Management and has a wealth of experience in project coordination and delivery. Supporting our Operations department in the north, Tania acts as our Office Coordinator and Technical Administrator for our Wakefield office.

      Phil WarrenCEO & Founder

      Phil has over 25 years experience working as a building services engineer and is a Chartered Energy Manager, ISO 50001 Lead Auditor and ESOS Lead Assessor. His expertise includes Energy Management Systems (EnMS), ISO 50001, energy audits, Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC), M&E services contracting and condition surveying. Phil is also a Member of the Energy Institute (MEI) and acts as the Media Officer for the South West and South Wales (SWSW) branch.

      Phil started his career working for the Army as a Royal Engineer, specialising in refrigeration and steam boilers. After leaving the Army, Phil took on a number of roles including Projects Manager, Service Engineer, Installer, Commission Supervisor, Contract Energy Manager and Operations Manager.

      As the Managing Director, Phil is responsible for the development of the company, both in terms of securing new opportunities and continuing to expand the business. Drawing on his extensive experience, Phil continues to provide guidance to the ETS team through sharing industry knowledge, identifying new energy initiatives, as well as quality managing internal processes.

      Jana PrikrylovaHR / Business Support

      Jana joined ETS in 2018 as a Central Support Co-ordinator and Administrator, and since 2019, she has been dedicated to advancing her career in Human Resources as HR/Business Support. Offering direct support to the Board while actively cultivating and sustaining a positive organisational culture.

      Jana’s responsibilities encompass the development and implementation of talent initiatives, the recruitment process, managing employee benefits and welfare programs, and contributing by offering training and guidance to management on relevant laws and regulations. Jana’s multifaced position demands a strategic approach to HR, requiring a seamless blend of people skills and legal acumen.

      Additionally, Jana acts as one of the main points of contact for our Bristol office and organises the majority of the company's facilities and resources, ensuring the business runs smoothly.

      Beth NuttallCentral Support Administrator

      Beth is an accomplished and tenacious professional who has thrived in various roles throughout her career. With a strong work ethic and the ability to excel both independently and collaboratively, Beth possesses a versatile skill set that can be applied across diverse industries and scenarios.

      Currently, she is providing invaluable support to Energy & Technical Services' finance and administration teams, expertly managing paperwork and handling multiple responsibilities with ease, thanks to her extensive experience. Beth monitors multiple inboxes day to day, undertaking tasks from quality auditing reports, to booking travel and accommodation for colleagues. I also generate invoice proposals throughout the course of the month and process invoices from the accounts inbox. No two days are the same and there is always something to do and help out with.

      Beth was with extensive experience in the recruitment industry before. She was at Sanderson PLC as an Account Process Manager, demonstrating exceptional abilities in managing multiple accounts. Beth guarantees that client demands are met while strictly adhering to company protocols with precision. Her expertise also involves effectively managing day rate contractor processes, organizing candidate interviews, and delivering consistent account reports.

      Viktoria VrastiakovaCentral Support Administrator

      Viktoria joined ETS in 2020 as Finance and Administration assistant, reporting directly to the Management Accountant regarding financial data management, and providing project administration support to the wider company. Having previously worked in the Asbestos Surveying and Consultancy industry for over 9 years, Viktoria is skilled in financial data processing and management, reporting, and technical project administration.

      Danny CarrollEnergy & Carbon Saving Director

      Danny has spent the last 24 years operating in a variety of roles supporting the Food Retail, Commercial Buildings and Distribution sectors. As a former Servicemen his career has progressed from Account Management through to Main Board positions for each Company he has work for delivering Refrigeration, HVAC, M&E services.

      Having spent the last 3 years operating in the Building Management Systems (BMS) he has been responsible for identifying and deploying innovative, secure and connected solutions to support effective and compliant Energy Management Systema for all his customers.

      Qualifications include those in IOSH, CDM, ISO14001, ISO27001 and Financial Management.

      Phil BilyardTraining & Technical Director

      Phil has a Graduateship with the City &Guilds and a HND in Engineering. He is an Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Chartered Energy Manager, ESOS Lead Assessor and CIBSE Accredited Air Conditioning Inspector. Phil is also a Full Member of the Energy Institute (MEI), Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and an Associate Member of CIBSE (ACIBSE).

      Phil started his career providing specialist engineering support in the Army’s Corps of Royal Engineers before pursuing a career in facilities management. He has work across a range of sectors and undertaken a number of roles including Building Services Engineer, Electrical Specialist, Project Manager and Contract Manager. His expertise includes Air and Water Quality Management, Low Carbon Consulting and Project Management.

      After joining Energy & Technical Services in 2010 as a Senior Consulting Engineer, Phil quickly progressed into the role of Operations Director. His role at ETS includes managing our operational team in the delivery of technical consultancy and energy management for our Retail and FM & Property clients.

      Danny CarrollEnergy & Carbon Director

      Sanjana ShaleenEnergy Manager

      Sanjana joined ETS in 2021 as an Energy Manager and her role encompasses supporting ETS clients with identification and implementation of energy reduction targets, and providing practical solutions to their energy challenges.

      She attained her MSc in Sustainable Energy & Green Technologies from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2018 and subsequently worked In Ireland as an Energy Analyst and Project Coordinator.

      Sanjana is Registered EnCO (Energy Conscious Organisation) consultant – recognised by ESTA / Energy Institute and PMVA qualified. Sanjana is also currently working towards becoming an ISO 50001 Lead Auditor.

      Kevin WisemanProject Engineer Consultant

      Kevin has close to 40 years experience working in the building engineering services sector for number of national M&E installation firms including Mitie Engineering Maintenance and Interserve Defence Ltd. He has extensive experience working across a range of sectors and his expertise includes HVAC systems, BMS, Boilers and Pressure Systems.

      After starting his career as an installer and maintenance engineer, Kevin progressed into the role of Operations and Maintenance Manager project managing the operations and maintenance of M&E services for a number of multi-million pound schemes.

      Kevin joined ETS in 2008 as a Contracts / Project Manager for a number of our major retail clients and continues to work on secondment as part of the Engineering department at Sainsbury’s.

      Chris CouvarasEngineer Consultant

      Chris is the most recent addition to ETS, bringing a wealth of experience in technical management and project delivery within fast-paced environments. With a B. Eng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and almost 20 years building services experience, Chris possesses the knowledge and expertise necessary to manage complex projects and drive technical solutions effectively. His areas of expertise include critical building services operations, technical solutions development, energy management, project management, building data interpretation, and client-centric solutions discovery.

      Chris's extensive professional background includes roles such as Senior Technical Manager at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, where he led a team to provide technical support, implemented a project transition function, and successfully delivered system and component upgrade projects. His leadership ensured the continued reliable operation of the critical and life safety systems across the estate.

      Chris has a comprehensive understanding of the challenges involved in enhancing operational efficiency while minimizing capital expenditure. His exceptional skill set in managing critical systems and delivering client-centric solutions has led to his outstanding contributions to major programs. In previous roles, he identified and developed energy-saving initiatives, ensured compliance with statutory requirements, successfully managed shutdowns, and UPS life-cycle component replacements.

      Chris is passionate about innovation and sustainability in technical operations. His dedication to quality and operational excellence makes him a key player in driving forward the goals of ETS.

      Pragathan GnanarajGraduate Energy Manager

      Pragathan joined ETS in 2022 and is working as a Junior Energy Manager. His role comprises of delivering bespoke energy programmes such as BMS strategy improvements, energy investigations and corrections, energy data analysis and reporting to ETS clients.

      He holds an MSc in Sustainable Development from the University of Surrey. During studies, he focused on the significance of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Action in Sri Lanka's agricultural sector through the lens of Nationally Determined Contributions. His research and coursework covered a range of relevant topics, including corporate social and environmental responsibility, ecological economics, environmental auditing and management, environmental law, and life cycle assessment.

      While studying his master’s degree, he worked as a Net-Zero Carbon intern at a reputable insurance management company in London, contributing significantly to a project aimed at reducing carbon emissions and achieving the company's net-zero carbon goal. Pragathan demonstrated their ability to interpret data and identified reduction initiatives that aligned with the company's Science-Based Target. Their efforts resulted in comprehensive reports and a presentation for the board of directors.

      Annie WestawayConsulting Engineer

      After achieving a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Nottingham University, Annie continued her studies achieving an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from Edinburgh University. She is a qualified CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant, ESOS Lead Assessor as well as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a Full Member of CIBSE (MCIBSE)

      Annie has over 20 years of experience in consultancy working across a range of sectors including infrastructure, retail, public sector, healthcare, leisure, residential and commercial. She has worked in Australia and the UK for a number of world renowned engineering firms including Cundall and CH2M Hill.

      As a leading team member of our Technical Energy Centre (TEC), Annie quality controls the service provided by the TEC team as well as continually developing our services.

      Adeayo BulusEnergy & Carbon Saving Team | Team Leader

      Adeayo joined ETS in 2019 as an Energy Specialist within our Technical Energy Centre (TEC). Drawing on her experience and knowledge of engineering and energy management, Adeayo supports our Controls Bureau. Her role encompasses remote assistance to a number of blue-chip clients requiring BMS strategy improvements, energy performance reviews and reporting.

      She is a Mechanical Engineer with a background in Building Services and Renewable Energy; and has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship. Adeayo is also an Associate member of CIBSE and currently working towards her Chartership with the Energy Institute as well as becoming a CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant.

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