Newcastle schools decarbonisation
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Summary
Reducing emissions across 11 schools
Robertson Facilities Management provides hard and soft FM services to a large group of BSF schools in Newcastle, as part of a long-term contract.
Through our bespoke energy management systems and use dashboards, we have a close understanding of the consumption and efficiency of the various mechanical and electrical building services.
£350,000
operational cost saved per year
247t CO2
emissions saved per year
Detailed feasibility secures funding
Thanks to our in-depth working knowledge of the M&E services, we were able to assess the buildings and do detailed feasibility studies. We proposed the most effective decarbonisation measures that would drive down energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Securing full grant funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme covered the investment in these capital works.
As an additional aspect to the project, we also designed and delivered nine air source heat pump schemes, which reduce running costs and emissions beyond the scope of our own feasibility studies.
Energy, financial and carbon savings
The carbon and cost savings we identified will come through improved heating pipework insulation, LED
lighting, solar PV and building integrated battery storage.
- Solar PV and battery installation will offset 2,200,000 kWh power, and save £300,000 and 165 tonnes CO2e per year.
- Insulation fitted to the plant room will reduce gas usage by 330,000 kWh, save £6,000, and reduce CO2 emissions by 60 tonnes each year.
- LED lighting will save 311,000 kWh of power, £42,000 and 22 tonnes CO2e every year.
