GP surgeries are set to play a crucial role in achieving health sector net zero targets, but how can decarbonisation be achieved cost-effectively? Adveco looks at some of the best options available today to implement more sustainable practices. The NHS has committed to two target dates for achieving net zero emissions: for emissions the NHS … Read more
Net zero is an immense challenge for the public sector, making 2024 an important starting point for a new sustainable resolution… Where do you start with sustainability? If this was an ideal world, we would know exactly what to do and all be producing absolutely zero emissions from all of our activities. But this is … Read more
Given that most of us typically spend up to 90% of our time inside buildings, indoor air quality (IAQ) is a serious consideration, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of the people who occupy it. Poor IAQ can have several negative health effects, including respiratory problems, headaches, fatigue, and allergies. It can … Read more
The UK Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is a government-funded program designed to support the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050 by providing grants to public sector bodies to help them decarbonise their buildings. This is important as most of the buildings in the public sector still rely on burning fossil fuels for heating, … Read more
In this three-part series, Adveco has so far addressed the role of air source heat pumps and solar thermal as a source of low carbon preheat, in this final part, we consider the future of gas and the adaptation to all electric applications for implementing more sustainable hot water in commercial buildings. Read Part 1 … Read more
In this three-part series on sustainability & water heating, Adveco considers the choices available to commercial organisations that wish to advance decarbonisation strategies in their buildings through the implementation of more sustainable hot water. In this first part we consider some of the basic constraints of designing water heating applications, the technology available and … Read more
Care home sustainability is growing on the radar of operations & building managers. It is becoming a facet of the decision-making for families and an indicator of the personal comfort the residential client can expect from a facility. Refurbishing existing facilities has a number of implications, not least cost, but also disturbance of residents, so … Read more
Recent research by the University of Exeter sets out the scale of the challenge the NHS faces if it is to achieve healthcare sustainability targets set under the government’s net zero plan by 2040, a full decade ahead of the wider commercial sector. With a calculated carbon footprint equivalent to 31 million tonnes of CO2, … Read more
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