Case Studies

To share learnings from the approaches, challenges and achievements of our members with the wider industry, we develop case studies showcasing best-practice or innovative projects our members have undertaken.

The Big Energy Race: Powering Change Across London’s Workspaces

The Big Energy Race is a Workspace portfolio wide energy reduction campaign. The campaign was first delivered in February 2024 and after a successful month of tenant engagement and energy reduction is was repeated in November 2024. In the latest campaign, Each site was given an energy saving target, dependent on its previous energy consumption. The sites were categorised in four clusters and the site in each cluster that surpassed its energy-saving target by most won trees planted in the UK.

Hermes Rolls Out Programme that Improves Efficiency and Comfort Levels

06 December 2017

Hermes Investment Management energy programme focuses on optimising technology and engaging with stakeholders to reduce energy use and improve conditions for occupiers. Following the success of the pilot, Hermes is now rolling it out to a further 12 high-consuming assets...

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Federated Hermes

CLS Holdings De-risks Entire UK Portfolio for MEES

15 September 2017

CLS Holdings has fully mitigated its UK portfolio against the Government’s upcoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), which come into force from 2018. The CLS Holdings Sustainability team worked in partnership with EPC assessors to review properties at risk, providing assessors with complete information, giving them full access to properties and upgrading equipment where needed. All UK properties now have Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of D or above.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: CLS Holdings

Chester House Whole Lifecycle Carbon Analysis

23 June 2017

Workspace Group have undertaken a carbon analysis study for Chester House refurbished in 2011, which cut the whole lifecycle carbon emissions of the building by almost 25%, compared to a new regional office building...

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Workspace Group

Sub-Metering Energy Efficiency Savings at Arndale Centre

24 May 2017

M&G Real Estate and Intu have saved more than £1m in energy costs and over 65000 tonnes of carbon at Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre, following the introduction of smart metering and monitoring by EP&T,..

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: M&G Real Estate

LaSalle Investment Management and Knight Frank Partner on PV

10 February 2017

LaSalle Investment Management, advised by Knight Frank, has installed a 277 kWp photovoltaic (PV) array at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool. The project was turned around in a tight timeframe to benefit from the Government’s Feed-in Tariffs before 2016 reductions came into force.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: LaSalle Investment Management

Hammerson’s LED Rollout at Bullring Cuts Costs and Carbon

25 July 2016

At Bullring, Hammerson upgraded the lighting with 5,420 new LED lights. Payback is expected within 4.5 years. As the most energy-hungry asset within the portfolio, efficiency has been a key focus area and the LEDs have resulted in substantial savings. At a cost of £1.5 million, this was a significant investment, but payback is expected within 4.5 years.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Aberdeen Asset Management Engages with Biffa on PV

24 May 2016

Aberdeen Asset Management has completed the installation of a 250 kWp solar PV array on an investment property within its UK portfolio. The industrial installation, comprising 1,000 solar panels, will provide renewable energy to occupier Biffa Waste Services, at a discount versus National Grid rates.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: abrdn

Hammerson and B&Q Partner on Eco Learning Store

20 April 2016

At Cyfarthfa Retail Park in Merthyr Tydfil, the Eco Learning Store is one of the first projects in the UK to feature a Transpired Solar Collector system, which harvests the sun’s heat to warm the store’s interior, cutting energy bills and CO2 emissions.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Case Studies

To share learnings from the approaches, challenges and achievements of our members with the wider industry, we develop case studies showcasing best-practice or innovative projects our members have undertaken.

The Big Energy Race: Powering Change Across London’s Workspaces

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