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News on the Block is a trading name of Premier Property Media Ltd.
County Estate Management (CEM), a leading residential managing agent is developing a system to promote green practices and encourage energy conservation at their properties under management. It is part of a comprehensive range of carbon footprint assessments executed at property level and aimed to improve efficiency and make homes greener.
Andreas Palikiras, marketing director at CEM told News on the Block: “The human impact on the environment is a largely debated issue and one that will not go away. We have taken the green approach to residential management not just as an ethical obligation but because it makes good business sense that will benefit local communities. Everyone must act now to offset greenhouse gas emissions and we hope that our green initiatives will raise awareness and wider industry participation in making residential buildings greener.”
Carbon footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. In simple terms, CEM will undertake an environmental audit and calculate our clients’ carbon footprint produced at the estate. We then assign the property a figure on a scale of 1-20, one being the optimum in terms of the least environmental impact.
Essentially, we will look at all aspects of the building such as energy management, purchase of electricity through green tariffs, explore areas of rainwater retention, waste recycling, hot water, heating, cooling, ventilation, glazing, solar shading, and so on. We will also examine whether internal lighting uses incandescent sources (i.e. tungsten or halogen bulbs) and if it is controlled by occupancy sensors. The extensive process is covering every possible aspect of energy conservation, from choice of planting, encouraging bicycle use by improving bicycle storage facilities, communal electric vehicles and renewable energy.
At the end of the assessment, CEM will make recommendations for improving the carbon footprint at the block in order to progress to number 1 rating and will then undertake the necessary improvements required to reduce the buildings' impact on the environment. Our recommendations will also include links for individual residents on Government initiatives and grants schemes available to them.