by Carbonbit | Mar 20, 2023 | Blogs
Welcome to our latest series of posts covering sustainability in buildings. This week we look at LEED certification. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a third-party certification scheme developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a...
by Carbonbit | Mar 20, 2023 | Blogs
Welcome to our latest series of Friday posts focussing on Sustainability in Buildings! This week we take a look at energy audits for buildings using BS EN 16247. BS EN 16247-2 specifies the requirements, methodology, and deliverables of an energy audit for a building...
by Carbonbit | Mar 20, 2023 | Blogs
Welcome to our latest series of posts on sustainability in buildings. This week we look at BREEAM. What makes a sustainable building and how do you prove that? One way is to make use of the BREEAM certification. BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental...
by Carbonbit | Mar 17, 2023 | Blogs
The countdown to ESOS (the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme) Phase 3 compliance has started! With the third ESOS deadline set for 5 December 2023, it is important to establish if your organisation needs to comply and then begin the energy audits, importantly...
by Carbonbit | Mar 17, 2023 | Blogs
In our latest post we take a brief look at the new Company Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) from Europe. Introduction According to EU Parliament press release (10 November 2022) “CSRD will end greenwashing, strengthen the EU’s social market economy and lay...
by Carbonbit | Mar 17, 2023 | Blogs
Following our initial introduction to TCFD’s last week, this post aims to provide more detail about the four pillars at the core of the disclosure framework and form the basis for the 11 TCFD recommendations: Pillar 1: Governance: Requires organisations to disclose...
