According to the Carbon Trust, UK schools could save around £70 million per year by reducing their energy costs, which would equate to reducing CO2 emissions by up to 300,000 tonnes. You don’t have to have done well at maths class to figure out that these are pretty substantial savings…

Getting the energy management of our schools right has multiple benefits. Firstly, the savings on energy bills for schools will free up much needed funding for educational resources such as extra teachers and assistants. Spending money on bills or extra resources for our children?  It’s a no brainer.

By introducing new saving measures in schools we also have the opportunity to educate a new generation of children about energy efficiency and the earth’s resources, giving them firsthand experience of an energy aware culture. All the while cutting down on our carbon emissions and combating climate change in the process – bonus!

veryschoolAll these benefits brings me nicely on to VerySchool, a European Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP) funded project that the IES research & Development team have been involved in since last year. The aim of the project is to develop customised energy savings strategies and ICT solutions for schools across Europe. It will do this through the integration of Smart LED Lighting, Smart Meters, Building Energy Management Systems, Energy Simulation Software, and Energy Action Management Software. The integration of these technologies will be conducted under the guidelines and practices of ISO50001 (energy programs) and IPMVP (measurement & verification) and will be called the VERYSchool Energy Action Navigator.

The project is already under way with four chosen Pilot Schools. These schools are the starting point in evaluating the benefits of the VERYSchool project in terms of energy efficiency savings and carbon reduction.

But for VerySchool to truly succeed in making an impact on EU schools we need your input. We want to understand the current level of confidence school managers and decision makers have in the Energy Management Programme. You can help us by completing this online questionnaire and passing it on to anyone you know that could help us understand how Energy Management is performing in EU Schools.

You can also keep up to date with the progress the project is making by signing up to the VerySchool newsletter here.

Après tant de demandes insistantes, le Père Noël a déposé, peut-être même à votre insu, un petit cadeau dans la dernière version de VE… une passerelle RT2012 ! En effet lorsque vous avez téléchargé le HotFix 3 de VE 2012, se cachait la fonctionnalité « Export for RT2012 » dans le menu de ModelIt. A [...]

Scotland has given the world many things – the telephone, the television, Scotch whisky, Irn Bru, tartan, and of course; Integrated Environmental Solutions. Our CEO Don will be flying the Scottish flag this week as he has been invited to New York to participate in a panel debate on sustainable cities with the American-Scottish Foundation [...]

Written by Ruth Kerrigan, our Associate Director of R & D, the following blog post was first published by Building 4 Change. Ruth uses the article to explain that the industry must use virtual testing and performance analysis to cut through greenwash to create truly integrated sustainable eco-cities… The blame for a major proportion of [...]

Ecobuild 2013: The ‘IES’ Picture

Posted : March 15, 2013 by John G

We’re finally getting a glimpse of normality again at the IES Glasgow HQ after what was another manic three days spent at this year’s Ecobuild. The highlights over the three days included: Unveiling our new exhibition stand (we hope you liked it if you dropped by) Telling people about IMPACT, our unique new integrated approach [...]

Getting ready for the start of THERM

Posted : February 22, 2013 by John G

It’s always good to get recognition from the industry for the products/services we bring to the market – it’s even better getting it for one of our Research & Development projects that is yet to be officially released.  That’s what happened this month at the Rushlight Awards when our work on, THERM, was commended in [...]

Winning BIM at Build Qatar Live 2012

Posted : January 11, 2013 by Srushti

Just as 2012 came to an end; another feather was being added to the IES cap. A group of us at the India office took part in Build Qatar Live as part of the BIM Unlimited team, winning the award for “Best use of BIM for technical assessment”. Build Qatar Live is a “48-hour virtual [...]

TLC Energy Modeling Competition

Posted : December 19, 2012 by Liam

During the summer you may have read the case study on our website that reported on TLC Engineering for Architecture and their commitment to selecting the Virtual Environment (VE) as their primary energy calculation tool, to utilize its advanced capabilities for HVAC loads and energy modeling, as well as helping their architectural clients with daylight [...]

IES TaP for LEED launched at Greenbuild

Posted : December 13, 2012 by John G

The dust has just about settled after another hectic Greenbuild. If you were there in person or following online, it’s clear to see that this is the biggest and most anticipated green building conference of the year for a reason — it creates an energy and atmosphere that brings out the best in our industry. [...]

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