The council's energy conservation works claim top honours at the 2024 Heating & Ventilation Awards
Westminster City Council have transformed the way they consume energy through a £23m energy conservation project which has lowered their carbon emissions by over 2,000 tonnes per year. It’s an ambitious, technically challenging project, so we were thrilled to see it claim top spot in the Innovation in Construction and Building Engineering category at this year’s Heating and Ventilation News Awards.
The project, which was delivered over two phases, is central to the Council’s targets of becoming net zero by 2030.
Members of Westminster City Council and Vital Energi claiming Innovation in Construction and Building Engineering Award
Phase 1 was a £13 million project which focused on implementing energy conservation measures across 61 buildings, including the installation of 1,700kW of air source heat pumps, rooftop solar PV, fan upgrades, and extensive lighting improvements. These measures resulted in carbon reduction of 1,600 tonnes of CO2e annually, reducing the emissions from council operational buildings by nearly 20%.
The H&V Judges wrote of the project, saying “It demonstrates a comprehensive and scalable approach to decarbonisation, incorporating various innovative measures and achieving substantial carbon reductions. Impressive scale and rapid implementation of energy-efficiency measures. It demonstrates innovative approaches to decarbonisation and project management.”
Congratulations to Westminster City Council on another fantastic achievement. We’re extremely proud of our partnership, the work we’ve done together and look forward to carrying that success into the exciting third phase of the project.
We’d also like to congratulate our clients Newport City Homes after the Duffryn Heat Network Replacement Project was shortlisted in the District Heating project of the year and Aberdeen City Council’s Torry Heat Network were shortlisted in the Low Carbon Impact category. A final “Well done” must go to our very own Ibrahim Qadir who followed up his win at the BESA awards earlier this year with a Highly Commended slot in the Apprentice of the Year awards category.
Thank you to these, and all our other clients who have worked so hard throughout 2024 to reduce their carbon emissions, combat fuel poverty and make the UK’s energy infrastructure more reliable and secure.
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