Study about Green Building Management: British Land
Situation: British Land manages, owns, finances and develops prime commercial property. Over the last three years, the company has exceeded its energy reduction target, achieving 27% reductions across its like-for-like portfolio. It is now targeting 40% reductions by 2015, compared with its 2009 baseline.Developed by British Land, Exchange House was completed in 1990. It is located at Broadgate in the City of London, which is owned in a joint venture by British Land and Blackstone Group.
The 390,000 sq ft building is managed by Broadgate Estates Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Land. Occupiers are F&C Asset Management, Herbert Smith and Société Générale.In September 2010, British Land introduced an automatic meter reading (AMR) system and optimisation process at Exchange House. This followed a successful pilot at its Head Office. Consumption is sub-metered for each floor and for significant types of usage, such as small power and lighting, and major equipment. Electricity, gas and water data is uploaded automatically to a central system every 15 minutes, so a remote diagnostic service provided by EP&T Global can identify opportunities to optimise consumption. Keep reading….
