Ukubhekana Nokuphuma Kwezinto Eziphuma Emsebenzini Wehhovisi: Qala Ngokusebenzisa

Emjahweni woku-a net zero ikhabhoni imvelo eyakhiwe, the first step is energy efficiency. There is a growing abundance of appealing technologies and investment opportunities to deliver efficiency. However, unless in-use energy savings are prioritised the whole pathway is sub-optimal.

Commercial buildings, especially, are highly wasteful when it comes to energy consumption. Space heating alone accounts for I-10% ye-carbon footprint yezwe. Amahhovisi alandisa U-20% wezakhiwo okungezona ezasekhaya e-UK futhi bangabathengi besibili abaphezulu bamandla ngemuva kwezimboni. Ama-akhawunti wokukhanyisa 23% wezinto ezikhishwayo zokusebenza in commercial buildings and is the easiest category to decarbonise by switching to proven energy efficient LED lighting. However, when not properly programmed to meet the actual needs of users, the full impact of the investment is diminished. For example, it is not uncommon to see imithwalo ephezulu ebusuku nangezimpelasonto, ngisho nangesikhathi se-COVID lapho amahhovisi emile engenalutho izinyanga zilandelana.

According to the UK Climate Change Committee, cutting emissions from commercial buildings is the enzima kunayo yonke imikhakha. However, making an early investment that focuses on energy usage via usage efficiencies and basic building reprogramming, is the first step in the journey and can shave up to 50% of energy use with limited capital expenditure. If building managers and occupiers work together on reprogramming features such as lighting and heating settings, the benefits go beyond energy savings and actually improve occupier well-being and comfort.

Ingxenye yalokhu kuthuthela ekusebenzeni kahle kwamandla kuhlanganisa nokukhipha udoti owedlulele ovela ngenxa yokungasebenzisi kahle kwesakhiwo. Ukwenza kanjalo kucacisa ukusebenza kahle “kweqiniso” kanye nezidingo zamandla ezakhiweni, kusiza amabhizinisi ukuhlonza izindawo ezidinga ukuthuthukiswa. Lokhu kushintsha icala lebhizinisi le- izinqumo ezinkulu mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali kanye nokwakhiwa okugcwele ukulungisa kabusha. Njengoba kuboniswe kugrafu, ngisho nangemva kokutshala imali kubuchwepheshe obungcono kakhulu obukhona laphaya, usengaba nesendlalelo esengeziwe sikadoti ohudulwa kulo lonke uhambo, okukhawulela isakhiwo ekuboneni umthelela wangempela wokutshalwa kwezimali.

When you start with usage efficiency, there is also an opportunity to transform the tenant-landlord relationships around aligned objectives earlier on. This builds momentum for those bigger decisions to be made further down the line, making conversations around ambitious green leasing more fruitful. This is the reason why CUBE Competition yadalwa abanikazi bezindlu abaphezulu nabalingani bezobuchwepheshe ku France futhi manje yethulwa e-UK.

Umncintiswano we-CUBE umncintiswano wokuqala wase-UK oletha ukonga amandla ezakhiweni zezentengiselwano, eziklanyelwe ukuhlanganisa abanikazi bezindlu, abaphathi bezakhiwo, nabahlali kanye nokubahlanganisa ukuze ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwabo kwamandla ngokusebenzisa i-gamification kanye noshintsho lokuziphatha. Le ngxenye yokubambisana isiza ukubonisa abanye ababambiqhaza ukuthi yini engenzeka ngokonga amandla, ibakhuthaze ukuthi bacabange ngendlela entsha. Umncintiswano ubulokhu uqhutshwa ngempumelelo eFrance iminyaka eyisithupha futhi wehlise ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ezakhiweni zamahhovisi ngesilinganiso esingu-12% kuze kufike ku-55% ngokushintsha indlela yokuziphatha, ngaphandle kwesidingo sokutshala izimali ezinkulu.

Joyina i-CUBE ukuze uqondanise abanikazi bezindlu, abaphathi bezakhiwo, kanye nabahlali eduze nokusebenza kahle kokusetshenziswa njengesinyathelo esibalulekile sokushayela ukukhishwa kwe-carbonisation yendawo eyakhelweyo.

Le bhulogi ibhalwe uKristin Marin, umphathi wohlelo lwe-CUBE. Umncintiswano we-CUBE uhlelwe ngabakwa-Ampsand Partners, amalungu e-UKGBC. 

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Okuthunyelwe Ukubhekana Nokuphuma Kwezinto Eziphuma Emsebenzini Wehhovisi: Qala Ngokusebenzisa ivele kuqala UKGBC – UK Green Building Council.