2006 and beyond is set to be one of growing pressures for anyone involved in building management in any sector. A raft of European and UK legislation came into force in January that is already putting pressure on companies and organisations to reduce carbon emissions through increased energy efficiency. This shifting mindset is entirely understandable if you consider that, regardless of recent regulatory and economic pressures, operational costs account for 50 per cent of total expenditure over the life of a building. One sector where this is undeniably a key issue is in education where funds are, as ever, at a premium and, in the light of the debate over university tuition and top-up fees, the way universities spend money is being scrutinised more closely than ever. However, the ease with which up-to-date building management systems can be used to cut down on energy costs proves that there is no real excuse not to adopt integrated building technologies as a way of cutting the cost of energy consumption. Work that TAC Satchwell has carried out at the University of Nottingham illustrates this perfectly.
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