Measuring the impact of moving to solar PV
Measuring the impact of moving to Solar PV
It’s almost a year since we installed solar PV at our new Head Office building at 9 Brook Office Park.
The system has helped us achieve grid electricity independence of just over 30%, reducing our CO2 emissions by 6 tons.
Key Stats:
Annual consumption – 62’000 kWh
Electricity generated from solar PV system – 22’485 kWh
Solar PV self-consumption – 18’963 kWh
Grid electricity independence – 30.59%
Tons of avoided CO2 – 6
GHG Emissions Report with Blue Marble
GHG Emissions Report
We have worked in partnership with Blue Marble to develop our GHG report. The inventory has been compiled taking in to account the requirements of the Green House Gas Protocol Corporate Reporting and Accounting Standard.
Key Stats:
Scope 1 Emissions were calculated to be 118.6 tCO2e. The major direct emission was fuel use in company vehicles.
Scope 2 Emissions were 5.5 tCO2e. The major Scope 2 emission was from the use of electricity for office building.
Scope 3 Emissions were 273.5 tCO2e. The majority of scope 3 emissions were associated with Grey Fleet usage.
Total included emissions for the subject were 397.67 tonnes.
Intensity metrics
tCO2 / £ Million Turnover – 5.30
tCO2 / Employee – 4.68
Uplands support Lifeskills Learning for Living
Uplands support Lifeskills Learning for Living
As part of our commitment to having a positive impact on our local communities, this year we became a key corporate partner for the organisation ‘Lifeskills’ in Bristol.
The organisation aims to support and educate those most vulnerable to injury, working with junior school children through to adults with learning disabilities.
It is interactive and offers an exciting and memorable environment in which to learn, partaking in activities within their realistic scenarios.
Our involvement has been continual throughout the year, providing a ‘live’ building environment scenario in which children learn about site awareness / falling from heights, and road crossing awareness when approaching building sites. We have worked with one of our clients, The Co-op, to install a ‘self-scan’ machine within the existing food store environment, to assist adults with learning difficulties.
To find out more visit:
https://lifeskills-bristol.org.uk/
RoSPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2019
RoSPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2019
For another successive year, we’ve been awarded a RoSPA Gold Medal Award. This will be our 8th award in a row! Our Health & Safety team worked hard in supporting the application process and we continue, as a business, to ensure we keep Health, Safety and Wellbeing at the forefront of our operations.
Back to Nature for New Wildlife Project
Back to Nature for New Wildlife Project
We’ve an exciting new project in progress for WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) who’ve commissioned us to install a new bird-watching tower at their reserve in Slimbridge.
Slimbridge comprises some 800 hectares of pasture, reed bed, lagoon and salt marsh. Many water birds live there all year round, with others migrating on their way to and from their summer breeding grounds. Some birds over-winter, including large numbers of white-fronted geese and increasing numbers of Bewick’s swans.