Top London Destinations Cut Carbon
Monday, 31 Aug, 2009
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Top London tourist destinations are cutting carbon and greening their businesses as part of the Green500, the Mayor’s carbon reduction scheme.
London tourist destinations have made great strides in their eco efforts.
The London Eye introduced a brand new LED lighting system which has resulted in a 69% reduction of power from 35,000 kilowatt hours per annum to 11,000 kilowatt hours per annum; ‘Switch off’ initiatives within all areas of the business of all equipment not being used at the time; Timed lighting systems; Low use water systems and taps; Extensive recycle programme
Madam Tussauds, London Dungeons and Sea Life will all be implementing Environmental Management Systems.
The Natural Museum has already demonstrated a whole-hearted commitment to being as sustainable as possible. It is the first museum in the UK to receive the ISO 14001 accreditation, which recognises the implementation of an environmental management system. The museum has also invested £3m in installing a new energy system that uses Combined Heat and Power (CHP). This is a fuel efficient energy technology that uses the heat that is produced as a by-product of power generation. CHP has the capability to increase fuel efficiency to 80% compared to 30% for conventional electricity generation.
In 2007 the Museum signed up to the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE) initiative ‘100 days of Carbon Saving’. Employees were encouraged to ‘switch off’ at work and at home. The NHM won the CIBSE Best Carbon Saving campaign award. The Museum was awarded a £2.85m grant as part of the government’s Invest to Save scheme. The NHM will use the money to help leading museums and academic institutions in South Kensington reduce their carbon emissions by at least 7% by 2010.
The Victoria & Albert Museum has achieved a 20% decrease in its energy carbon footprint compared to the 2005/06 baseline. It has installed a new energy system that uses Combined Heat and Power (CHP). This is a fuel efficient energy technology that uses the heat that is produced as a by-product of power generation.
The V&A are also participating in the DCMS Climate Change Project, one aim of which is to define a common methodology for assessing an organisation’s carbon footprint, establish a baseline and spread good practice.
In addition, the V&A are a member of the 1851 Estate Carbon Reduction Project, funded by the HM Treasury. The project involves a consortium of the V&A Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Imperial College, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal College of Art. These institutions have all signed up to an ambitions carbon emissions reductions project which will see a 10% reduction in energy related emissions by 2010. The main objective of the project is to produce a ‘carbon master plan’ which will outline the steps necessary to reduce emissions as near to zero as possible over the coming decades. As a first step, the V&A is nearing completion of the installation of an extensive metering system that allows a much more sophisticated understanding of carbon usage and, thereby, carbon management.
Other destinations of interest that are putting in place carbon cutting measures include the National Maritime Museum, the National Theatre, and the National Gallery.
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