Stroma pioneers new energy saving strategy

Stroma is trialling a new approach for improving energy performance across the Isle of Man Department of Education's building stock to reduce running costs and carbon emissions

Legislation such as the Climate Change Act and the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is driving the improvement of existing building stock.

Designed specifically for multiple property portfolios, Stroma's energy strategy is a phased approach which considers the buildings individually to determine scope for improvement.

The portfolio is then addressed as a whole to determine where available funds can best be concentrated to achieve the maximum benefit for the minimum capital outlay.

The first stage involves reducing energy wastage through comparative performance assessments and targeted improvement works.

Potential renewable technologies are then appraised for their ability to provide additional benefit.

The strategy offers scope for recycling savings.

Stroma is currently involved in a joint initiative with the Isle of Man Department of Education (DoE) and Department of Local Government and the Environment (DLGE), identifying and implementing strategies for improving the energy performance of the island's schools.

Stroma employed benchmarking analysis to identifying the worst performing buildings focusing on those to create individual improvement plans.

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