Refurbishing Bygone Properties While Conserving Energy and Water

Northern Ireland is helping to lead the way with exciting new redevelopment projects by refurbishing older and out-of-use buildings into new usable office buildings, apartments, and multi-use spaces.

Property redevelopment is much more than the out-of-use or dilapidated building itself. Redevelopment of land use, commercial buildings, and new housing communities invites new modern ideas and solutions for energy and water use. Did you know that Belfast recently entered into the top five list for residential investment in the UK?

Redevelopment that is poised to change a town, county, or small piece of land can transform both short-term and long-term economic growth, stimulate mixed use to encourage work-at-home possibilities, bring new jobs to the area and most significantly rebuild for water conservation and reduction of energy use. The tide for new ideas is upon us, as we consider climate change, better ecological use of land, and population growth, to name a few critical issues that lay ahead. Fortunately, new research, technologies, and innovations for improving energy efficiencies are being developed side-by-side, tackling global issues.

Energy Conservation Informs the Efficiencies of Homes and Commercial Spaces Alike

Improving energy efficiency is about transforming the way energy is used. The more efficient the energy used, the greater our ability to reduce both the amount of electricity generated, and reliance on burning fossil fuels that leads to harmful emissions. If homes and businesses don’t need as much power and heat to operate, then energy bills are reduced, putting more money in the end consumer’s pocket, and helping businesses to improve their competitive advantage. This is good news for developers and builders as an insightful way to market energy efficiency to their clientele.

Water Conservation means Energy Conservation

Water usage impacts energy conservation. The amount of energy used to heat the water for our washing machines, showers, kitchen sinks, and bathroom basins adds up to a significant cost of both energy resources and water resources. Thankfully, new technologies are emerging that look upstream towards water consumption and examine the root of how water conservation (hence energy conservation) can work in both the home environment and commercial buildings alike.

With its impeccable history of innovation excellence, GROHE has developed game changing solutions such as this shower thermostat, as well as other products to manage water and energy efficiency in bathrooms and kitchens everywhere. This is one example of the upstream conversation regarding energy, which is at the root of all climate change conversations that individuals, companies and governments are having worldwide.

Join the Conversation Regarding Energy and Water Efficiency

Developers and refurbishers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK are joining the conversation about conserving natural resources, climate change and sustainable building practices, leading from the front in this important mission. Redevelopment projects are springing up all over the UK and NI, bringing new ideas, innovation, ambitious solutions, and products to the table. This call to action is being managed within the “Energy Management Strategy and Action Plan to 2030” for the Northern Ireland Central Government.