
Embodied Carbon and Energy in Optimising Building Systems
As the built environment moves toward Net Zero targets, engineers face tough decisions balancing embodied carbon with operational energy use.
The Commissioning Specialists Association (CSA) 8th Annual Awards Ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday 5th October and VEXO was delighted to win the Product/Service Innovation of the Year.
S-BMS® is a Smart Building Management System from VEXO that utilises the latest technologies in IoT and data analytics to simplify installations and optimise building performance.
S-BMS is disrupting the controls commissioning world using standardised selections, with pre-loaded strategies that are matched to clients’ requirements. This enables faster electrician-friendly installations and in some cases, the results mean a significant reduction in energy consumption, with 25% total energy savings and 36% heating energy savings in the most recent heating season in a recent case study with Portsmouth City Council.
VEXO was also once again delighted to be sponsoring the Investment in Training Award. Paul Hanrahan, from VEXO International was pleased to present the Investment in Training Award to HDR for their ‘Careers Plus Programme’. Congratulations from all of the team at VEXO.
We’d also like to thank our guests for joining us at the table for the evening and are already looking forward to next year’s awards. Check out some of the pictures of the evening below.
Product/Service Innovation of the Year – VEXO – S-BMS
Project of the Year – BANYARDS – The Christie Patterson Cancer Research Centre
Commissioning Provider of the Year – ASHFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Commissioning Manager Award – Matthew Ward – CROSSCOUNT
Investment in Training Award – HDR – The Careers Plus Programme
Student of the Year – Liam Drake – END SYSTEMS
Commissioning Engineer of the Year – Adam Murray – HDR
Lifetime Contribution Awards – Roger Carlin – ASHFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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