Britain's biggest broadcasters are reaping the benefits of adopting low-energy technology and leading the way in developing environmentally sustainable buildings.
Becoming an environmentally sustainable business is just like giving up smoking.ceramic Floor tiles for the medical, So says Alex Balardi, whose company, GreenBe, is a consultant to UK businesses seeking a greener way of operating.
He cites clinical studies in which, despite being given a virtual death sentence by a doctor, heart patients left to their own devices found it almost impossible to make lifestyle changes sufficient to recover. But patients who connected themselves to a broader recovery community were able to make life-saving changes relatively easily. The solution became about "us" rather than "me".
Likewise, businesses working together for sustainability have a greater chance of success than companies operating in isolation, and high-profile enterprises can set powerful examples.
In June, Sky opened Harlequin 1, a building purpose-built to act as its London headquarters. The building, now named Sky Studios, has been called the most environmentally sustainable broadcast facility in Europe and has already received accolades for its ground-breaking design.
Conceived by design firm Arup Associates, Sky Studios uses one-third of the energy of similar, more conventional facilities.
Positioned to make maximum use of sunlight for temperature control and illumination, the building employs natural ventilation,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling hydraulic hose , and employees can open and close windows electronically. Two huge wind turbines atop the building will, pending final planning permission, supply sufficient electricity to power all of the building's lighting.
An on-site combined cooling, heat and power plant, currently under construction, will capture the building's waste energy and reuse it to supply 20% of the energy it needs for electricity and heating. Sky Studios also harvests rainwater, stored in massive tanks, which will be used to flush out all the toilets in the building.
BSkyB director of broadcast services John Lennon says the layout is conducive to more efficient workflow. "We've divided the building into three horizontal zones, which we've called 'Make', 'Shape' and 'Share'," he says.Do not use cleaners with Wholesale pet supplies , steel wool or thinners.
"The result is a multiplatform distribution hub for all Sky's media outlets,The additions focus on key tag and impact socket combinations, including - for the first time - a single home for Sky Sports. The building will enable all original content to be filmed, edited and transmitted within a single facility." Today, more than ever, energy efficiency means cost efficiency, and broadcast centres are notoriously high energy users.
"Our strategy for addressing this challenge has been two-fold," says Lennon. "First, we ensure that we maximise the use of on-site renewable energy sources, to offset a significant proportion of the building's power needs; second, we work closely with our technology partners to ensure Sky Studios is kitted out with the most efficient equipment available."
The 233m site in Osterley is home to eight naturally ventilated studios, five HD studios, 45 edit suites, 14 voiceover suites, four audio suites and space for 1,370 permanent production staff over five floors - each the size of a football pitch.Save on Bedding and fittings,
Systems integrator ATG Broadcast has been brought on board to fit out the post and production facilities. "We didn't conceive the need for a new broadcast facility and then decide to make it sustainable; sustainability was part of the design brief from the very beginning," says Lennon.
"We don't see sustainability as an optional add-on." Sky's environmental steering group, headed by chief executive Jeremy Darroch, has set a target of reducing gross CO2 emissions by 25% by 2020 (against a 2008/09 baseline) and reusing or recycling 70% of waste by 2012. Broadcasters across the UK are striving for greater sustainability, but it's the big players that often lead the way.
Becoming an environmentally sustainable business is just like giving up smoking.ceramic Floor tiles for the medical, So says Alex Balardi, whose company, GreenBe, is a consultant to UK businesses seeking a greener way of operating.
He cites clinical studies in which, despite being given a virtual death sentence by a doctor, heart patients left to their own devices found it almost impossible to make lifestyle changes sufficient to recover. But patients who connected themselves to a broader recovery community were able to make life-saving changes relatively easily. The solution became about "us" rather than "me".
Likewise, businesses working together for sustainability have a greater chance of success than companies operating in isolation, and high-profile enterprises can set powerful examples.
In June, Sky opened Harlequin 1, a building purpose-built to act as its London headquarters. The building, now named Sky Studios, has been called the most environmentally sustainable broadcast facility in Europe and has already received accolades for its ground-breaking design.
Conceived by design firm Arup Associates, Sky Studios uses one-third of the energy of similar, more conventional facilities.
Positioned to make maximum use of sunlight for temperature control and illumination, the building employs natural ventilation,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling hydraulic hose , and employees can open and close windows electronically. Two huge wind turbines atop the building will, pending final planning permission, supply sufficient electricity to power all of the building's lighting.
An on-site combined cooling, heat and power plant, currently under construction, will capture the building's waste energy and reuse it to supply 20% of the energy it needs for electricity and heating. Sky Studios also harvests rainwater, stored in massive tanks, which will be used to flush out all the toilets in the building.
BSkyB director of broadcast services John Lennon says the layout is conducive to more efficient workflow. "We've divided the building into three horizontal zones, which we've called 'Make', 'Shape' and 'Share'," he says.Do not use cleaners with Wholesale pet supplies , steel wool or thinners.
"The result is a multiplatform distribution hub for all Sky's media outlets,The additions focus on key tag and impact socket combinations, including - for the first time - a single home for Sky Sports. The building will enable all original content to be filmed, edited and transmitted within a single facility." Today, more than ever, energy efficiency means cost efficiency, and broadcast centres are notoriously high energy users.
"Our strategy for addressing this challenge has been two-fold," says Lennon. "First, we ensure that we maximise the use of on-site renewable energy sources, to offset a significant proportion of the building's power needs; second, we work closely with our technology partners to ensure Sky Studios is kitted out with the most efficient equipment available."
The 233m site in Osterley is home to eight naturally ventilated studios, five HD studios, 45 edit suites, 14 voiceover suites, four audio suites and space for 1,370 permanent production staff over five floors - each the size of a football pitch.Save on Bedding and fittings,
Systems integrator ATG Broadcast has been brought on board to fit out the post and production facilities. "We didn't conceive the need for a new broadcast facility and then decide to make it sustainable; sustainability was part of the design brief from the very beginning," says Lennon.
"We don't see sustainability as an optional add-on." Sky's environmental steering group, headed by chief executive Jeremy Darroch, has set a target of reducing gross CO2 emissions by 25% by 2020 (against a 2008/09 baseline) and reusing or recycling 70% of waste by 2012. Broadcasters across the UK are striving for greater sustainability, but it's the big players that often lead the way.
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