Comment
Every one likes a case study. They show how technology is being
used in the real world and the best ones include statistics that
really grab the attention. Even so, there comes a point when
you have to wonder what the value is in publishing them.
Do people still need to be persuaded of the benefits of a paper-
saving pull printing system, say, or faster, more reliable electronic
workflows?Well yes, apparently they do. AIIM’s new study,
Paper Wars 2014 – an update from the battlefield
, reveals that
one in five organisations is still increasing its consumption of
paper. I’m not one of those who thinks paper is inherently bad
just because it comes from trees – the cover story on page 10
shows how wrong-headed that view is. But there is no doubt that
paper does slow things down and does take up a lot of space.
So as long as inefficiencies persist we will continue to bang the
drum for more sustainable business practices. In the meantime,
green advocates who are finding it hard to make headway in their
organisations might take some encouragement from the advice
offered by Professor Andrea Sella on page 18.
James Goulding
, Editor
03 Green Agenda
Coffee – the ultimate energy
drink
10 Paper
Show your support for the
Woodland Trust with Premier
Paper’s new office paper
12 Transport
Who’s going your way? Find
our with Returnloads
15 Computing
Look, no paper: Papworth
Hospital streamlines referrals
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WINTER 2014
16 Lighting
The National Gallery
takes control of its
lighting
18 Change
Management
Driving change with
Professor Andrea Sella
20 What’s New
Our pick of the best new
sustainable products
22 Printing
Toshiba in a class of its own
CONTENTS
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03
The BBC slashed its office-related
emissions of harmful CO2 by more than
21,000 tonnes in 2013/14, following
the closure of Television Centre inWest
London and the relocation of staff to
new sites with a higher environmental
rating in Salford (MediaCityUK) and
central London (New Broadcasting
House). As well as helping the BBC
achieve its goal of a 20% cut in energy
consumption, the move to new offices,
both rated Excellent by the BREEAM
environmental assessment scheme, has
led to a 21% drop in water consumption
as the new buildings are equipped
with water-saving measures, such as
low-flow taps and toilets. Overall, the
BBC has reduced CO2 emissions by
27,000 tonnes since targets were set in
2007/2008.
Office removals firm PHS Teacrate,
which sells and delivers 25 million
crates each year, is introducing
handheld PDAs to reduce its use
of paper and offer customers the
convenience of paperless delivery
scanning.
The investment in mobile
technology means that from January
2015, PHS Teacrate customers,
including removals companies, major
rental hirers and facilities managers, will
be able to see up-to-date information
on the delivery and collection of crates
via email or portal log-in.
The ability to track deliveries and
collections should help PHS Teacrate
reduce stock losses, improve efficiency
and instantly flag up delivery errors.
Later next year PHS Teacrate plans to
introduce a crate barcoding option
that will give customers even more
information.
0800 980 7000
Bicester Learning Academy’s The
Cooper School is using LED and
solar lighting solutions to illuminate
previously dark areas within its
grounds.
Zeta Solar Head Units mounted
onto poles provide a cost-effective
standalone lighting system for
previously unlit pathways. The systems
are waterproof, simple to install and
virtually maintenance-free.
The school is also using Zeta’s LED
Flood Light to illuminate a large area
within the campus. The LED Flood
Light provides a low power alternative
to traditional energy-intensive flood
lighting and is long lasting, with a
40,000 hour lifetime.
To conserve energy and minimise
light pollution, both products are
activated by movement-detecting
Passive Infra-Red (PIR) sensors.
Steve Cook, Strategic Finance &
Business Manager, said: “There were
several dark areas on the site and we
needed to find a way to light these up
for visitors attending parents’ evenings
or open days, which happen after
normal school hours. It was cost-
prohibitive to install traditional hard
wired lights but Zeta’s solar and LED
solutions provided us with the ideal
cost- and energy-saving solution.”
The Cooper School now plans to
deploy energy-saving LED technology
in its classrooms, replacing fluorescent
tubes with Zeta’s Ultra Slim Ceiling
Panels, which provide high performance
LED lighting, while consuming 60% of
the power of fluorescent tubes.
Paperless deliveries
LED lights the way
BBC office moves cut energy use
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