Energy
1Energy consumption includes electricity, heating energy and diesel for emergency power generators.
2Based on the average number of employees (including temporary/external staff) 2008: 5,472, 2009: 5,244
Measures 2009
- New lighting fixtures and installation of movement sensors at New York, 60 Wall Street
- Optimization of lighting monitoring (Germany)
- Adjustment of the operation hours of heating/air conditioning (Germany, New York)
- Installation of a new chiller equipped with a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) (New York)
- Use of LED advertising lights (Germany)
Plans for 2010
- Extension of the “Green Building” certification program in line with the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen, German Sustainable Building Council) guidelines
- Introduction of regular energy audits for all major buildings
- Introduction of energy consumption measuring standards and central energy consumption monitoring
- Extending the analysis of energy and other building-related data
- Global extension of energy-efficient internal and external lighting systems (e.g. LEDs)
- Including energy efficiency clauses in more rental agreements for buildings managed by the landlords
- Introduction of the “European Energy Performance Buildings Directive” (EPDB), including the use of energy performance certificates (EPC) and display energy certificates in the management of rental agreements