With increasing focus on cutting carbon emissions, implementing energy efficient retrofit of an existing building is just one part of the solution to reducing overall spend on energy. Beginning with an analysis of how energy is consumed in the building, we will identify the areas with the highest consumption rates and develop solutions to cut down this usage.

• The average payback period for energy efficient technologies is less than three years
• Over 50% of the total life cycle emissions of an office building come from lighting.

Read our Building Energy Solutions brochure to find more.

Sporting legend, Sir Alex Ferguson, officially opened Burnage Media Arts College in November. Welcomed by the head teacher, Ian Fenn, and many excited students, Sir Alex was given a tour of the new building, which includes some of the best media, arts and sports facilities in the country before unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion.

Balfour Beatty has been appointed as preferred bidder by Norfolk County Council to create the new Thetford and King’s Lynn Academies.

Roger Frost from Balfour Beatty Construction has scooped the top award at the coveted CIOB Construction Manager of the Year awards, beating over 100 finalists from across the UK in 11 different categories.

Balfour Beatty Construction has handed over the keys to the new Hope Building at Salford Royal Hospital. The five-storey building has taken four years to complete and will house a new A&E department and 242 beds, including a 55-bed emergency assessment unit, a 32-bed critical care unit and facilities for renal care and urology services.

Balfour Beatty Construction has won RoSPA’s highest award – the Sir George Earle Trophy - at this year’s Occupational Health & Safety Awards.

The One Glass Wharf project at Temple Quay, Bristol has been recognised for its green credentials in the BCO South West, Thames Valley and South Wales Regional Awards 2011.

Balfour Beatty was recently recognized as being one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2011. The list, put together by The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and in partnership with City & Guilds, celebrates the outstanding achievements of businesses that employ apprentices. It also aims to raise the profile of apprenticeships and promote their benefits to learners and employers alike.