Norton Rose Australia wins NSW energy efficiency award for its Sydney office
16 November 2011
Norton Rose Australia was last night awarded one of the state’s highest honours for office energy efficiency, after making major reductions in energy use in its Sydney office through innovative, technology-based improvements.
Norton Rose Australia won the CitySwitch NSW Signatory of the Year Award - for offices over 2,000 square metres - after reducing carbon pollution by 214 tonnes and energy bills by $42,000 last year, whilst sustaining a 4 star NABERS energy efficiency rating.
The award was announced at the CitySwitch Progress Report briefing at Town Hall, by Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore MP.
The firm’s Grosvenor Place tenancy in Sydney accommodates approximately 400 staff over 8,900 square metres and five levels.
Norton Rose Australia made the energy savings through the installation of sensor and zoned lighting, improvements to desktop computer power controls and increased virtualisation of computer server hardware which allows multiple operating systems to simultaneously share processor resources, saving energy and improving processing speed.
Tim Shacklock, Chief Operating Officer, Norton Rose Australia, commented:
“We’re pleased to be recognised for our commitment to energy efficiency. We’ve worked hard to reduce our carbon footprint and have been able to achieve real progress by committing to energy targets.”
For further information please contact:
Teneille Rennick, senior communications advisor, Norton Rose Australia
Tel: +61 2 9330 8926; Mob +61 418 982 442
teneille.rennick@nortonrose.com
Samantha Magnusson, head of corporate communications, Norton Rose Australia
Tel: +61 2 9330 8138; Mob: +61 434 116 696
samantha.magnusson@nortonrose.com
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About Norton Rose Australia
Norton Rose Australia is a member of Norton Rose Group, a leading international legal practice offering a full business law service to many of the world’s pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East.
The Group’s lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders to support clients anywhere in the world. The Group is strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Norton Rose Group has more than 2600 lawyers operating from 39 offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Québec, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Warsaw; and from associate offices in Dar es Salaam, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.
Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia, Norton Rose OR LLP, Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc), and their respective affiliates.
About CitySwitch
CitySwitch is Australia’s leading office energy efficiency program and has expanded to over 880,000 square metres of office space in NSW represented by 130 tenancies. The program is helping to bring about market transformation by inspiring and engaging business owners and office workers across the country.
The CitySwitch program began in 2005 and was launched nationally in June 2008. It includes Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, North Sydney, Parramatta, Willoughby, Ryde, Port Phillip, Yarra, the ACT Government, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and Sustainability Victoria. The program now covers 330 Signatories and 371 tenancies around the country, representing more than 1.6 million square metres of office space
The NABERS Energy rating is an industry recognized tool, to help tenants across Australia benchmark their greenhouse gas reduction performance. Ratings go from 1 to 6 stars, with 6 stars representing an exceptionally high level of energy efficiency.