Issue - meetings
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme - Energy Efficiency - Works in Brent Corporate Buildings
Meeting: 06/04/2021 - Cabinet (Item 9)
This report outlines a project which sets out to improve the energy efficiency of the Brent Council retained buildings with the highest energy consumption, creating energy and cost savings to the Council.
Additional documents:
- 9a. Appendix 1 - 2019-20 Brent total tCO2 by building and site (1), item 9 PDF 205 KB
- 9b. Appendix 2 - Costs of technologies by a) site and b) category (exempt) , View reasons restricted (9/3)
- 9c. Appendix 3 - Example of measures for the proposed buildings, item 9 PDF 498 KB
- 9d. Appendix 4 - Risk Matrix, item 9 PDF 472 KB
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To approve the project to improve the energy efficiency of selected Brent Council retained buildings with the highest energy consumption as detailed in Table 1 within section 3.8 of the report.
(2) To delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Lead Member for the Environment, to make further adjustments to the building and technology selection for the project referred to in (1) above to ensure best value for the reasons detailed in section 3.7 of the report.
(3) To approve the Council entering into a grant agreement with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to fund the project referred to in (1) above in the sum of £3,234,000.
(4) To note that officers will undertake procurements to appoint a range of consultants and contractors using powers delegated under Part 3 of the Constitution to achieve the aims of the project referred to in (1) above.
Minutes:
Councillor McLennan, as Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources, introduced a report detailing a scheme to improve the energy efficiency of a number of Brent Council’s retained buildings assessed to have the highest energy consumption.
Members noted that the project formed part of the Council’s wider Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy with the scheme focussed on upgrading and improving the carbon efficiency in a number of the Council’s own buildings. The scheme would be funded through £3.234m of Section 31 grant funding which the Council had secured through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme via the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
In welcoming the report, Councillor Krupa Sheth, as Lead Member for Environment, highlighted the co-ordinated approach the scheme represented as part of the Council’s wider Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy. In concluding the discussion Councillor M.Butt, Leader of the Council, outlined how he felt the project demonstrated the lead being taken by the Council in terms of the commitment towards tackling the climate and ecological emergency and carbon reduction programme.
In considering the recommendations, Cabinet noted the information provided within the exempt appendix accompanying the report.
In view of the support expressed at the meeting it was RESOLVED that Cabinet:
(1) Approve the project to improve the energy efficiency of selected Brent Council retained buildings with the highest energy consumption as detailed in Table 1 within section 3.8 of the report.
(2) Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Lead Member for the Environment, to make further adjustments to the building and technology selection for the project referred to in (1) above to ensure best value, for the reasons detailed in section 3.7 of the report.
(3) Approve the Council entering into a grant agreement with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to fund the project referred to in (1) above in the sum of £3,234,000.
(4) Note that officers would undertake procurements to appoint a range of consultants and contractors using powers delegated under Part 3 of the Constitution to achieve the aims of the project referred to in (1) above.