{"id":1917,"date":"2026-04-09T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:42:18","slug":"westminster-city-council-s-23m-energy-revolution-claims-top-prize-at-h-v-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1917","title":{"rendered":"Westminster City Council\u2019s \u00a323m Energy Revolution Wins at H&#038;V Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Westminster City Council\u2019s \u00a323m Energy Revolution Claims Top Prize at H&amp;V Awards<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Westminster City Council\u2019s  \u00a323m Energy Revolution Claims Top Prize at H&amp;V Awards\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/westminster-city-council-s-23m-energy-revolution-claims-top-prize-at-h-v-awards\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Westminster City Council\u2019s  \u00a323m Energy Revolution Claims Top Prize at H&amp;V Awards\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Westminster City Council have transformed the way they consume energy through a \u00a323m energy conservation project which has lowered their carbon emissions by over 2,000 tonnes per year.\u00a0 It\u2019s an ambitious, technically challenging project, so we were thrilled to see it claim top spot in the Innovation in Construction and Building Engineering category at this year\u2019s Heating and Ventilation News Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The project, which was delivered over two phases, is central to the Council\u2019s targets of becoming net zero by 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">Westminster City Council are a great example of an organisation who have done everything right. By focusing on their long-term decarbonisation plan they had a deep understanding of how they used energy, what the opportunities for improvement were, and how to achieve them. They have shown the forward thinking, long-term ambition which is crucial for the UK meeting its net zero targets and we feel this award is great recognition of that.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Gerry Davies, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Regional Director (London) &#8211; Vital Energi<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/mvcfiig5\/54171009017_0ff68127fb_c.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133776979857070000\" alt=\"54171009017 0Ff68127fb C\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p>Members of Westminster City Council and Vital Energi claiming Innovation in Construction and Building Engineering Award<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"rich-text-case-study__title rte__title\">About The Project<\/h2>\n<p>Phase 1 was a \u00a313 million project which focused on implementing energy conservation measures across 61 buildings, including the installation of 1,700kW of air source heat pumps, rooftop solar PV, fan upgrades, and extensive lighting improvements. These measures resulted in carbon reduction of 1,600 tonnes of CO2e annually, reducing the emissions from council operational buildings by nearly 20%.<\/p>\n<p>The H&amp;V Judges wrote of the project, saying \u201cIt demonstrates a comprehensive and scalable approach to decarbonisation, incorporating various innovative measures and achieving substantial carbon reductions. Impressive scale and rapid implementation of energy-efficiency measures. It demonstrates innovative approaches to decarbonisation and project management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Westminster City Council on another fantastic achievement.\u00a0 We\u2019re extremely proud of our partnership, the work we\u2019ve done together and look forward to carrying that success into the exciting third phase of the project.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d also like to congratulate our clients Newport City Homes after the Duffryn Heat Network Replacement Project was shortlisted in the District Heating project of the year and Aberdeen City Council\u2019s Torry Heat Network were shortlisted in the Low Carbon Impact category.\u00a0\u00a0 A final \u201cWell done\u201d must go to our very own Ibrahim Qadir who followed up his win at the BESA awards earlier this year with a Highly Commended slot in the Apprentice of the Year awards category.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to these, and all our other clients who have worked so hard throughout 2024 to reduce their carbon emissions, combat fuel poverty and make the UK\u2019s energy infrastructure more reliable and secure.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the Westminster City Council Project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/case-studies\/westminster-city-council-re-fit-energy-conservation-project\/\" title=\"Westminster City Council - RE:FIT Energy Conservation Project\">Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Westminster City Council\u2019s \u00a323m Energy Revolution Claims Top Prize at H&amp;V Awards Westminster City Council have transformed the way they consume energy through a \u00a323m energy conservation project which has lowered their carbon emissions by over 2,000 tonnes per year.\u00a0 It\u2019s an ambitious, technically challenging project, so we were thrilled to see it claim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ve_media_section":[3],"ve_media_year":[],"ve_sector":[],"class_list":["post-1917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","ve_media_section-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_section&post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_year&post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"ve_sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_sector&post=1917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}