YIT improves the energy efficiency of public buildings in Beckum, Germany

YIT improves the energy efficiency of public buildings in Beckum, Germany

YIT Germany GmbH and the German town of Beckum have signed an agreement to increase the energy efficiency of the town’s public buildings. The length of the service agreement is 12 years and the value is EUR 4.8 million. The agreement relates to a total of 52 buildings on 32 sites, including various schools and the town’s indoor swimming pool.

The objective of the agreement is to save annually 4.1 million kilowatt-hours of thermal energy (equivalent to 30%). According to calculations, the annual amount of energy saved will be 717,310 kilowatt-hours (20%), and 10,196 cubic metres of water will be saved per year (21%). This should result in a reduction of about 1,523 tonnes in the town’s per annum carbon emissions.

In an ESCO-project YIT as the contractor invests in technology that enables energy to be used more efficiently and thus lower consumption costs of the client. The contractor is then paid using the energy cost savings achieved. This model allows the client to clear investment backlogs and transfers the business risk to the contractor.

YIT’s energy efficiency services produced for Beckum are a part of the eServiFlex™ concept. This service to boost energy efficiency is suitable not only for commercial and public buildings but also for complex industrial properties.

For further information, please contact:

Barbara Niedermeier, Marketing and Communications, YIT Germany GmbH, tel. +49 175 7277064, barbara.niedermeier@yit.de

YIT is an established European service company in building systems and construction as well as in industrial sectors. More than 25,000 of our professionals serve clients in 14 countries in the Nordic countries, Central Europe, Russia and the Baltic countries. We have grown over the last hundred years with our clients and developed our services as the communities surrounding us have changed. We intend to continue following the same path. Our vision is to be a pioneer in creating and sustaining a healthy living environment. YIT’s net sales amounted to approximately to EUR 4.7 billion in 2012. YIT's share is listed on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com

YIT Germany GmbH is one of Germany’s leading providers of building services engineering, property management services and energy saving solutions. The company has its own research and development centre. In addition, YIT Germany GmbH represents the KRANTZ KOMPONENTEN brand, technical ventilation solutions and filtering solutions for outgoing air. The company has 25 offices in Germany and approximately 2,500 employees.