Company restructures to meet green economy growth
3 July 2009
As commercial buildings increasingly focus on reducing their carbon footprint, Australia’s longest serving provider of energy efficiency products and services has undergone a radical company restructure to cope with this growth and prepare for greater business opportunities.

Established 26 years ago by prominent Melbourne entrepreneur Peter Szental, ‘Energy Conservation Systems’ (ECS) has restructured from a geographical to a functional structure.

Mr Szental said the restructure would better enable his company to help commercial office buildings prepare for Mandatory Disclosure, which would require them to disclose their energy efficiency rating at the point of sale or lease.

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ECS Signs up for the CitySwitch Green Office Program
17 Nov 2008
ECS has committed to the further push to go green by becoming a signatory of the CitySwitch Green Office Program. CitySwitch Green Office is a national tenant energy management program run in partnership between the cities of Sydney, North Sydney, Parramatta, Wiloughby, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane and state government agencies. By becoming a signatory, ECS is required to achieve and maintain an accredited 4 star or higher NABERS Energy Tenancy Rating. The program aims to encourage tenants to improve the environmental performance and sustainability of the workplace.

The program has recently been endorsed by the Brisbane City Council following the overwhelming acceptance and success of the program in the City of Sydney with over 70 firms in the last two years committing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in their workplace. The wide scale endorsement of the program is indicative of a major shift towards the green office and environmental sustainability in the commercial sector.

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ECS Celebrates 25 Years
1 October 2008
ECS celebrates its 25 year anniversary in 2008. We have come a long way since being independently established in 1983 to market and distribute U.K energy conservation products in conjunction with other control systems. The organisation has grown substantially over the last 25 years and is now represented in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Australian Capital Territory with an agent in Western Australia. ECS is always looking for new opportunities to grow and in its corporate history has exstablished strong international partnerships with Malaysia and Thailand and more recently in New Zealand.

We would like to thank our customers for all their support over the years and look forward to many more successes in the future. Watch this space…

SB08 - World Sustainable Building Conference
26 September 2008
ECS recently showcased its products and services in partnership with Szencorp at the Sustainable Building Conference 2008. The conference was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in September and attracted over 2,000 delegates from over 60 countries.

Taking place every three years, the conference is seen as the peak international gathering of the building industry and attracted many high profile speakers including the Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett and Victorian Environment Minister Gavin Jennings. Australia’s first plug in hybrid electrical vehichle (PHEV), a Toyota Pruis was also on display.

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Launch of the Sustainable Buildings Website
19 August 2008
The Sustainable Buildings website is finally live! The website is a great source of information for environmentally sustainable design in Victoria and represents the award winning 40 Albert Road, the Szencorp Building. The website will be updated over time.

For further information about the Sustainable Buildings website please visit the website www.sustainablebuildingsvic.com.au

If you would like more information about the Szencorp Building please contact us or visit www.ourgreenoffice.com

ECS SA has Moved!
18 July 2008
The ECS South Australian Office has moved! Due to the recent growth in the last few years, ECS SA has relocated from its former home in Prospect to a large premise in North Adelaide. The move is a great opportunity for ECS to continue to grow and to deliver our products and services in a more effective manner.

Dave Low (State Manager) in the new office.


Lisa Williams, David Gomez and Chris Flanagan

Please update your current lists to include our new contact details for our office:
Suite 7
191 Melbourne Street
North Adelaide SA 5006

Do not hesitate to call into our office to say hi or to discuss any future opportunities with your business. We all look forward to working with you in the future.

'You can't manage what you can't measure'
8 June 2007
Christopher Seeley of ECS was an invited speaker at the recent event titled 'You can't manage what you can't measure'. This was an event organized by Grow Me the Money - a program run by VECCI and EPA Victoria which focuses on assisting Victorian businesses interested in reducing resource consumption and improving environmental sustainability.

This was an information session for Victorian businesses to find out how better to measure and manage their resource use. ‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure’ included an expert discussion and product display on resource measurement and efficiency tools by industry professionals.

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Climate Change and your Business – A Practical Perspective
31 May 2007

What does climate change have to do with your business? Issues around the environment cannot be escaped. Your customers, your staff and your community expect Australian businesses to show awareness, minimize impact and demonstrate their good corporate citizenship.

Christopher Seeley, Business Develpment of Sustainability Solutions of ECS was invited to be part of the expert panel for this event alongside honored guest Dr Graeme Pearman - noted scientist, multiple award winner, science advisor to Al Gore and committed environmentalist.

They fielded questions on key issues in sustainability from the audience. The 150+ audience was made up of business managers and executives who asked questions on how to tackle reducing their organizations’ impact and how to improve their business practices around the areas of sustainability and the environment.

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The Savings Annouced - Port Fairy Energise BUSINESS
20 March 2007

The Australian-first project piloted in Port Fairy in line with Moyne Shire Council's established commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
Energise BUSINESS is an initiative by the Victorian Government's Greenhouse strategy and delivered by ICLEI-A/NZ with the help from ECS...

Port Fairy Energise Business Casestudies more> (1Mb)

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The release of the first detailed environmental performance results for Australia’s highest-rated green office building The Szencorp Building, confirms the building’s environmental credentials but also reveals the critical importance of transparent monitoring, verification and reporting.

For the November 2006 Summary report click here

For Energy Conservation Systems Performance Verification
___ Report (Detailed Report, 160 pages) click here (4mb)

ECS Introduces BROAD into Australia at ARBS 2006
October 2006

Energy Conservation Systems officially launched BROAD Air Conditioning in Australia on Monday 14th August 2006 at the ARBS exhibition. Peter Szental the Managing Director of ECS and Mr Zhang Yue Managing Director of BROAD- China introduced this pioneering era of environmentally friendly air-conditioning in Australia.

China's Breath of Fresh Air
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