Case study: Lend Lease shops for bargain on Bluewater energy bills

Jessica Shankleman
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Pascal Mittermaier, head of sustainability for Lend Lease, reveals how he hopes to cut the shopping centre's energy bills by 50 per cent by next year

Faced with 27 million visitors a year, 350 different retail outlets, and a £1.4m annual utility bill, the senior executive tasked with greening Kent's massive Bluewater shopping centre would be forgiven...

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