<p>The Department for Transport has introduced a number of measures across its organisations to improve energy efficiency. These include:</p><p>An overarching Operations Sustainability Strategy which enables the identification, management and delivery of energy efficiency measures;</p><p>Driving Standards Agency and the core Department developing and implementing Carbon Trust endorsed organisation specific Carbon Management Plans;</p><p>Rationalisation of offices to maximise the efficient and effective use of office space;</p><p>Relocation of staff to more appropriate sites where functions have diminished or changed;</p><p>Partial closing of buildings during low occupancy periods (i.e. Christmas, New Year);</p><p>Optimising Building Management Systems to minimise the use of heating and cooling;</p><p>Installation of Automated Meter Reading (AMR) equipment;</p><p>Installation of boiler optimisation controls to improve boiler efficiency;</p><p>Installation of voltage optimisation equipment at large administrative buildings to reduce electricity consumption;</p><p>Lighting improvement programmes (including the installation of LED lights where appropriate and Passive Infrared (PIR) controls);</p><p>Optimisation of IT servers;</p><p>Improvements to building insulation;</p><p>Updating desktop IT with more efficient models;</p><p>Rationalisation of peripheral IT equipment such as printers and faxes with the introduction of Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs);</p><p>Installation of renewable energy sources such as wind turbines, air source heat pumps and photovoltaic cells where appropriate and cost-effective.</p><p>The Department for Transport is committed to achieving all its sustainability targets and improving energy efficiency is seen as a key element in attaining that goal. At the end of the 2012-13 financial year, the Department for Transport had achieved a 19.5% reduction in Greenhouse gas emissions against the 2009-10 baseline. This performance level puts us on track to exceed the Greening Government commitments greenhouse gas emissions target (25% reduction) by the 31 March 2015 deadline.</p>