After I wrote this letter to the local papers about the lights being left on in the empty for-lease office blocks on the corner of Osnaburgh St and Euston Road, I also wrote to Mr James Danby of British Land about the waste of electricity.
He wrote back to me, to give him credit, quickly and courteously, and said this was not the normal, explaining one of the times that I identified as being when prospective tenants were being shown around the building.
I don’t go past the office that often, so this is a request: if you do go past them at any time and see all of the lights on, please leave a comment here or send me an email, so I can check with Mr Danby about this.
And I’d also be interested in hearing of other blocks in Holborn and St Pancras where large numbers of office lights are being left on when they clearly are not in use.
Lights are always on in Greater London House (Hampstead Rd/Mornington Crescent) overnight and over weekends. As I am typing this (at 6pm on Sunday) all the lights in offices on the 1st-4th floors inclusive are on, it doesn’t look like that there’s anyone working in these offices. It’s worth some investigation as to why they can’t turn their lights off!
Hi Susan,
I’ve just received this response from the building managers:
We do not control the lighting on the tenants floors, however, I share your concerns. I have passed on your email to all the tenants and requested they pass on to me any reasons for the lights being left on and any initiatives to reduce this.
Regards,
Natalie