Net Zero Without the Cost Shock: How Oxfordshire County Council Is Making Building Decarbonisation Work

Most councils set 2030 Net Zero targets.

Few know how to actually deliver them without going broke.

Oxfordshire County Council found the answer.

They're working with Atamate to control heating systems across 7 sites. Another 5 systems coming online this year. This isn't another expensive decarbonisation experiment.

It's proof you can move from gas to electric without doubling your costs or complexity.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲:

Traditional Building Management Systems cost more than the heat pumps themselves. Over-specified. Over-complicated. Built for massive commercial buildings, not the sites most councils actually operate.

There's a huge gap between climate ambition and engineering reality.

𝗔𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽:

Right-sized control that actually fits the building. The atBOS system uses intelligence that's already built into modern equipment instead of forcing expensive proprietary solutions.

→ Controls Air Source Heat Pumps, backup boilers, and circulation systems

→ Monitors temperature and detects faults before they become problems

→ Manages individual room zones based on actual occupancy

→ Gives facilities teams remote access through any web browser

No proprietary cabling. No vendor lock-in. Sophisticated automation at a fraction of traditional costs.

The result? OCC gets the performance they need without the complexity they don't.

This Salix-funded project, delivered with Ameresco, shows councils exactly how to make Net Zero work in practice. Real buildings. Real savings. Real carbon reduction.

The councils that crack this first will have a massive advantage. The technology exists. The business case works.

The question is who moves fastest.

If you'd like to see how atamate can help your council hit net zero, book a call today: atamate.com/joe