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President: Professor John Swaffield FRSE, FCIBSE Chief executive and secretary: Stephen Matthews
News in brief
BERR paper due to
Publications
catalogue out
now come under scrutiny
The 2009 CIBSE
publications
catalogue is n
By the time you read this
CIBSE will have commented
now available. upon an initial discussion paper
It details the entire range from BERR, on the potential value
of CIBSE publications and of appointing a chief construction
includes a large number of titles officer.
from other key publishers in the The new Heat and Energy
building services engineering Saving Strategy consultation sets
field. Download your copy at out the government’s vision up to
www.cibse.org/publications 2020 and beyond. It seeks views
on a range of policies that could
New group approved help to decarbonise the way homes
The proposed CIBSE Special and businesses are heated. The
Interest Group for Building consultation is part of the effort to
Simulation has now been reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions
approved and will hold its in line with the target of obtaining
inaugural meeting at CIBSE 20 per cent of all EU energy from
HQ in Balham on 6 April. renewables by 2020.
Those wishing to attend Proposals for a Community
should contact Nyree Hughes Energy Saving Programme (CESP)
nhughes@cibse. org for more include a ‘whole-house approach’
information. – so that homes can receive all the The UK government has set out a new vision on home energy saving
major energy efficiency measures
More members join CIBSE they need. These could also include Reduction Target (CERT), the Time Energy Display devices and
CIBSE has recently welcomed district heating schemes and government proposes to increase provide face to face energy advice.
30 new members to the placing an obligation on energy the lifetime carbon-saving target Finally, BERR and DIUS have
Institution, including 14 suppliers and electricity generators on household energy suppliers announced a review of productivity
international members from to meet a CO2 reduction target by 20 per cent, encourage the and skills in engineering
Hong Kong. For full details visit by providing energy efficiency installation of loft insulation construction. Information can be
www.cibse.org measures to domestic consumers. through incentives, encourage found in the Knowledge Bank, on
Through the Carbon Emissions energy suppliers to promote Real the CIBSE website.
CIBSE members gain access to CSCS cards
CIBSE members will soon be able has involved a mapping of personnel registration and card- Institution members can take now
to register their membership of the the Institution’s professional issuing schemes in the building is the recognised health and safety
Construction Skills Certification membership criteria against the services engineering sector. test. All applicants for a (CSCS)
Scheme (CSCS). requirements of the industry- Importantly, SKILLcard is affiliated Engineering Services SKILLcard will
The benefit will come into recognised National/Scottish with the pan-industry CSCS, and need to satisfy CSCS’s health and
force from April 2009 and follows Vocational Qualification (NVQ/ all cards issued bear the CSCS safety criteria by passing a short test
work by CIBSE through the SVQ) Level 4 for building services imprimatur and comply with the aimed at ensuring a basic, working
Construction Industry Council engineering. conditions for card issue set down level of construction site health
(CIC),to make registration possible In a closely related move, the by CSCS. and safety awareness. Health and
for members by virtue of their Institution has also reached CIBSE will shortly be emailing safety testing is carried out using the
institution status as an associate or agreement with CSCS that all eligible members with details CITB-Construction Skills health and
chartered member. This has been this new suite of professional of how they can apply for their safety test, which is administered on
pursued on behalf of members membership route cards will be Platinum SKILLcard through this behalf of the construction industry
by the Education, Training and issued by Engineering Services professional membership route. by CITB’s service provider, Thomson
Membership Committee, and SKILLcard – one of the principal An important preliminary step Prometric.
12 CIBSE Journal March 2009 www.cibsejournal.com
CIBSEmar09 pp12-13 CIBSEnews.indd 12 5/3/09 14:04:17
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