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arold Wilson, the British prime
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changes to Part L of the regulations. Now, barely to the very heart of the design process and
four years later, the industry faces another could bring in significant improvements in
Editorial Panel
major shift – to Part L 2010. The past few years outcomes. What a designer specifies in terms
Laurence Aston, Director of Mechanical
Engineering, Morgan Professional Services have highlighted key issues from 2006; and of, for example, a building’s materials can end
David Clark, Partner,
we now know how these up being something very
Max Fordham Consulting Engineers
Patrick Conaghan, Partner, Hoare Lea
concerns are likely to be
Consulting Engineers
fed into the changes due
The new
different once the work
has been done. Under Part
Kate Fletcher, Associate, Arup
next year (see page 7 of aggregrate L 2010, however, building
David Hughes, Building Services Consultant,
MTT Consulting this issue).
target takes a realistic
inspectors will be able
Philip King, Director, Hilson Moran
At this year’s CIBSE to check that specified
Chani Leahong, Senior Associate,
Fulcrum Consulting
national conference,
view of the energy
materials are actually being
Stephen Lisk, President Elect, which took place as
performances
used during construction.
The Society of Light and Lighting
the Journal went to
Professor John Swaffield, CIBSE President
of buildings
This won’t overcome all
Ged Tyrrell, Managing Director,
press, an official from the communication gaps
Tyrrell Systems
the Department for that exist between designer
Ant Wilson, Director, Faber Maunsell |
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Communities and Local Government, Paul and contractor, but it could go a long way to
Morwenna Wilson, Graduate Engineer, Arup
DeCort, laid out the department’s thinking on ensuring that the engineer’s intentions are
Terry Wyatt, Consultant to Hoare Lea
how targets should be set for cutting carbon fulfilled.
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