News
Warning over air con
Fears over home efficiency
inspector training
CIBSE and the Heating and
Ventilating Contractors’
targets as ministers water
Association are warning that
potential air conditioning
inspection trainees may not
down new regulations
be able to be accredited after
undergoing certain training.
They say a number of n
The UK government’s are going through a recession”. director, described the move
heavily trailed proposals However, the move has as disappointing: “Unless we
organisations are offering for revising key aspects of the raised concerns that the ability upgrade the existing stock we
inspector training based on Building Regulations have been to meet the government’s will never achieve the carbon
a proposed ABBE diploma in simultaneously welcomed and carbon-reduction targets may reductions the government says it
air conditioning inspection. condemned across the industry. be undermined by the U-turn on wants us to achieve. And we need
“This diploma has not been The proposals were expected consequential improvements. to start doing that now, not in
accredited by the Department to include a new requirement that Andrew Warren, director of the another three years.”
for Communities and Local all homes undergoing significant Association for the Conservation Davies was also critical of the
Government as a suitable alterations such as extensions of Energy, branded the move as Part F changes, which include the
qualification for those seeking – known as ‘consequential “extraordinary”. He said: “The inspection of both natural and
accreditation as air conditioning improvements’ – would have to implications are absolutely mechanical ventilation systems.
inspectors. This means that, be made more energy efficient. horrendous. This was the only He welcomed this move but said
by itself, this qualification will But the consultation stick that was available in order to the proposal to use a checklist as
not prove the competence of documents on revamping Parts encourage anything to happen [in evidence that the new ventilation
those graduating, who therefore L and F of the regulations, existing buildings]. proposals for domestic dwellings
may not be able to take work published last month, have “It’s such a missed opportunity. have been completed, did not
providing air conditioning caused concern after it emerged One puts one’s head in one’s go far enough. He said. “A
inspection reports,” they said in that ministers had effectively hands and despairs.” checklist is evidence that a pen
a joint statement. dropped this requirement. Paul King, chief executive of has been in contact with a piece
CIBSE chief executive The Department for the UK Green Building Council of paper. Someone needs to sign
Stephen Matthews added: Communities and Local said: “To drop a key measure, a certificate that this has all been
“We are very concerned that Government told the Journal the so-called consequential done, and there needs to be real
people with no experience of that the requirement had improvements, which could really sanction if they lie.”
such systems will be persuaded been limited to very large help bolster the market for energy News analysis, pages 14-17
to take this qualification in homes because ministers were efficient refurbishment, sends the www.communities.gov.uk/
the expectation of future work concerned about “putting further opposite signal.” publications/planningandbuilding/
that they will not, in fact, be costs on householders when we Hywel Davies, CIBSE technical partlf2010consultation
competent to undertake.”
CIBSE guidance on
Merger talks
commercial kitchens
abandoned
Guidance on how to reduce
the amount of energy used Talks to merge the Society of Light
in commercial kitchens has and Lighting (SLL) and the Institute
been published by CIBSE and of Lighting Engineers (ILE) have
the Catering for a Sustainable been dropped. Both groups had
Future Group. Commercial looked at how to unify the lighting
kitchens are large users of gas, industry, and merger was one
water and electricity and can option. The SLL has now dropped
leave a large carbon footprint, the idea, but says it is keen to create
says CIBSE, with the total a new umbrella body for the industry.
energy consumption of Britain’s Stephen Lisk, president of the
catering industry exceeding SLL, said: “Our discussions with
21,600m kWh/year. the ILE are about unifying the
TM50: Energy efficiency in profession, avoiding duplication,
commercial kitchens covers both working more closely together, and
new and existing kitchens and setting up a new model for lighting
provides comprehensive and going forward. I think it’s fair to say
practical advice on energy-saving
New Centre Court passes tests with flying colours
we both want the same thing, but
measures that can be included
The new retractable roof fitted to Wimbledon’s Centre Court was part of
after looking at the detail, we have a
in large and small kitchen
a major refurbishment of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Companies
different view on the best method to
operations. It is priced £30 for
behind the successful refurb included Balcomm, BSRIA, Galliford Try,
achieve this.”
CIBSE members and £60 for
M-E Engineers, Populous, Skanska, and Victaulic. The ventilation system,
Mark Burrows, ILE president,
non-members. For a copy, visit
using nine chiller units that supply 143,000 litres of conditioned air per
said: “The institution now needs
www.cibse.org/publications or
second into the enclosed space when the roof is shut, passed initial tests
to reflect on what has happened,
call 020 8772 3618.
with flying colours, according to BSRIA.
review the current position and
decide how best to move forward.”
6 CIBSE Journal July 2009 www.cibsejournal.com
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