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A
t the start of a new year it seems
to make sense to step back from it
all and ask, what would a Martian
landing on Earth make of it all? I wholly expected, finding from figures on DEC
refer, not to the disappointing outcome of the ratings, obtained by the Journal (see page 7),
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Copenhagen climate talks, but to those strange is that almost a fifth of public buildings have
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entities that are supposed to make such a the lowest rating, G. The only consolation I
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difference to carbon emissions from buildings can offer our bewildered Martian is, we do
Editorial advisory panel
Laurence Aston, Director of Mechanical
– energy rating certificates, that is. have an opportunity now to begin calling to
Engineering, Morgan Professional Services
When these were brought in, in 2008, they account those public sector owners of buildings
David Clark, Partner, Max Fordham
Consulting Engineers
offered the hope of literally whose subsequent DEC
Patrick Conaghan, Partner, Hoare Lea
changing the landscape of
Consulting Engineers
You still
ratings show no significant
David Hughes, Building Services Consultant,
the built environment. improvement from a low
MTT Consulting
But, in 2010, what have
haven’t
rating, year on year. This is
Philip King, Director, Hilson Moran
Chani Leahong, Senior Associate, they achieved?
learnt the
something that the Journal
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A Martian might state the
Stephen Lisk, President, The Society of Light
and Lighting
glaringly obvious and ask
means to achieve
will be seeking to achieve in
the coming year.
Professor John Swaffield, CIBSE Past
President
why they’re not compulsory collaboration? No But don’t despair. All will
Ged Tyrrell, Managing Director,
for all buildings. Moreover,
Tyrrell Systems wonder you couldn’t
be well and good within a
Ant Wilson, Director, AECOM
what is the point of them decade: Atkins engineer
Morwenna Wilson, Graduate Engineer, Arup
if building owners are not
pull it together in
Richard Smith’s vision of
Terry Wyatt, Consultant to Hoare Lea
obliged to make changes to
Copenhagen
a carbon-centred design
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