would open up for them, and a whole range of options going to change our industry, and it’s already started to
that would open up for the engineer, and I think that’s change, because in recent years we’ve seen a lot more
hugely important. talk about POE and Soft Landings.
Other pluses that could potentially derive from this ‘This is a natural extension of that. What we’re
energy standard include the opportunity for: a greater seeing is a completion of a circle that people have said
range of POE data to be collected to inform benchmarks they’ve needed for the last 20 years, but it just hasn’t
and future design practice; manufacturers to gain happened. I see this as another step towards that.
indirect feedback on the type of plant desired by clients ‘I think what’s going to happen is it’s going to place
in future (that is, low carbon technologies that reduce more emphasis on the engineer to understand that their
the client’s exposure to energy tariff fluctuations); Low responsibilities don’t end at practical completion.
Carbon Consultants to build longer-term relationships ‘There’s going to be a very real opportunity to build a
with clients; and to feedback product-performance very long term relationship with clients, so you get into
information to manufacturers. this cycle of work that is obviously quite commercially
Roberts says: ‘The stress or emphasis on this is valuable to consultants.’ l
CIBSE offers training course on aspects of BSEN
CIBSE is offering a training course on the ‘We envisage the LCC energy management systems
management system aspects of BSEN 16001 and specialism to become highly valued and sought
the technicalities of measuring and monitoring after given the need for companies to meet new and
energy use. ever restrictive legislative requirements, ecological
The course will equip candidates with all of the requirements and a demand for an ethical approach
basic tools they need to successfully implement a to the use of diminishing natural resources.’
BSEN 16001 energy management system in their The five day course will include sessions on:
own business, or to act as a consultant to other • Detailed understanding of the standard;
The standard
companies wishing to implement BSEN 16001. • Energy policy development;
CIBSE Certification will also be offering a new, • Energy system documentation;
highlights
additional strand of Low Carbon Consultants • Evaluation of compliance; the need for
(LCC) registration to those candidates that take • Control of records;
organisations
and pass the examination that will be part of the • Establishing the energy aspects of an organisation;
five-day course. This new Low Carbon Consultants’ • Overview of organisation’s legal obligations;
to better
Energy Management register will be specifically • Setting energy objectives and targets; understand their
for those professionals that wish to demonstrate • Implementation and operation;
energy usage
that they have the specific competencies required • Monitoring, metering and targeting (MMT); and
to enable them to implement a fully compliant and • Technical input and outputs from management
and strive to
certifiable energy management system meeting the reviews. continually
requirements of BSEN 16001. For details, go to
www.cibsetraining.co.uk or ring
improve their
Phil Clare, CIBSE certification manager, explains: 020 8675 5211.
performance
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