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RICS helps shape capital
The Royal Institution of Chartered
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Light-emitting wallpaper buildings accounts for a sixth of
Surveyors has responded to the could start to replace total electricity use in the UK.
Shaping London consultation for traditional light bulbs as soon
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LOMOX claims that its OLED
the draft replacement London as 2012, reducing carbon and technology could potentially be 2.5
Plan. The London Plan is the revolutionising the way buildings times more efficient than standard
vision for improving the city over are lit, it is claimed. energy-saving bulbs. It has been
the next twenty years and covers Innovation and development estimated that, by replacing
housing, transport and quality of company LOMOX says it is current lighting technologies, it
life for Londoners. The plan for pioneering a new OLED (organic could reduce annual global CO2
London went out to consultation light-mitting diode) technology that emissions by more than 2.5m
in October. www.rics.org could mean wallpaper replacing the tonnes by 2020 and nearly 7.4m
need for traditional light bulbs. by 2050 – roughly equivalent to the
EPCs one year on Operating lifetime has annual emissions of Birmingham,
RICS has also reported that, traditionally been a problem with the company says.
generally, the introduction of OLED technology, but LOMOX The Welsh company aims to have
energy performance certificates believes it has found a way to the first lighting products using
(EPCs) in Scotland has been achieve significantly longer lifetimes its technology available in 2012
smooth, although one or two than fluorescent lamps. and also plans to use the same
issues still need resolving, such The technology will also be more In the future lighting could commonly technology to create more energy
as the central register for non- efficient (producing 150 lumens/ come from the walls themselves. efficient television screens.
domestic EPCs. RICS members watt) as it only emits light along one This development of OLEDs has
in Scotland are registered to axis, according to the company. voltage – between three to five volts been made possible thanks to a
produce domestic or non- OLED materials have a wide – meaning that it can be powered by £454,000 grant by the Carbon Trust,
domestic EPCs. variety of potential applications. solar panels and batteries, making an independent carbon advisory
As well as being flexible, OLED it ideal for applications where mains body to government.
RIBA members honoured film requires a very low operating power is not available. Lighting in See LEDs feature, page 44
Three chartered members of
the Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) have been
recognised in the Queen’s New Set tougher targets, says trade body
Year’s Honours List. David
Chipperfield received a KBE for A trade body representing heating Improving the energy efficiency energy efficiency. In practical terms,
services to architecture in the UK and cooling equipment makers is of refrigeration, air conditioning EPEE’s main priorities for the
and Germany, George Ferguson calling on countries to set tougher and heat pump equipment, as well coming months include promoting
received a CBE for services to emissions targets. as increasing the use of renewable the European Directive on
architecture and the community The move comes in the wake of energy technologies, are key Renewable Energies at EU member
in the South West, and Gareth the Copenhagen climate change priorities for its members, EPEE state level to ensure all heat pump
Hoskins received an OBE for talks last December, which failed to said. types, whether aerothermal or
services to architecture. set a legally binding agreement on EPEE sees the creation of the geothermal, are recognised as
www.architecture.com setting targets for emission cuts. European Commission’s new renewable energies; and pushing
The European Partnership for directorate general on energy, to for the responsible handling of
2010 RIBA Awards scheme Energy and the Environment (EPEE) be headed by Germany’s Günther refrigerants to achieve greater
The search has begun to find says it is now all the more important Oettinger, as an important pillar efficiency.
the best examples of British for countries to set higher energy of the European commitment to www.epeeglobal.org
architecture for the 2010 RIBA efficiency standards. promote the so called ‘fifth fuel’, See Opinion, page 22
Awards scheme. All winners will
be eligible for a series of special
honours at the RIBA Stirling Prize
Welsh government
Dinner in London in October.
offices go green
Two new buildings in
Water inquiry begins
Aberystwyth, Wales, have installed
Engineering the Future,
low-carbon technologies to
an alliance of engineering
cut their emissions. The Welsh
organisations, began an inquiry
Assembly Government building,
into global water security last
pictured, has natural ventilation,
month. The Institution of Civil
grey water, solar hot-water
Engineers, Royal Academy of
systems and ammonia chillers
Engineering and Chartered
for an IT server room. Separately,
Ceredigion County Council’s
Institution of Water and
offices have mixed-mode
Environmental Management
ventilation, a grey water recycling
urged a wide range of bodies to
system, solar hot water and
submit evidence. wwwrae.org.uk
biomass district heating systems.
10 CIBSE Journal February 2010 www.cibsejournal.com
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