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Beware politicians bearing zeros
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he ancient Greeks are said to have
been troubled by the number zero,
which seemed to represent nothing
while still having a key role in maths. and Edwardian properties relatively cheaply.
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Canny philosphers, the Greeks. It’s a shame We need innovation-promoting bodies like the
the political ruling elite in Britain lack this Technology Strategy Board to give this area a
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wisdom. If they did they would never have much higher priority (for the obvious reason
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come up with the notion of ‘zero carbon’. Nor that most of the carbon footprint of buildings
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would their civil servants still be struggling is, and will remain, attributable to already-built
Editorial advisory panel
Laurence Aston, Director of Mechanical
to produce a viable definition of zero-carbon structures).
Engineering, Morgan Professional Services
buildings. However, amidst all this uncertainty – much
David Clark, Partner, Max Fordham
Consulting Engineers
Many in the building services engineering of it, hopefully, will be cleared up after the
Patrick Conaghan, Partner, Hoare Lea
sector recognise that the spring general election
Consulting Engineers
David Hughes, Building Services Consultant,
attempt to achieve virtually
MTT Consulting
The focus on
– another clear message
100 per cent low-carbon comes out of this month’s
Philip King, Director, Hilson Moran
Chani Leahong, Senior Associate,
new homes is probably technology issue. Which is, a little can
Fulcrum Consulting
counterproductive: why go
Stephen Lisk, President, The Society of Light for ‘zero
go a long way in building
and Lighting to the extent of reaching services engineering.
Professor John Swaffield, CIBSE Past
President
for this level, with all the
carbon’ new homes
The case study on page
Ged Tyrrell, Managing Director,
addition of expensive green
makes us myopic
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Tyrrell Systems
Ant Wilson, Director, AECOM
bling that this requires,
when it comes to
one of the winners of this
Morwenna Wilson, Graduate Engineer, Arup
when achieving 80 per cent year’s CIBSE Low Carbon
Terry Wyatt, Consultant to Hoare Lea
is so much easier and more
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