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Celebrating low-carbon
Ready Steady Light is here
Fifteen teams, one lighting kit,
performance in services
three hours... what do you get?
Ready Steady Light 2010.
The Society of Light and Lighting n
As I write this, the success
of the CIBSE Annual
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would like to welcome spectators Dinner and Low Carbon Awards is
Harding
to watch their free annual Ready ringing in my ears. The Grosvenor
Mike
Steady Light competition on 17 House was packed and the
March, at Rose Bruford College, atmosphere electric. There were
Sidcup, Kent, from 3.30pm. To many successful facets to the
attend as a spectator call Amber night; the number of applicants for
Perry on 020 8772 3692 or email the awards was an all-time high,
aperryc@ ibse.org and the quality was superb. Our
sponsors were excellent too, and
Final call for bursary entries the event certainly increases the
Applications for the Ken Dale profile of the institution. In another Rewarded: CIBSE’s low carbon performance winners.
Travel Bursary close on 31 March significant change, we welcomed
2010. The award is open to many more clients to the event and, from start to finish of the life supporter of the institution. We
members in the developmental during this economic gloom, there building. We all have to do much have already been asked for a
stage of their career, with between were fewer traditional corporate better. Into this maelstrom CIBSE more formal response by the Royal
£1,500 and £4,000 available to supporters. Nevertheless, it was sits, representing the engineering Academy of Engineering. Some
the lucky winner to research an a celebration of success but also capability and knowledge, and who have read the report have
aspect of building services outside demonstrated a real determination currently evaluating how we concluded that it is not entirely
their home country. to do better. should properly articulate this complementary to CIBSE; from
www.cibse.org/bursaries Following on from the responsibility. my perspective I read the report
Copenhagen COP15 talk, I sense a The latest Royal Academy of positively, as it outlines the scale
Eoin Kenny’s contribution growing concern on ‘what next?’. Engineering report, Engineering of the challenge ahead. The report
Past president Eoin Kenny died in The government policy statements a Low Carbon Built Environment, may be viewed online at
January, aged 88. He qualified as an to move to a zero carbon new build outlines many of the challenges www.raeng.org.uk – I encourage
M&E engineer at University College and cut carbon emissions by 80 that face us: not only the timing you to read it. You may not agree
Dublin, and went on to work with per cent by 2050 only highlights but also the content of this report with all of the recommendations
JA Kenny and Partners in energy the gulf between the ambitious are, in my opinion, an important or the commentary, but what is
infrastructure, chemical plants and government policy and the ability of milestone for the institution. We clear is that there is a requirement
much more. After retiring from his industry to deliver. It is not only in now have tangible recognition for CIBSE to pick up the gauntlet.
practice in the 1990s, he continued the ‘carbon’ agenda but the whole of the role and opportunity that If you have an opinion then please
to work as a consultant and expert spectrum of the built environment is open to us, if we are prepared let us know – after all, it is your
witness ‘keeping his brain active’ where there is now a huge to meet this challenge. Professor institution.
until a few years ago. expectation that buildings simply Doug King, the author of the report, Stephen Matthews
have to deliver client satisfaction is a CIBSE fellow and a staunch Chief executive
Having your say on non-doms and sustainable homes
In February, CIBSE’s technical contribute to two key consultations: process and monitoring of Thursday 11 March 2010.
department held two well-attended Building Regulations Competent performance for competent person The second consultation seeks
consultation workshops on Person Self-Certification Schemes for self-certification schemes. There views on changes to the code for
proposals for working towards the England and Wales; and Sustainable are a number of significant issues sustainable homes in 2010, to
government’s ambition that all new New Homes: The Road to Zero in this consultation that may align with changes to Part L of
non-domestic buildings should be Carbon: Consultation on the Code for impact more widely and should the Building Regulations and the
zero carbon from 2019, with the Sustainable Homes and the Energy therefore be of interest to members, proposed approach to adopting the
public sector leading the way from Efficiency Standard for Zero Carbon low carbon energy assessors 2016 definition of zero carbon. The
2018. The input from practitioners Homes. and low carbon consultants. The most significant changes are within
made for a solid, well-founded There is still time to respond. consultation can be accessed at the energy section of the code. Visit
response. Visit the Knowledge Bank The first seeks views on proposals www.cibse.org. Comments should www.cibse.org and send comments
at www.cibse.org to amend the conditions of be sent to Samantha McDonough to smcdonough@cibse.org by
There is still a chance to authorisation, the application at smcdonough@cibse.org by Thursday 18 March 2010.
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