CIBSE News
Keep up to date with EPBD and RHI policy consultations
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Two major consultations are currently open for comment:
Making Better Use of Energy Performance Certificates and Data
This consultation develops proposals to make data from EPCs available more widely (first proposed in 2008) with a stepped level of access depending on intention for use, and providing draft criteria for applicants to meet prior to being granted access to this data. The consultation also covers: a proposal for mandatory lodgement of air-conditioning reports; the roll-
Debating the
façade issues
The Society of Façade Engineering is hosting a free talk and debate after its AGM on 15 April.
Façade Engineering – Challenges
and Opportunities for the Discipline and the Society, will feature guest
speakers Peter Cablehorn, technical director at Scott Brownrigg, highlighting the architect’s view; and Professor David Nethercot, head of civil and environmental engineering at Imperial College, arguing the engineer’s case. Visit www.cibse.org or email
vwilliams@cibse.org
Venue: RIBA, 66 Portland Place. Time: 6pm to 8.30pm.
out of DECs to the commercial sector (a short briefing is available at www.cibse.org/comdec); and clarification of when an EPC is required for a non-domestic building for sale or rent. Other issues covered include EPCs for houses in multiple occupation and short-term holiday lets.
Consultation on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
The Energy Act 2008 provides the statutory powers for a renewable heat incentive scheme to be introduced across England, Wales and Scotland. This consultation
seeks views on the proposed scheme for a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) aims to introduce in April 2011. The RHI will provide financial support for those that qualify under the scheme to install renewable heating, supporting a range of technologies and heating scales. Tariff levels have been calculated to bridge the financial gap between the cost of conventional and renewable heat systems. These consultations can be accessed at www.cibse.org/ knowledgebank For further information or to comment, email
smcdonough@cibse.org
Play for your profession
The Building Services World Cup is now calling for teams. The football tournament, now
in its second year, will take place in Liverpool on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July. The tournament is open to anyone within the building services sector, and will once again be supporting the Everyman Campaign. Registration for 11-aside teams is
open, and closes on the 31 May. Three additional events are
also being held in support of the Building Services World Cup/CIBSE Trophy:
• 21 April: World Cup Charity Golf Day, Manchester;
Launch of SoPHE Scotland
CIBSE is delighted to announce the launch of SoPHE (the Society of Public Health Engineers) in Scotland, following a successful inaugural event in February. Almost 60 delegates attended
the Edinburgh-based event at which Ernie Fisher and Darren Crane of Polypipe Terrain gave an interesting and informative presentation on the need for, and the design and implementation of, rainwater harvesting systems. The event was run in
conjunction with CIBSE Scotland and its chairman, Stuart MacPherson, hosted the evening. At least three SoPHE events will be held each year in Scotland, with the second planned for late May in Glasgow. The SoPHE Scotland organising committee comprises Paul Angus of WSP, Joe Hendry of Buro Happold, and Lynne Jack of Heriot-Watt University. For more details or to join,
l.b.jack@hw.ac.uk
• 12 June: Building Services World Cup Summer Ball; and • 29 September: World Cup Charity Golf Day, Maidstone, Kent.
To register a team, or to find
out more information about any of the events, visit: www.
buildingservicesworldcup.com
Training and development
Submissions
The closing dates for annual submissions to be considered at the May and July 2010 Training and Development Panel meetings are 13 April and 8 June respectively. Training submissions and
any queries, plus employers’ enquiries and applications for approved company training schemes, should be addressed to Parvin Begum, training and development administrator. Call 020 8772 3612 or email
pbegum@cibse.org
CPD Directory update
pbegum@cibse.org We also accept applications
for online courses and we will welcome more e-learning applications. A concessionary rate is available for entries of the following categories: • Academic institutions; • Not-for-profit organisations offering free or non-profit training courses; • Sole traders who are members of CIBSE and offering free or non- profit training courses; and • Sole traders who are members of CIBSE and for whom the training business amounts to less than five per cent of their annual turnover. For more information on
training and development visit the IPD CPD section of the CIBSE website: www.cibse.org
Last year’s winners, AECOM FC.
Entries sought for the CIBSE Undergraduate Award 2010
Give yourself a winning edge with CIBSE’s Undergraduate Award! The award is aimed at final year
BSc, BEng and MEng students to encourage academic excellence and to recognise the industry’s future leaders. Sponsored by Hays Building Services, it offers students an excellent opportunity to showcase their skills at a national level as well as adding an extra competitive edge to their CV if their project is shortlisted. The 2009 winner, Nicole Jean,
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from Heriot-Watt University, received fantastic exposure and is now a graduate electrical design engineer at Gifford. The first prize is £500, with a runner-up prize of £100. To enter simply send in a 2,000-word synopsis of your final year project, together with your completed application form, by 31 July. You have already done the work – so there’s nothing to lose! To download an application form, go
to: www.cibseyoungmembers.co.uk
April 2010 CIBSE Journal
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