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Groups line up to join CIBSE non-compliance campaign
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CIBSE’s Non-Compliance Costs Campaign is
gathering pace with three industry organisations lending their weight to the push on air conditioning inspections. The campaign was launched last
month after it was revealed the rate of compliance for air conditioning inspections hovered at just five per cent nationally. The institution believes the current enforcement of air conditioning inspections is not adequate, with trading standards officers finding it difficult to keep on top of their duty to enforce them.
Contractors’ Association (HVCA) has officially backed the campaign, along with the British Institute of Facilities Management, BRE Global Ltd and the UK Green Building Council. The HVCA said: ‘Non- compliance with legislation designed to address the twin challenges of sustainability and carbon reduction is becoming a culture – jeopardising the nation’s ability to meet its long-term environmental targets.’ BRE Global, the research and
green standards body in the built environment, stressed that compliance is a key issue in the sector: ‘Increasing the levels of compliance is a key industry issue and we are committed to working with trading standards organisations and supporting our scheme members.’
The BIFM said it is pleased to
support CIBSE’s campaign to ensure organisations meet their environmental obligations. To find out how you can
help, visit
www.cibse.org/
noncompliancecosts
Departments pledge to cut own emissions
The Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to start cutting carbon emissions ‘at home’ in Whitehall. Prime Minister David
Cameron has pledged to reduce carbon emissions from central government by 10 per cent over the next 12 months. Graham Meeks, CHPA
director, said: ‘The Prime Minister is absolutely right to start ‘at home’, securing carbon savings across the government estate. The target he has set is readily achievable, with technologies already capable of delivering primary energy reductions of at least 10 per cent. ‘This is a positive start, but
in truth the government should be prepared to set even more aggressive targets.’
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