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Go-ahead for eco-build South Tyneside Council is taking advantage of £800,000 in government funding to build 20 eco-friendly homes in South Shields. The project is one of several in the region being supported by the Homes and Communities Agency. www.homesandcommunities.
co.uk
Gatwick revamp takes off Global Infrastructure Partners, the owner of London’s Gatwick Airport, has confirmed it is carrying out a £1bn revamp over the next two years, and has named the consultants it will use. The architectural suppliers will be: Atkins; HOK; Jacobs; Morgan Sindall Professional Services; and Pascall + Watson. Civil engineering suppliers will be: Arup; Halcrow; Jacobs; Scott Wilson; and TPS.
www.gatwickairport.com
UK’s first geothermal site Cornwall could be the site of the UK’s first geothermal power plant after planning permission was granted for an exploratory drilling project near Redruth. Next spring, work will start on a 4.5km-deep borehole, while there are further plans for a second borehole near the Eden Project. The British government hopes geothermal power will provide up to five gigawatts of electricity by 2030.
www.decc.gov.uk
Recalled pumps replaced Mitsubishi Electric UK has said it will be replacing all 6,000 of its Ecodan air-source heat pumps that were recalled after a power receiver component in one W85 (medium-sized) unit failed under pressure, damaging the outdoor unit. Full details are available at
www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/ response-team
Everard wins contract Multi-disciplinary practice Pick Everard has won a contract to design and manage a £500,000 refurbishment of the Accident and Emergency department at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. Completion is due next summer.
Public sector advice set to drive energy monitoring n
New draft guidance to help UK public buildings
consume less energy could potentially drive serious monitoring and auditing in the built environment. The Office of Government
Commerce (OGC) issued the guidance to help public bodies gain more from their facilities management (FM) contracts in a bid to cut energy, carbon and costs in their buildings. The guidance focuses on how to save energy from heating, lighting and cooling systems and is the first of its kind to be issued by the OGC. It is now consulting industry for
its views, with a view to publishing updated guidance late this year or early next. CIBSE’s technical director
Hywel Davies believes this could potentially drive more serious monitoring and auditing in the built environment, although he stressed: ‘The whole thing needs someone who wakes up in the morning knowing that this is part of their job,
Green buildings ‘can have wider public benefits’
Green buildings worldwide offer the most cost-effective way of tackling climate change, according to a new report from the World Green Building Council. Tackling Global Climate Change,
Meeting Local Priorities also argues that sustainable properties can also play a valuable role in meeting local needs, whether for affordable housing, job creation or in response to natural disasters. Paul King, chief executive of the
UK Green Building Council said: ‘This report shows that greening our buildings not only tackles climate change, but can also play a crucial role in meeting local socio- economic needs, which in the UK includes job creation and lower energy bills.’ The study shows that many
countries across the globe are not yet able to comprehensively analyse and report the impact of their built environment.
www.ukgbc.org
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although the guidance does not specify whether monitoring should be done by the contractor or the client. Key principles highlighted in
Guidance pledged on public buildings
and that they will be held to account for it.’ He added that this could be a
good move for building services engineers – if it isn’t left entirely to facilities managers, who may not always fully understand a building’s more complex services. The guidance intends to help
make FM contracts enforceable without driving up costs prohibitively for the contractor,
the document include: where energy consumption is higher than expected because of poor FM, then an element of this additional cost should be passed on to the contractor; and performance standards should be set for FM contractors to meet that are objective, transparent and easy to measure. The OGC also recommends
actions such as carrying out energy audits and an audit of plant and equipment. The OGC introduced the draft
guidance to help government departments reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in a year – a commitment made by Prime Minister David Cameron – and to help cut costs. The OGC said its guidance could
also benefit the commercial and private sector.
www.ogc.gov.uk
Entries sought for new awards The categories are:
• Training for Building Performance Award
The deadline is fast approaching for entries in the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2011. Companies have until 8
October to enter the awards, which will reward excellence in the development and management of low carbon buildings. Categories incorporate each stage
in the development of a building, from the initial training and skills of the people involved, through to the products, commissioning and building operators. Visit
www.cibseawards.org for
the full entry criteria, and for entry forms.
Winners will be announced
on 9 February 2011 at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, with an evening celebrating the advancements and achievements of the industry.
• Building Services Consultancy of the Year Award
• Energy-using Product Award
• Passive (energy related) Product Award
• Contractor of the Year Award
• Commissioning Project of the Year Award
• Low Carbon Consultant of the Year Award
• New Build Project Award • Refurbishment Project Award • Building Operation Award • Client of the Year Award – Large
• Client of the Year Award – Medium/Small
• Integrated Project Team Award • Carbon Champion of the Year
www.cibsejournal.com
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