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ICE entries sought The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) has opened its 2011 ICE London Civil Engineering Awards. Categories include Infrastructure, Buildings, Community and Heritage. Projects or phases of developments substantially completed in 2010 that are located in Greater London are eligible for entry. The deadline for entries is 16 December 2010.
www.ice.org.uk/LondonAwards
ISA awards announced The winners of this year’s Innovation & Sustainability Awards (ISAs) 2010 have now been announced. The event was held in association with ‘Energy Solutions, Total Workplace Management, M&E – The Building Services Event’, and sponsored by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). www.
energysolutionsexpo.co.uk
RIBA’s hub launched The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched an online Sustainability Hub containing information for architects, students, and educators. The platform was developed to engage the architectural community with sustainability as an inspiration for design, and to pitch green design as an emerging business opportunity.
www.architecture.com/ sustainabilityhub.
Appeal for new director SummitSkills, the sector skills council for the building services engineering sector, is seeking an independent director to join its team of board members from 1 January 2011. The new director will be required to dedicate just 12 days a year to the council. www.
summitskills.org.uk/news
BIFM review of workplaces The British Institute of Facilities Managment is launching one of the largest ever reviews of the state of Britain’s workplaces. The survey will investigate areas such as the strategic importance of the workplace and the importance of the occupiers’ experience.
www.leemanindex.co.uk
Lamp manufacturers have agreed to take action following a survey that exposed incorrect claims about energy efficiency. The National Measurement
Office (NMO) assessed the packaging claims on more than 250 lamps and found that 31 displayed incorrect information – with 15
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displaying a higher energy rating than they should have. Eleven displayed a lower energy class than they should, while five displayed inaccuracies in the amount of light or energy used. All the companies concerned
have agreed to produce a ‘business improvement plan’ jointly with the
Carbon-cutting scheme ‘needs to be simplified’ n
The UK government needs to redesign the Carbon
Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) to make it less complicated before the second phase is implemented, it is claimed. The Committee on Climate
Change (CCC), the government advisory body, has said the scheme is already complex enough and would not benefit from extra requirements. The CRC scheme, which requires
large public- and private-sector organisations to buy carbon allowances to cover emissions they produce, is designed to encourage such organisations to make energy- efficiency improvements. The government currently
intends to impose a cap from 2013, with a fixed number of allowances available through an auction system. However, the CCC says such a move would only make the scheme more difficult to administer – with no benefits.
The CRC scheme, aimed at larger organisations, is ‘overly complex’
The main recommendations
are that: • The sale of an unlimited number of allowances at a fixed price should be extended into the second phase;
• Separate league tables should be established for the public and private sectors; and
• Participants should have to purchase CRC allowances to cover renewable energy generation, including heat. The CCC’s chief executive David
Kennedy said: ‘The CRC scheme has the potential to make an important contribution towards meeting carbon targets. ‘However, current proposals risk
making the scheme unnecessarily complex. We are therefore proposing that government modifies its design to make participation in the scheme easier.’ The CCC also sets out options
for a more fundamental redesign of the scheme, which the government might consider in the context of a strengthened carbon price. These include reviewing the
wider regulatory system and reforming the current method of revenue recycling. The committee also said the scheme could include smaller businesses if it was made simpler.
www.theccc.org.uk
First glimpse of £16m academy
This is the first look at the new £16m state-of-the-art Hastings Academy, which is sponsored by the University of Brighton and its partners. The academy will be built on the site of the existing Hillcrest School and construction will focus heavily on eco-friendly materials and design. The academy is expected to be completed during the academic 2012-13 year. Kier Longley, part of the UK-based Kier Group, has been announced as the preferred bidder. Work should start early next year.
Lamp makers to act on false energy claims
NMO, and to withdraw the incorrect packaging identified. The NMO has agreed to continue
working with the companies in question to ensure they adhere to their business improvement plans and to ensure that all future energy efficiency ratings are correct.
www.nmo.bis.gov.uk
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