CIBSE NEWS
No room for DECs in Energy Bill
Development of the Green Deal reached a new stage when the Energy Bill completed its passage through the House of Commons with cross-party support in September. The Bill contains powers to
allow borrowing for energy efficiency improvements to homes and buildings, to be repaid from savings on the energy bills through a charge on the electricity bill. But the Bill did not contain
provisions for wider roll out of Display Energy Certificates (DECs) to commercial buildings. This omission comes in spite of commitments to DECs in the Carbon Plan in March 2011, and a June statement by ministers that the roll out of DECs was a matter of ‘when, not if’. This is disappointing news
for CIBSE and the many commercial property bodies who have argued for wider use of DECs. CIBSE is working with these groups to agree the next steps to make the energy use of our largest buildings public, and recognise good performance. Meanwhile, Department for
Energy and Climate Change (DECC) officials are working on a major consultation package for the Green Deal, due at the end of October. As well as details of policy, secondary legislation, standards and accreditation procedures, DECC will publish the impact assessment for the Green Deal. It promises that ‘the publications will be wide ranging, detailed and comprehensive’. Responding to this package
will be a major challenge for the Institution, as it is arguably the most significant development in relation to the energy performance of our buildings for some time. CIBSE will seek input from members into our responses to the consultation documents. There will be a Green Deal area on the CIBSE website (
www.cibse.org) explaining just what is happening, and we are also looking to organise events to explain the proposals and seek feedback from members. Watch this space for more news.
16 CIBSE Journal October 2011 A technical treat l Symposium’s return a huge success
Those of you who were not fortunate enough to be at De Montfort University (DMU) for the CIBSE Technical Symposium last month missed a real treat. More than 115 delegates enjoyed 50 papers and technical posters in a two-day concentrated session of technical excellence. For CIBSE, this represented more than a year of planning and development. I want to say a huge thank you to all those who supported the event, submitted papers/posters and, of course, attended. Special thanks to our sponsors, Lockinvar, our hosts, DMU, and the organising team. As engineers we appreciate the importance of the ‘feedback loop’ and accurate measurement; I can still hear my mechanics professor, with huge clouds of St Bruno smoke swirling from his pipe, emphasising the importance of these tenets, based upon research. We have had overwhelming support for re-introducing the Technical Symposium, after an absence of almost a decade. Of course, tobacco smoke is now banned
from lecture rooms, but informed debate and the
exchange of ideas is still very welcome – I would say essential – in an Institution that seeks to serve society. I should also mention that there was plenty of time for socialising and networking – indeed, a good time was had by all. The crucial message from the symposium (the
‘ We have had overwhelming support for re-introducing the Technical Symposium, after an absence of almost a decade’
papers from which are available at
www.cibse.org) is that we should engage not only with the needs of our clients and the products that manufacturers make available, but also be aware of where the research is taking us, and then integrate it into a viable solution. That is why the symposium is so important, why people joined us on Skype from Vancouver, and why, I hope, you will be at our 2012 Technical Symposium, at Imperial College London, from 18 to 19 April. A warm
welcome awaits you and a platform for your paper, poster – or simply your views. Stephen Matthews Chief executive
For more information: For further details on the next Technical Symposium, and to submit papers to be considered for inclusion, visit
www.cibse.org/symposium2012
CIBSE Annual Lecture 2011: Wise wonders
The 2011 Annual Lecture will be presented by Chris Wise, who will address the rhetorical question: ‘I wonder what it would feel like if we did that?’ The lecture will be in three
parts, covering the role of the vital trace elements of imagination, empathy and physicality in engineering design, and looks at whether these ancient human traits help us to create great contemporary engineering or lead us into folly. Wise will use built and un-built
examples, ranging from the Millennium Bridge to the 2012
London Velodrome, to illustrate his presentation. Wise is one of a new
generation of engineering designers of the built environment. In the early part of his career he worked for engineering consultancy Arup, and joined its board, overseeing about 500 multi-disciplinary engineers worldwide. In 1999 he co-founded Expedition Engineering, where he is now the senior partner and major shareholder. Wise was also Imperial College’s first professor of
Fountain of knowledge
From November, CIBSE will offer its members access to the Knowledge Portal, an online service giving unlimited access to all CIBSE’s documents – more than 250 authoritative peer- reviewed publications.
They offer practical, user-
friendly information and industry best practice on a wide variety of topics, from lighting to ventilation, solar shading to lifts, and much more. The Knowledge Portal
provides details of other documents that are available to purchase from CIBSE (usually at preferential prices), with links to around 3,500 current British Standard abstracts.
www.cibseknowledgeportal.co.uk
creative design (between 1998 and 2005) and Yale’s architectural Davenport Professor in 2006. The 2011 Annual Lecture will
be held on 10 November 2011 at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, NW1, and will start at 6.30pm – with registration and refreshments available from 6pm. It will be followed by a reception. There is no charge to attend, but booking is essential.
l To book your place visit
www.cibse.org/annuallecture or email Veron Williams at
vwilliams@cibse.org
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