CIBSE ROUNDTABLE DEBATE
IN THEIR WORDS…
We want to demonstrate to the industry that we are going to take a longer-term
view, we are going to have joined-up processes, from president, to past-president, to president-elect, and throughout the CIBSE network
I’m hoping that the sharp division between
architecture and engineering
becomes a lot less clear. That’s something that excites young people, architects and engineers
How we capture and convert last year’s general
engineering students into building services engineers? We need to get at these broader groups
We are now looking at the bigger energy picture than just talking about carbon,’ says Fisk. ‘Many of us are picking up clients who have now reached the ceiling of their energy budget and are asking what to do about it
We’d like to kick off the debate with the membership so that we can see where they think that things are going
to help them make better choices,’ says Adams. ‘The choices that engineers have to make today are far broader than when I started as a design engineer. How you make the best choices today is a skill that we need to develop more in our industry.’
Energy matters Gazing into the crystal ball and predicting the future is no easy task, but has CIBSE’s awayday at least identified the priorities? ‘Security of supply is becoming a bigger
and growing part of building services,’ says Adams. ‘What do we do to supply buildings with energy and get them to use the least energy possible? A myriad of opportunities present themselves there – do we have more district heating, do we include more sustainable sources? We also have to challenge the perception that low energy buildings cost more. That isn’t the case. Low energy buildings can be achieved at a very affordable cost, provided that the work is done at the right time and the right choices are made.’ ‘We are now looking at the bigger energy
picture than just talking about carbon,’ says Fisk. ‘Many of us are picking up clients who have now reached the ceiling of their energy budget and are asking what to do about it. And we don’t seem to be building enough power stations for our future demand, so buildings may have to manage shortfalls in energy supply. Certainly in the UK we have to get it into our psyche that we are no longer self-sufficient in energy. A quarter of our gas last month came from Qatar, so that has another impact on our economy, irrespective of carbon dioxide. It doesn’t necessarily put CO2 in the shade, but too much emphasis solely on carbon can leave people confused as to what they are supposed to be doing. Bringing in the broader energy issues will help us towards some decent engineering.’ The issue of fuel poverty is one that
CIBSE is witnessing right across the international membership. ‘In every country there is a section of society finding that just making their home habitable is very, very expensive,’ says Fisk. ‘This issue has been around a long time but with higher energy costs and uncertainty of supply, it’s only going to get bigger. And how are our elderly population going
to handle seriously hot summers in UK housing? Trying to do something that is affordable, rather than theoretical, is an extraordinary challenge.’
Involving members With three billion people expected to move into cities in the next 40 years or so, and 20 new cities being planned in India and China alone, it’s clear that such issues can’t just be tackled on a building- by-building basis. ‘I’m linking up with [buildings research body] BSRIA on Cities
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