CIBSE NEWS


Tel: 020 8675 5211 | Fax: 020 8675 5449 | Email: secretary@cibse.org President: David Fisk CB FRAEng FCIBSE FRIBA (Hons) FloP | Chief executive: Stephen Matthews


Visualise and win


Members are reminded that this month is the final chance to enter the Building Simulation Group 2012 Award, the winner of which willl receive a £1,000 prize. The award is open to


any Masters degree level – or equivalent – student whose research includes a major element about the development or application of building simulation tools. The 2012 award will focus on


projects in the area of ‘Validity of Building Performance Simulation’. The closing date for initial entries, including a one- page summary, is 31 August. Full details are available at www.cibse.org/bsg


President’s blog


Don’t forget to check out what CIBSE president David Fisk has been up to this month – read his regular blog at www. cibsepresident.blogspot.co.uk


Big questions on the small screen


The Business Channel.tv, in association with CIBSE, recently screened a programme exploring the business case for putting any workspace onto a lower-carbon trajectory, and showing how new, innovative technology can make a difference. The programme asked:


‘How do you retrofit your older building stock to cut carbon and save energy in a way that is financially and operationally efficient? How do you take into account government schemes such as the Carbon Reduction Commitment, the Green Deal and the Renewable Heat Incentive?’ Originally shown on 27


June, it features commentary from Camfil Farr, The Carbon Trust,Flaktwoods UK,Gratte Brothers, JCC Lighting Products, Mitsubishi Electric and the UK Green Building Council, and is now available to watch at www.thebusinesschannel.tv


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Technical Symposium 2013: call for papers


The 2013 Technical Symposium will take place in Liverpool on 11 and 12 April next year, and CIBSE is now inviting papers.


The symposium, which will be the third such event, will encourage researchers and industry practitioners to share experiences and develop networks, and will encompass both experienced professionals and those at the developmental stage of their careers. It is intended to bring to the fore the latest practice and research, and provide a glimpse of future developments from across the world. This invitation is for papers concerning research and development into systems that may include: lBenchmarking systems that can intelligently inform building engineering system design and operation;


lBuilding systems monitoring and feedback methods to enable improved operation and feedback into the design and construction process;


lIntegrating renewable energy systems into the built environment;


lMetering, intelligent monitoring and control techniques to predict and manage energy use;


lMechanisms to promote intelligent building information transfer from design to operation;


lInnovations in building services systems to improve effectiveness of the built environment;


lPractically maintaining the integrity of historic buildings without profligate energy use;


lEnvironmental assessment and certification for continual monitoring and improvement;


lMaintaining energy performance for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games estates;


lInfluencing clients to properly understand total life cycle energy use of their buildings; and


lDeveloping a professional workforce to deliver innovative and effective low energy buildings. Papers are welcomed based on recent or current research and application, as well as the actual or potential impact of that research on the built environment. All papers will be peer-reviewed and published electronically through CIBSE. Selected papers may be developed for publication in Building Services Research, Engineering and Technology (BSERT). To submit your paper for consideration, please provide an abstract – maximum 300 words – by 17 September. For more information, visit www.cibse. org/symposium2013. For details of symposium sponsorship opportunities, email nhughes@cibse.org


Journals add value to membership


Building Services Research, Engineering and Technology (BSERT) and Lighting Research and Technology (LR&T) are CIBSE journals that publish the latest research in the fields of lighting and building services. Published by SAGE, BSERT is free and accessible to all CIBSE members, while Society of Light and Lighting members can also access LR&T.


LR&T is an internationally- recognised journal of lighting research, regarded globally as one of the leading titles in the field. BSERT publishes ground- breaking building services research papers, including the research demonstrating that domestic party walls lose far more heat than previously thought, leading to a major change in the assessment of heat loss in


homes. It also published the first comprehensive study showing the variability between the various software packages used to calculate carbon emissions ratings for non-domestic buildings. Both journals are available via the ‘CIBSE Knowledge’ section of the CIBSE website (click on ‘Technical Journals’). As they are hosted on SAGE’s website, a separate log-in is required.


www.cibsejournal.com


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