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NEWS 6 News
Engineers urged to abandon silos; EC moves to reduce gas in refrigeration equipment; UK energy levels ‘inadequate’
10 CIBSE News Young Lighter of the Year winner; situations vacant on Board and Council
12 Judgement day
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2013 shortlist revealed
OPINION
16 Letters Call to the professionals; bringing 3D into the real world; passive, renewables or both?
17 On the fifth day of Christmas… Energy use over Christmas can amount to 4% of an office’s annual energy bill
18 Gas can keep the lights on But a long-term energy strategy will be no consolation if our lights go out before we get there
20 Using data and jumpers Persuading building occupiers to use energy sensibly
21 Part L: should we be worried? There has been silence on the plans to revise the Building Regulations
www.cibsejournal.com Features
22 COVER FEATURE Burning issues
Biomass boilers will be key to thousands of projects meeting carbon targets, so it’s essential they are designed and installed correctly
30 Director’s cut Irish broadcaster RTÉ overhauls the energy strategy used for its Television Centre, which focuses on a chilled water system
36 Top Rankine
The organic Rankine Cycle might sound like its straight out of Dr Who, but in fact it is used in the latest breed of renewable energy schemes
42 Rules of engagement
Energy performance contracts are set to leverage millions of pounds of funding for retrofit projects, so a proper framework will be required for measurement and verification
48 Entering the comfort zone
An intelligent software system for monitoring underfloor heating
Biomass has become one of the key low carbon technologies expected to help achieve the 2020 carbon reduction targets
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CLASSIFIED 57 Products
A round-up of services offered by manufacturers
63 Directory Suppliers to industry PEOPLE AND JOBS
65 Appointments Jobs at
jobs.cibsejournal.com
66 Events & training Events taking place around the UK, including a Society of Light and Lighting event at the London Transport Museum
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LEARNING 53 CPD
Use of CO2 in transcritical refrigeration applications 22
STOCKSNAPPER / SHUTTERSTOCK
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