NEW YEAR? HAPPY
Thanks goodness for the Jubilee and the Olympics. Without those twin boosts to our collective sense of wellbeing, 2012 risked being a meteorological and economic wash-out. Still, 2013 brings new beginnings and our seven industry commentators have (some) high hopes for the New Year
Tony Gittings, managing director, Rinnai UK
Goodbye to 2012 and now it’s a memory – and that is probably the best way of looking back. It was a very tough year for everyone
involved in the building services industry – consultancy, contracting or product supply. If you survived 2012 unscathed, then
it’s a decent performance because it was a diffi cult, hard time for us all! But we are planning on making 2013
If you survived 2012 unscathed, then it’s a decent performance because it was a diffi cult, hard time for us all! Tiny Gittens
better with innovation and initiatives. We are sensibly optimistic about prospects – the drive will be energy effi ciency and true added value for money. Fresh ideas are always an answer to adversity and austerity.
Stephen Matthews, chief executive, CIBSE
2012 was a year contrasted, in London, by the construction of the Shard (for what purpose?) to the Olympics, the success
of which was a huge shock to so many and had a hugely positive purpose – the buildings were pretty good too. In the CIBSE calendar, the Annual
Lecture given by Ofgem group chief executive Alistair Buchannan on the security of energy supply was a tour de force and shows what a knowledgeable expert on top of his game can do – it was electrifying (sorry!) and also challenging
for engineers, who are responsible for energy effi ciency and balancing the supply and demand side. My wish for 2013, from a UK perspective, is that the Energy Bill, Green Deal, Building Regulations and Electricity Demand Reduction project have some joined-up thinking in them. While the industry does need to think
how it is going to deliver buildings that work most of the time, it is also needs to attract and equip suffi cient people with appropriate skills and enthusiasm to deliver engineering excellence. The challenges are many but the rewards are signifi cant, if we can get it right.
Andy Ford, director, Mott McDonald
The success of the London Olympics showed that construction can deliver given clear leadership, stable targets and
political vision. 2013 needs more of this. We should be proud of the way our industry worked together to achieve excellence without drama for the Olympics and the celebration of engineering in the opening ceremony brought a lump to my throat. The story about the roles of respect and diversity in this Olympic success is still to be told but I hope will be in 2013. Looking back at 2012 I will be glad
to see the back of nonsensical political fi ddling with our industry redefi ning ‘zero’ in building regulations. Defi ning ‘renewable heat’ displays a worrying lack of scientifi c knowledge in political circles.
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CIBSE Journal January 2013
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