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Cover: Aecom
espite sustainable development barely meriting a mention in George Osborne’s Budget speech in the House of Commons, there was some reassuring news buried at the
bottom of the Chancellor’s famous red briefcase. Tucked away in the detail was confi rmation that the government was commited to the delivery of zero carbon homes by 2016. Budget documents also stated that in May there would be a detailed response to last year’s consulation on Part L of the Building Regulations. The response will be in May, which still only leaves fi ve months before the revised regulation comes into force. Those concerned that Part L could be watered down in the
face of the government drive for deregulation may have found little succor in the words of building regulations minister Don Foster at Ecobuild who talked of competing pressures between affordable housing and sustainable development and how ‘decisions on energy effi ciency aren’t taken in a bubble’. It felt like he was preparing his audience of energy professionals for disappointment later in the spring. Elsewhere in the Ecobuild hangers were insightful talks by
There was some reassuring news on Part L and zero carbon homes tucked away at the bottom of the Chancellor’s famous red briefcase
those with an interest in making money from investing in energy effi ciency. Gil Levy, partner at Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL), quietly announced that his company had a pipeline of £450m in energy effi ciency investments. Levy said that there was an ‘explosion
in the energy effi cient market’, with many victins of the FiTs fallout looking to benefi t from the drive to improve building effi ciency and cut energy bills. SDCL lends money to building owners to improve their buildings, and takes the risk
if energy targets aren’t met. SDCL shares the reductions in fuel bills with the client, and agrees contracts with the project team to ensure building performance is delivered as designed. Hammerson’s model for energy peformance contracts is similar and head of sustainability Paul Edwards reveals more details about how the retail developer is introducing soft landings – and higher consultant fees – in a bid to cut 25% off their shopping centre energy bills of up to £1m. It’s been a unseasonably cold March, but nothing compared to
the Antarctic where Aecom has developed the building services for the extraordinary Halley VI research centre. Turn to page 26 to read all about it (but don’t forget your coat).
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