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mong the 800 or so emails that cross my desk every week (yes, you did read that right!), I receive a large number that cover energy management – which is not surprising.


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But one particular press release really made me sit up and take notice, with a headline that read: “Pioneering carbon psychologist saves businesses £26m through behaviour change”.


How times have changed. I don’t remember being presented with “carbon psychologist” as a career choice when I was at Chatham Grammar! But seriously, the story came from energy firm, npower Business Solutions, which is calling on all businesses to make use of its carbon psychologist, which has so far delivered £26 million of savings for UK businesses. The use of behaviour change could save businesses an average of 9% on their energy costs.


The firm’s energy behavioural expert helps businesses by designing programmes to change behaviour, thereby improving energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption. Much like a traditional psychologist, they are able to suggest a number of different approaches to reducing energy usage and increasing their bottom line.


Sounds like every business should have one!


Meanwhile, thank you to those who took the time to give us some very positive feedback on the recent changes to BSEE.


Enjoy this month’s issue. Debbie Eales


deales@datateam.co.uk 12 35 TALKING POINT by John Sands, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Buildings Group, BSRIA A brave new world – living with the BIM Level 2


IM Level 2 is finally with us and nothing focuses the mind like a deadline that’s actually arrived. Lots of work has been done by organisations preparing for the requirements of the


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Government’s BIM agenda and already, lots of experience has been gained on how to make Level 2 work in practice. There appear to be two types of BIM adopter – information-savvy organisations that have used data as part of their processes for many years, and then the rest. BIM is highlighting the benefits of not only generating information throughout a construction project, but making people aware of focusing on that information which is truly of benefit to them. The challenge to ‘the rest’ therefore is to recognise the value of good information management systems and then to identify what they need and develop processes that enable


them to make the most of it. The essence of BIM is the management of information and data throughout the life of a construction project and into the operation of the resulting building or asset. This requires the adoption of structured processes. Here are some points to bear in mind when coping with life after BIM Level 2.


Understand what BIM Level 2 is – the definition given by the UK Government has focused for a while now on eight documents and tools: u PAS 1192-2:2013 (Information management for projects) u PAS 1192-3:2014 (Information management for assets) u BS 1192-4:2015 (Information exchange) u PAS 1192-5:2015 (Security minded information management) u BIM Protocol (Contractual amendments) u GSL (Government Soft Landings)


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u dPoW (Digital plan of work) u Classification


More recently, two more documents have been updated and made available to


download free to support Level 2. u BS 1192:2007+A1:2015 (Collaborative production of information) u BS 8536-1:2015 (Project briefing)


Once the key elements of these are understood you can see what BIM Level 2 means to you and your organisation. Four to focus on are:


Information management process – PAS 1192-2 identifies the use of four areas or stages of information management. File naming – the importance of an effective file naming strategy cannot be overstated. If you don’t know what you’ve called a document it’s hard to find it again and reuse it. Classification – This is the way you group your various bits of


information together. For example, for building services you could arrange information according to the particular engineering service it relates to. Understand the information requirements – the basic requirement is to deliver the information requested by the client in their EIR (Employers Information Requirements). This will tell you what to provide, when and to what level of detail. It will also dictate the format you need to be providing it in. The documents and tools provided by the Government to describe and support its BIM Level 2 requirements provide guidance on how to implement BIM, and as more organisations get up to speed, the learning curve should be easier for those following on. Don’t be frightened by the mandate – find out how to make BIM Level 2 work for you, and work out a gradual and achievable strategy for adopting it.


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CONTENTS BSEE THIS MONTH 4 INDUSTRY NEWS


10 INSTALLATION NEWS Case studies and installation stories.


14‐16 BOILERS & HOT WATER uMaintaining a safe, efficient hot water system. uDon’t let energy savings fly out of the window. uSmart thermostats – an all‐round winner. uThe benefits of better integration.


19, 20, 30, 32 COMBINED HEAT


& POWER uMaximising efficiency with CHP. uDelivering optimum efficiency for the end client. uBuilding a better future with CHP. uThe benefits of remote monitoring for CHP systems.


21 BUILDING SERVICES


IN EDUCATION uReducing energy use and carbon emissions with voltage optimisation. uA lesson in infrared from Bristan. uTackling air handling in laboratories. uSlashing gas consumption at Sandbach School.


uPlate heat exchangers for educational premises.


29 INDUSTRY COMMENT The true cost of biomass.


33 THE ECA COLUMN Boosting productivity through fair payment.


34 PUMPS


A BPMA guide to optimising energy consumption.


36 AIR CONDITIONING Targeting is the key to success.


37 THE BCIA COLUMN Working together for long‐term success, with BCIA President, Malcolm Anson.


38 INDUSTRY COMMENT How will P272 legislation affect your business?


39 FAN CONVECTORS Demystifying fan convector technology.


41 WHAT’S NEW 44 CLASSIFIED & RECRUITMENT


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