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COVER STORY


TRAINING BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND


COMPETENCE CIBSE discuss the importance of career-focussed learning and improvement.


REGULARS


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latest industry insights, products and news, including seminar details from EMEX.


10 QUESTIONS WITH... In this issue we speak to


Gab Barbaro, MD of British Gas Business, he talks meditation, Green Day and the need for greater innovation in the industry.


FEATURES


WATCH THIS SPACE… Graham Bird, Strategic Space


Consultant at Baker Stuart, explains how energy consumption in the office can be reduced through workplace observations and behavioural analysis.


THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY


The Brexit vote has propelled cost-leadership to the top of the business agenda once again, Nigel Crunden, Business Specialist at Office Depot, explains the effect on energy management.


CHP


COMBINING COST AND CARBON SAVINGS


CHP is recognised as one of the most cost-effective carbon reduction technologies, due to the large primary energy savings it can achieve, says Clare Burns, Head of Marketing for ENER-G.


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MAKE THE MOST OF ON-SITE ASSETS


Installing a CHP plant on site can reduce the volume of energy imported from National Grid and


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unlock new revenue streams, Jeff Whittingham explains.


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THE PERFECT FIT In order for savings to


be achieved with CHP, it must be correctly sized and suitable for the building’s heating and hot water patterns, we hear more from Remeha.


LIGHTING


RENEWABLE STREETLIGHTS ARE


THE FUTURE FOR UK TOWNS


AND CITIES Jim Smyth, CEO at Airsynergy, discusses why the UK’s streetlights require replacing, and why renewable-powered streetlights are the way forward.


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LET THERE BE LIGHT Part L of the building


regulations will force the issue of lighting control in commercial buildings up the agenda. Paul Onyett, an expert in lighting control at Elkay – an ABB brand, outlines the issues.


A LESSON IN LED WITH PATCHWAY PARTNERSHIP


Patchway Community College is predicted to enjoy a £63,091 reduction in energy bills over an eight-year period following the installation of Tamlite LED lighting, find out more here.


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FAN-TASTIC NEWS FOR RETAIL REFRIGERATION


Tony Wright, Divisional Director at ebm-papst explains how supermarket retailers can reduce energy consumption by up to a massive 80%, by simply upgrading their refrigeration fans.


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TRANSFORMING COLD STORAGE


Energy-efficient warehouses for food distributors can usually be constructed 20% faster and require 30% fewer raw materials than a traditional build, Tony Wall, Managing Director of ISD gives more details.


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