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IOR addresses the challenges of net-zero
The Institute of Refrigeration’s Beyond Refrigeration project has recently been recognised with the Environmental Initiative of the Year Award for 2022 by ACR News for its work on addressing climate change issues and providing a framework for business leadership on this critically important issue. Beyond Refrigeration includes:
Q A template for steps toward net- zero heating and cooling, guiding discussions with end-users on seven key areas that must be addressed to work towards net-zero
Q Three policy briefs that suggest legislative and financial incentives:
Q Policies to support heating and cooling
Q Policy options to support reducing the need for heating and cooling, achieving the best system performance, using the best available technology, balancing heating and cooling needs, whole- system sustainability and intelligent energy use.
Q Policies to support Developing the best people and skills
Q Policy options to support the necessary change by all persons involved in using, designing, installing, servicing, maintaining, commissioning and decommissioning of heating and cooling to have a long term and lasting impact on achieving Net Zero through long term investment in people and skills.
Q Policies to support Refrigerant Selection To support Net Zero commitments equipment designers, purchasers, owners and operators should select a refrigerant with the lowest GWP possible - provided that this doesn’t compromise efficiency. This guidance note outlines the regulation, legislation and incentives needed to support this.
Q As well as case studies and links to other useful documents, reports, tools and initiatives.
Most recently Beyond Refrigeration has released a draft skills specification for consultation. The draft describes the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to develop the best people and skills to make significant progress in reducing carbon emissions from heating and cooling equipment. The knowledge, skills and behaviours suggested are in addition to current occupational experience or qualifications. They
Launch of new guidance on net zero carbon definition
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o deliver real progress on net zero, we need to develop a common understanding of what it means for buildings, in practice and in detail. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) will be launching new guidance, developed to provide industry-wide definitions and address frequently asked questions during an online launch event on 7 April 2022. This guidance, led by Julie Godefroy, Head of Sustainability for CIBSE and Clara Bagenal George, Associate at Elementa
Consulting, builds on the definitions developed by WLCN/ LETI in summer 2021 and looks at whole life, embodied – referring to total emissions and removals associated with an asset throughout the whole life cycle of an asset; upfront carbon – referring to emissions associated with materials and construction processes up to practical completion; operational energy; and operational water. Crucially these new definitions are based on meeting operational energy and embodied carbon targets and generating energy from renewable sources.
Download the ACR News app today The new guidance from CIBSE
and LETI provide more detail and are intended to be applied consistently in as many real-life situations are possible. An initial industry survey on the FAQs illustrated that there was general agreement about acknowledging achievements in working towards net zero operational energy at different project stages, with the provision that continued progress is verified on an annual basis. This guidance is for professionals from different disciplines, clients, investors, and occupants so they can be aligned in language and understanding of net
zero targets and achievements. With a growing suite of CIBSE
guidance and digital tools relating to embodied carbon, net zero and creating a circular economy practice, this exciting new resource further demonstrates the impact of industry collaboration and communication in responding to challenges presented by the climate emergency. The launch event is online
and free to attend. Attendees will be invited to participate in an interactive Q&A as part of an engaging afternoon session hosted by Clara Bagenal George, and Julie Godefroy.
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are not designed to replace current apprenticeship or other vocational and professional training but to supplement it, particularly for the existing workforce.
Once finalised, the specification will be a tool that can be used by employers and those developing training courses to map their planned training and development activity. X
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