NEWS & QUOTES
The BESA Awards – celebrating the best in building services
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has relaunched its National Awards with nine new categories to choose from! The 2022 Awards will be presented ‘in-person’
on October 20 at a gala dinner in the Novotel London West hotel on the evening of the Association’s annual National Conference, which is being held during the day at the same venue and supported by Headline sponsor Mitsubishi Electric.
The nine new categories including Net Zero Initiative,
Product Innovation, Competence Compliance and Women in Building Services.
Its long-running management training award has been
relaunched as The Manly Trust Management Training Bursary and there is a new Diversity and Inclusion category. All of this comes on top of BESA’s regular categories
covering the full range of industry apprenticeships awarded across the regions.
All the entries will be scrutinised by a newly appointed expert panel of judges drawn from across the sector. The Awards, which are free to enter, will reward individuals, teams, and companies responsible for delivering projects, products, innovations, and initiatives that demonstrate excellence in building services engineering. Here are five reasons why you should enter: – Showcase your work on a professional platform – Strengthen your public profile within the sector – Inspire your employees and gain recognition of their achievements – Benefit from valuable PR activity – Attend the in-person awards evening and accept an award in-front of industry peers
Entries are open now and the closing date is July 8.
www.theBESA.com
North West lighting manufacturer publishes guide to Net Zero
Whitecroft Lighting has published ‘Shining a Light on Net Zero’, a guide that assists in the decarbonising of commercial lighting in the face of a rapidly evolving market. Developed following extensive engagement with its customers, the guide seeks to move beyond luminaire, talking about efficiency by breaking down five key areas that should be considered when seeking to decarbonise commercial lighting, they are: Don’t lose sight of people; make every watt count; know your impact; go circular; and be smarter with data. The vast majority of commercial lighting decision makers
are now including, or even prioritising, Net Zero carbon by 2050 in their decision making, and are increasingly anxious to hit challenging carbon reduction milestones. However, Whitecroft has identified that target driven specifying can lead to two-dimensional decision-making, which can then create other unrelated problems, or even miss opportunities to make further upfront or operational carbon and cost reductions. Tim Bowes, Whitecroft Lighting’s head of lighting application said: “We see that in the rush to hit Net Zero, there are other important factors and opportunities that are getting missed. “For example, regardless of carbon, we must create positive, life-enhancing environments for the people that use them, and lighting plays a big factor on that. The wellbeing of people can’t be side-lined. “How we identify and measure carbon is also changing, with embodied carbon, the CO2 that is emitted during the manufacture, installation and disposal of building materials, now being recognised alongside operational carbon, generated by day-to-day building usage.” Mr Bowes continued: “Once you’ve taken the time to identify and measure all the embodied carbon in a lighting product, then it’s common sense to find ways to lengthen its lifespan using principles of circularity, modularity and replace and reuse, to delay disposal as long as possible.
‘ “There’s definitely an increasing demand for lighting with
reduced embodied carbon, so Whitecroft is working to expand its Cradle to Cradle Certified® range of circular designed products. “Finally, we also regularly see projects where the quality of lighting technology available can now deliver much greater efficiencies than the standards set by government.” He explained: “A good example of this can be seen in
reduction standards set by the Department of Education for primary schools, where the specified kWh per-meter squared per-annum can be improved on by around 30% with the best quality LEDs, controls and emergency systems. “This would save schools significant amounts of carbon and money in the face of rapidly rising energy costs. “We recognise that there’s a lot to think about, but we’re committed to playing an active role in assisting the market to decarbonise lighting.”
Viessmann to invest €1bn in green solutions
The Viessmann Group has announced it will invest €1 billion in the next three years to extend its heat pump and green climate solutions portfolio. The investments are targeted to expand the family company’s manufacturing footprint and R&D labs, thereby also strengthening Europe’s geopolitical energy independence.
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Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann, chairman of the Board of Directors of Viessmann Group said: “For more than 105 years, our company has been a family for positive change with a clear focus on energy efficiency and the development of new technologies such as the first heat pump generation in 1979. Our historic investment decision comes at a time where we build the right foundation for the next 105 years – for us and, even more important, for generations to come.” Max Viessmann, chief executive of Viessmann Group said: “Unprecedented geopolitical developments need unprecedented replies. We all need more speed and pragmatism in order to fight climate change and to re- think energy generation and use of tomorrow, in order to strengthen Europe’s geopolitical independence. Consequently, we are now accelerating our growth with dedicated investments in heat pumps and green climate solutions. At Viessmann, all 13,000 family members are relentlessly committed to co-creating living spaces for generations to come.”
‘ Responding to the Queen’s
Speech, three chief executives commented as follows…
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Stephen Marcos Jones, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering… “We support the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and look forward to seeing the detail as it progresses through Parliament. As outlined in our recent report on levelling up, the imperative and opportunity can only be delivered if local government is empowered to do so. With this in mind, we are pleased to see proposals for local leaders and councils to be given the powers to revitalise town centres and deliver new housing and infrastructure. “With the Planning Bill not included in this year’s Queen’s Speech, it feels as if we have missed the opportunity for more fundamental reform. However, we await to see changes to the planning process expected in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to see whether modest shifts in approach can unlock opportunity. Seven months after COP26, we were also surprised to note that there was no major environmental legislation in the calendar, although progress on the Energy Bill is welcome, as will be the new funding for Net Zero projects through the UK Infrastructure Bank. “Businesses are currently facing a challenging economic climate and we were disappointed not to see more tangible support proposed. The OBR’s forecast of a recession has been recently followed by one from the Bank of England, and it is increasingly clear that companies will be walking a tightrope in the coming months if they are to be able to seize the post-pandemic opportunities that will arise and contribute to recovery. With this in mind, we hope the Government will consider proactive, immediate and targeted moves to mitigate inflationary pressures.”
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Paresh Raja, chief exeuctive, Market Financial Solutions… “Will they, won’t they – that was the big question
surrounding the Planning Bill ahead of the Queen’s Speech. It is certainly positive to hear it mentioned, with the policy seemingly dragged back out of the proverbial long grass, into which it was kicked last year. As ever, the devil will be in the detail, but stating that “the planning system will be reformed” is a start at least.
“Let’s start with the obvious fact: the UK needs more housing, and fast. To achieve this, we need to make it easier to build more new homes and, crucially, also convert disused commercial properties into residential ones. Tabling the Planning Bill is a vital first step in hopefully addressing the red tape that prevents the delivery of new homes.
“Question marks hang over the purported decision to give local leaders more power to revitalise high streets, which was hinted at. It sounds promising, but the policy could miss the mark a little. Landlords seldom want their properties to sit empty – really the question whether there is viable demand from businesses to rent shops and offices, and at a price that ensures landlords can cover their costs. “The continued efforts to raise standards in the private
rental sector and protect tenants’ right is welcomed. It will be interesting to see how this takes shape.”
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Jamie Johnson, chief executive, FJP Investment … “It’s encouraging that the Queen’s Speech has signalled a renewed effort in favour of tackling geographic inequality across the UK as part of the forthcoming levelling-up and regeneration bill. “In the face of the current pressing economic, social and environmental challenges, now more than ever, it is crucial that housing is put at the forefront of the government’s agenda and while a root and branch shake-up of the planning system is still required, the reforms referenced today are a step in the right direction towards increasing the number of homes that this country so desperately needs.”
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