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Mechanical Engineers is sounding some alarm bells on the water infrastructure front. As summers become longer and hotter, water treatment plants will need to run at peak flow rates for longer – raising maintenance and running costs as well as energy use. The increased water flow will also require more chemicals to clean the water faster.


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The Institution said in the report “Water: Drought and Flood” that water companies will need to increase the pace of pipework replacement significantly, which will be expensive but is becoming essential.


To combat flooding, particularly after long periods of dry, hot


ith the sizzling summer still fresh in our minds, the Institution of


weather, greater investment will be required in drainage systems in urban areas including more sustainable options such parkland, ponds and ditches.


According to the Institution, most Government policies, strategies and reports do not consider hot, dry weather together with flooding – looking at one or the other – and a new water infrastructure sustainability plan is needed which combines drought AND flood. The Institution supports a ‘systems thinking’ approach to water management as highlighted in regulator Ofwat’s report, ‘Resilience in the Round’, which was released in 2017 and identifies the linkages between many aspects of urban life – physical, social and economic. The Institution recommends that:


CONTENTS BSEE Climate change ‘will lead to higher UK water costs’


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uAll major UK cities to publish research on what their infrastructure needs will be in relation to water. uUK Government should run a public awareness campaign on the value of water and consequences of our changing climate. uThe water industry, with the support of Water UK and the National Infrastructure Committee, creates a forum of water-intensive industries and the water companies create a water infrastructure sustainability plan for UK industry that combines drought and flood.


The water industry has faced a certain amount of criticism over its lack of investment, while paying massive dividends to shareholders. This Spring, Michael Gove, criticised the high pay and dividends in the water industry, warning that unless companies take action, pressure for renationalisation will only grow. Let me know what you think.


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19 28 THIS MONTH


4 INDUSTRY NEWS Latest news from around the industry


7 SPECIAL REPORT


The impact of buildings and urban environment on health


8 BRIEFING What is the government’s Clean Growth Strategy?


9 BUILDING CONTROLS The BCIA column with Jon Belfield


10 HEAT NETWORKS A low temperature approach to building heat networks


13 COVER STORY Why energy efficient make up air should be on everyone’s menu


16 BOILERS & HOT WATER ErP is not the end for gas atmospheric water heaters


17 BOILERS & HOT WATER Remeha responds to Cleaner Heat Cashback Scheme


19 BOILERS & HOT WATER Four ways to maximise value and performance


20 BOILERS & HOT WATER The positives of condensing boilers


22 LIGHTING A specifier’s guide to choosing lighting controls


24 INDOOR AIR QUALITY It’s time to standardise workplace IAQ


26 PUMPS Pumps provider aces it at Wimbledon


28 FLOOD PROTECTION Protecting your business and property


31 THE BIG INTERVIEW VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.bsee.co.uk


We celebrate women in engineering in this interview with Dr Elaine Lancaster


32 VALUEADDED ENGINEERING Compact heating solutions from Potterton


33 CASE STUDY Tackling a sensitive architectural challenge with intelligent lighting


34 LIGHTING


Canary Islands city gets astronomy friendly smart street lighting


36 DATA CENTRES Why power quality monitoring is missioncritical


38 DATA CENTRES Exploring data centre temperature control


39 DATA CENTRES Cabling in data centres – a guide for specifiers and installers


40 DATA CENTRES Focus on Europe’s greenest data centre in Norway


41 ASK THE EXPERT ErP: are you ready for the next milestone?


42 BS EN 1090 COMPLIANCE What building services engineers should know


43 INSTALLATION NEWS Inspiring installations and case studies


46 WHAT’S NEW Our unrivalled monthly products and services briefing


49 TRAINING 50 CLASSIFIED 55 RECRUITMENT & WEB LOCATOR


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