in question and identify cost-eff ective remedial work. It will also help create an IAQ Strategy for the building, which can be shared with in-house maintenance teams, or FM providers, to help maintain good IAQ in the long-term. All three guides can be downloaded for free from:
www.theBESA.com/iaq
Remembering Ella and fi ghting air pollution
To mark the launch of its new ‘Safe Havens’ guide, BESA is supporting a gofundme fundraiser organised by the Ella Roberta Family Foundation to help create a ground breaking pollution absorbing sculpture. Ella Roberta Kissi-Debrah was born and lived in Lewisham with her mother Rosamund who has become a passionate and high-profi le campaigner for air quality and child health. Ella passed away on 15 February 2013, and the pathologist who examined her said she had one of the worst cases of asthma ever recorded in the UK. Last year, following a second inquest into her death a coroner concluded that her asthma was exacerbated by high levels of air pollution on the South Circular Road close to her home. The spike in air pollution on the night she died was the highest in Lewisham at the time. Ella Roberta is the fi rst person in the world to have air pollution stated on her death certifi cate. The ‘First Breath for our Future Ancestor’ campaign aims to fund a
sculpture that will be erected near her home in the London Borough of Lewisham as a permanent memorial and daily reminder of the threat to children’s health posed by poor air quality. The Foundation is collaborating with the award-winning artist and scientist Jasmine Pradissitto to develop the sculpture to be unveiled on the 10th anniversary of her death. The design is partly inspired by the growing use of asthma inhalers in modern life and will also Ella’s sleeping face surrounded by fl owing forms inspired by fl ight and nature; subjects she was so passionate about. The 1.2m3 sculpture will be at eye level in a planted fi eld of wild meadow
fl owers intended to bring biodiversity back to the city, help sequester some of the pollution from the local roads, and create a space for quiet contemplation in a busy urban setting. It is a place of remembrance, but also a space in which visitors can look
hopefully into a future in which clean air is recognised as the human right that it should be for all, according to Ella’s family. The sculpture will be made from a naturally occurring ceramic, called
NOXTEKTM, which was not originally intended for art. However, Jasmine Pradissitto has spent the last fi ve years pioneering this innovative material to support her work. Made by a company called Alsitek and specially mixed for the artist, it
hardens to a stone-like consistency and can be heated to 2,000degC. It is inert and insulating but most importantly can also absorb 15% by weight of nitrogen dioxide pollution. This means a 3Kg sculpture could clean the air in an average-sized room for 60 years. Ella’s mother Rosamund is Honorary President of BESA’s Health & Well- being in Buildings Group and has worked with the Association to promote the importance of improving indoor air quality (IAQ). BESA is encouraging its members and industry partners to support the
fund raiser so the Foundation can hit its target of erecting the statue in time for the 10th anniversary of Ella’s death next February.
Ellaroberta.org www.theBESA.com/iaq
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The Boiler Upgrade Scheme – What you need to know
by Neil Hope, head of technical services at NIBE Energy Systems
he Government’s £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is off ering upfront capital grants to install heat pumps. Replacing the Domestic Renewable Heat
Incentive (DRHI), the BUS will drive forward heat pump installations across the UK for the next three years. Whilst there has been some discontent from the industry
in regard to the gap between the schemes with the voucher application opening on 23rd May 2022, homeowners and small businesses can access the BUS grant for installations completed from 1st April 2022, meaning minimal impact from a consumer perspective. Further to that end, the ability to commission a system, create an account and have the new system verifi ed before the voucher application date should make applying for the vouchers smoother and more process effi cient. By shifting the focus away from the back payments of the DRHI, more households will be incentivised to make the move towards low carbon heating as those without the upfront capital to invest in a heat pump will more readily be able to aff ord the transition. This increased demand will bring its own rewards for your company – and for the wider Net Zero agenda. The market must be prepared for the surge in interest in heat pumps that the scheme could bring. It falls upon the shoulders of installers and manufacturers alike to achieve wide-scale deployment, but there are some key things that you should be aware of before the BUS kicks into gear. 1. The scheme will allow 90,000 homes from across England and Wales to take advantage of the funding. Over the next three years, the pot of £450m will be distributed on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis to customers looking to install technologies like air and ground source heat pumps. 2. Although the offi cial launch date for voucher applications is the 23rd of May, any installation commissioned from the 1st of April can apply for funding. Further guidance will be published ahead of the scheme’s launch on the week commencing 2nd May, with a webinar launch event focused on scheme application scheduled two weeks later on 16th May. 3. You can create an account on the BUS platform from 11th April and are strongly encouraged to do so. Ofgem are also hosting an installer workshop on the same day, you can register at
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boiler-upgrade- scheme-update-event-tickets-304056269487 4. You will have to apply for the grant on behalf of your customer, a decision that aims to simplify the consumer journey. Unlike the short-lived Green Homes Grant Scheme, it will not be the customer’s responsibility to secure a £5,000 voucher for an ASHP install, or a £6,000 voucher for a GSHP install. After you receive the voucher, you will have three months to install an air source heat pump or biomass boiler and six months for a ground source heat pump. After the installation is fi nished, you can redeem the voucher. NIBE supports any initiative that enables heat pumps to become more
accessible for everyone, and recently welcomed the Chancellor’s promise of a green tax cut for energy effi ciency solutions within the Spring Statement. VAT will be zero rated for energy saving materials including heat pumps for the next 5 years. You can be assured that our team will support you throughout the BUS scheme and any other future incentives. If you are an installer looking to receive training, I urge you to look at our NIBE Pro installer partnership scheme. Register at
http://www.nibe.co.uk/nibe-pro-installers/why-join-nibe-pro For more information on the BUS, visit
www.nibe.eu
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