INDUSTRY NEWS
INCOMING CIBSE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
‘W
e have never before needed more engineers, more urgently, to provide
creative solutions to the challenges we face,” said Adrian Catchpole, incoming president of CIBSE in his presidential address, outlining the challenges presented by climate change and building safety considerations. “Our leadership is needed now if
Above: Adrian Catchpole, CIBSE
we are going to have the impact required. This spans both our individual responsibilities and those of whole organisations. As engineers, we must help move the built environment from being a signifi cant contributor to global emissions, to an exemplar of how to reduce them. Each one of us needs to step out of our comfort zone, step forward with solutions; and commit to ‘taking a lead’.”
Catchpole’s leadership theme was driven by the need
to deliver an urgent response to climate change. He highlighted that in 2022, global carbon emissions rose by a further 0.9% to 36.8 billion tonnes despite all of our eff orts to date. “It’s quite a task, but we still have time and all around the world, I know there are engineers (many of them in our own CIBSE family) with the knowledge and expertise to deliver the further step changes we need. Building Services Engineers now need to be prepared to lead those changes.”
Catchpole also highlighted CIBSE’s leadership role
in developing the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, which he said would enable industry to ‘robustly’ demonstrate that their net assets are truly net zero. Attracting new young engineers to the profession will be vital to delivering these zero carbon solutions so Catchpole was pleased to be able to use his address to launch a new
CIBSE STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Ambassador scheme, in partnership with STEM Learning. This will support volunteers to attract new entrants in all CIBSE regions, including the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, ANZ and UAE. He challenged all CIBSE regions ‘to have 10 registered, and active STEM Ambassadors by the end of May next year’. Catchpole’s address also referred to the Building
Safety Act, which he described as ‘a hugely signifi cant piece of legislation’. He said that CIBSE would be bringing forward guidance to support implementation of the Act, together with details of a new CIBSE Chartered Organisation Programme, that will facilitate the demonstration of competence. Adrian Catchpole succeeds Kevin Mitchell as CIBSE
President and will in turn be succeeded by Fiona Cousins, CIBSE President Elect. The Presidential Address was delivered at the CIBSE
AGM which took place on 13 June 2023 at the Royal Society, London, and online.
Inbrief
Energy-intensive businesses and heat network operators have until July 25 to apply for government support that could see their wholesale energy bills slashed by as much as a fi fth.
www.gov.uk/guidance/energy- bills-discount-scheme
Demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than any other occupation, according to a report commissioned by EngineeringUK.
www.engineeringuk.com
The BITZER Group has announced its intent to acquire OJ Electronics A/S, headquartered in Sønderborg, Denmark. With this, BITZER is broadening its portfolio for electronic components for the HVAC&R industry.
www.bitzer.de
There is still a wide knowledge gap about indoor air quality (IAQ) in the UK, but more people are starting to ask questions, according to a survey carried out for last month’s national Clean Air Day 2023 (CAD).
www.actionforcleanair.org.uk
Ideal Heating has unveiled a new dedicated training facility in Scotland as it expands its support to installers.
www.idealheating.com
HYDROGEN: ON THE ROAD TO NET ZERO
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ndustry leaders and policymakers gathered at Centrica Business Solutions’ UK headquarters to see hydrogen- ready combined heat and power (CHP) in action. The CHP units are manufactured in partnership with 2G
Energy – to provide an integrated technology solution that also can run on natural gas, biogas or LPG. Aaron Parker, head of CHP Sales at Centrica Business Solutions, said: “Our partnership with 2G makes up to 100% hydrogen-ready CHP units available now. It is one of a combination of cost-eff ective technology solutions we’re providing to support our customers’ net zero delivery. “By using CHP to cogenerate heat and power at high
effi ciency on-site, organisations are reducing energy costs by as much as 40% and seeing a return on investment of less than 12 months in some cases.” Mark Holtmann, managing director of 2G said: “We’re
committed to promoting hydrogen to achieve a net zero world and we want to demonstrate how CHPs can be
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced that its sixth Annual Conference will take place on Thursday, October 12 at the Novotel London West.
www.thebesa.com
The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF), which promotes the use of industrial insulation as an accepted means of achieving sustainability.
https://tica-acad.co.uk
integrated into a wide variety of industries and applications such as hospitals, schools, hotels and leisure facilities to provide energy reliability and resilience.” Centrica’s latest Net Zero global research shows that 73% of UK energy decision makers are interested in trialling or installing hydrogen-ready CHP as part of their Net Zero pathway.
With its high effi ciency and cost saving potential,
hydrogen-ready CHP balances fi nancial and sustainability goals to provide a future-proofed energy solution.
With grid instability and energy security continuing to prove challenging to industry across Europe, a new report is highlighting solutions for high energy users to navigate a complex energy market and avoid downtime from grid resilience issues.
www.aggreko.com
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