Carbon Agenda Client Develops Energy Strategy
October 2009
Carbon agenda Client develops energy strategy
YOUNG RECRUITS Can school diplomas ease the skills gap? WHAT GREEN SHOOTS? Company boss warns of more pain to come INDUSTRIAL HEATING Sector's latest trends and technologies www.cibsejournal.com 2 CIBSE Journal October 2009 www.cibsejournal.com
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News 28 Legal column Classified British Standards and their use in 8 News specifications. 54 Products Top stories include: concerns over A range of products and services a surprise fall in air conditioning available from manufacturers in the inspections; and, a review of the Features building services arena. construction sector gets under way. 30 Interview 56 Directory Chief executive of NG Bailey Mark 16 CIBSE News A guide to suppliers in the industry. Andrews explains why the construction First survey of Low Carbon Energy sector has more pain yet to come. Assessors shows positive feedback. People & Jobs 36 Uncertain course 18 News analysis 59 CPD What are the benefits of vocational The role of building services The monthly personal development diplomas to building services? engineers looks set to change under module, which this time covers basic plans for a construction sector review. 40 Towering example psychrometric processes. How the Tower of London broke free 64 Looking ahead Opinion of its inefficient energy chains. Courses, training and conferences in 22 Letters 44 COVER STORY coming weeks. Micro-renewables do make sense; ambiguities in solar thermal advice. Measure for Measure 66 Appointments Small energy efficiencies add up to big Find your new building services job 24 Step into the limelight savings at client Leisure Connection, a here and online at: Why young engineers need to banish CIBSE Low Carbon Awards winner. http://jobs.cibsejournal.com their bashfulness. 48 Heat is on for system efficiency 70 Movers and Shakers 26 It’s all in the code The commercial and industrial Grant James at ABS London explains Part L of the Building Regulations is heating sector is pushing the his role as mechanical contracts wrong; it is better to follow the SLL boundaries of technology in pursuit director, plus a range of job moves Code for lighters. of energy efficiency. and appointments in the sector.
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More than 2,000 years ago Wind Towers in the also created the future of natural ventilation with Middle East were used to provide buildings Sola-boost. Using solar energy to drive an integral with natural ventilation. Today, Monodraught fan Sola-boost increases the fl ow of fresh air Windcatcher natural ventilation systems use through the Windcatcher system to improve the the same principles. With the added benefi t of natural ventilation rate or, when there is no wind, sophisticated control dampers and intelligent to create a downdraught of fresh natural air. Even control systems, Windcatchers are harnessing when external temperatures are 25°C+. This is the power of the wind, applying atmospheric achievable, sustainable energy from Monodraught. principles, bringing fresh air into buildings using only renewable wind energy. Monodraught has © Kavandi. Dowlat Abad House Baadgir, Iran Abad House Baadgir, Dowlat © Kavandi.
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www.cibsejournal.com Editorial From the Editor: Bob Cervi Tel: 01223 273520 Email: [email protected] Reporter: Carina Bailey Tel: 01223 273521 Email: [email protected] Senior Designer: David Houghton editor Advertisement Sales Head of Business Development: Aaron Nicholls Tel: 020 7880 8547 Email: [email protected] Sustaining the agenda Sales Manager: Steve Soffe Tel: 020 7324 2785 Email: [email protected] hose pessimists who thought that The problem is, this leads us into crystal-ball Display Sales Consultant: Jim Folley Tel: 020 7324 2786 the worldwide economic recession gazing. Keith Clarke, the Atkins boss who will Email: [email protected] Senior Sales Executive: would be an enormous setback for initially lead the new task force for developing the Leon Dominion Tel: 020 7880 6206 sustainability appear to be being construction low-carbon agenda, predicts that, in Email: [email protected] Tproved wrong. Not only have China and India 10 years’ time, building services engineers will Senior Recruitment Sales: Ali Scott Tel: 020 7324 2787 given a huge boost to hopes for a carbon- be chiefly preoccupied with ‘building physics’ – Email: [email protected] Advertising Production: Jane Easterman cutting agreement at the climate change talks designing for low-carbon fabrics and technologies Tel: 020 7880 6248 in Copenhagen next month, but the drive for rather than specifying a load of mechanical plant Email: [email protected] such as fans and pipes. But, of course, what For CIBSE sustainable industry moves on. Publishing Co-ordinator: Nicola Hurley When Britain’s Business Secretary Lord these technologies are and who will pay for their Tel: 020 8772 3697 Email: [email protected] Mandelson took up his post a year ago, I was development and installation, lies only within Editorial advisory panel highly sceptical about his green credentials – the crystal ball. Existing renewables technology Laurence Aston, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Morgan Professional Services wasn’t he a buddy of big business and unlikely to is proving difficult enough to make work and David Clark, Partner, Max Fordham offer environmental leadership? Well, the answer to fund. And Clarke seems to have his eye on Consulting Engineers Patrick Conaghan, Partner, Hoare Lea is both ‘yes’ and ‘no’. the commercial and industrial Consulting Engineers First with aerospace and property sectors; what about David Hughes, Building Services Consultant, MTT Consulting manufacturing, and now It is now the knotty problem of existing Philip King, Director, Hilson Moran with construction, he is residential properties, which Chani Leahong, Senior Associate, clear that Fulcrum Consulting pushing for a low-carbon overall have been making little Stephen Lisk, President, The Society of Light and Lighting agenda that would be the built environment headway with becoming more Professor John Swaffield, CIBSE Past President driven by cutting-edge can and should be at sustainable? Ged Tyrrell, Managing Director, technologies – which As ever, the best course to Tyrrell Systems the heart of the new Ant Wilson, Director, AECOM ultimately would be very steer is between the optimists Morwenna Wilson, Graduate Engineer, Arup good for businesses and global drive and pessimists. The creation Terry Wyatt, Consultant to Hoare Lea the economy (see pages to cut carbon of the task force – the CIBSE Journal is written and produced by Cambridge 8, 12 and 18). Construction Innovation and Publishers Ltd. Tel: 01223 477411. www.cpl.biz 275 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JE. This strategy certainly emissions Growth Team, to be led by a Editorial copy deadline: First day of the month preceding the publication month makes sense for new chief construction officer, The opinions expressed in editorial material do not necessarily represent the views of the Chartered Institution manufacturing, for example with greener cars when he or she is appointed – is an extremely of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Unless specifically stated, goods or services mentioned in editorial or and new fuel technologies such as hydrogen important development for the sector, and advertisements are not formally endorsed by CIBSE, which does not guarantee or endorse or accept any liability for any goods and/or services featured in this publication. cells. But, when it comes to the construction reflects the seriousness with which the UK CIBSE, 222 Balham High Road, London SW12 9BS Tel: 020 8675 5211. www.cibse.org sector, the task is less clear and probably more government regards it. All parts of the sector ©CIBSE Services Ltd. ISSN 1759-846X tricky. Mandelson seems to want the UK now need to do what they can to help the task Subscription Enquiries If you are not a CIBSE member but would like to receive sector to become a world leader, in business force achieve its aims. Few can now doubt that CIBSE Journal, subscribe now! Costs are £80 (UK) and £100 (international). For subscription enquiries, and any terms, through the delivery of new low-carbon tackling climate change is becoming the top change of address information, please contact: Nicola Hurley at [email protected] or telephone 020 8772 3697. technologies. In the face both of the recession global priority for world leaders; and it is also Individual copies are also available at a cost of £7 per copy plus postage. and the huge challenge to radically reduce clear that the built environment can and should Cover photo: Courtesy of BDP greenhouse gas emissions, the optimists would be at the heart of that common goal. ABC audited circulation: 19,851 argue that technology will come to the rescue, February to April 2009 by delivering economic growth and beating the Bob Cervi, Editor climate change challenge. [email protected]
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Rules on Alarm raised over surprise drop low-carbon buildings in inspection of aircon systems Concerns have been raised Industry commentators have trading standards officers, who hit by ‘poor n over figures showing a suggested that the fall-off in enforce the inspections. fall in the number of inspection inspection work contracts being The threat of fines of only £300 enforcement assessments of air conditioning placed reflects a lack of awareness for non-compliance, compared systems, the Journal has learned. or even willingness to comply with with the £2,000 average cost of regime’ The drop comes despite the inspection requirements. an inspection, was insufficient, he Key aspects of the government’s the introduction of mandatory Darren Bryant of Efficient Air, added. programme for making inspection of systems with output one of the companies reporting this CIBSE said it planned to launch a buildings more sustainable are of 250kW or above from January this decline, said: ‘There are a number of campaign to raise awareness among being undermined because of year in England and Wales. factors stopping companies taking trading standards officers of the poor enforcement of the rules, This means that tens of action. need to better enforce compliance a trade association leader has thousands of inspections have still ‘Some facilities management with the air conditioning inspection warned. to be carried out nine months after companies are not able to convince requirements. Graham Manly, the new the inspection requirement came their clients of the need to act in the Jacqueline Balian, managing president of the Heating into effect. face of a lack of enforcement action director of CIBSE Services, said: and Ventilating Contactors’ The figures from energy services by trading standards bodies. ‘While we can, and do, keep trying Association (HVCA), said that companies that are involved in the ‘Furthermore, other companies to raise awareness among clients, the regimes for awarding energy inspection regime show that fewer are unsure how they can find we are aware that many Low performance certificates (EPCs) inspection contracts were placed in assessors who can provide Carbon Energy Assessors, facilities for buildings and for inspecting the last few months. genuinely useful advice rather than managers and other advisers find air conditioning units were not An estimated 50,000 systems those who have little or no practical it difficult to persuade some clients rigorous enough. came under the inspection regime experience.’ to act unless there is clear and Manly used his address to but less than 1,000, or two per Bryant told a CIBSE seminar at imminent danger of legal action the HVCA president’s lunch to cent, have complied with the rules, the annual Energy Event that not resulting in a meaningful fine and call for more robust inspection according to the data. enough action had been taken by damage to reputation.’ regimes for these areas, and to
highlight a lack of compliance by Wilkinson Eyre clients with the regulations. The HVCA and CIBSE have previously raised questions about the competency of some schemes that train and accredit air conditioning inspectors. CIBSE has also highlighted similar concerns about the training and accreditation of Eyre Wilkinson energy assessors, who conduct inspections of buildings and award certificates. ‘The resulting certification of people not fully competent, and the pressure to accept the lowest charges for energy assessments, means that often we are producing valueless EPCs, especially for homeowners, and will lead to superficial air conditioning inspections,’ Manly said. Swimming pool complex buoyed by RIBA accolade He also criticised client A new landmark swimming pool multi-disciplinary engineering highly sustainable and incorporate companies for failing to comply complex in Worthing that was consultancy AECOM has won advanced technologies for with the rules: ‘Non-compliance designed and engineered by a RIBA-organised competition. construction, energy management is fast becoming a culture, partly Wilkinson Eyre Architects and The proposed building will be and recycling. through a lack of enforcement – partly through the paltry scale of the penalties, and partly through the absence of perceived benefit.’ Sector to get low-carbon health check Manly added: ‘Although The government has announced a the opportunities for it to become adviser, due to be appointed enforcement is only a part of major review of the UK construction a world leader, particularly in next month. Nick Raynsford MP, the solution to these problems, industry to ensure it is ‘fit for sustainable technologies. chairman of the Strategic Forum for without it we stand no chance purpose’ in a low-carbon economy. A new Innovation and Growth Construction, said the new strategy at all of making the regulations Business Secretary Peter Team for construction will conduct would put construction ‘right at the stick.’ Mandelson said the review would the review, and will be led by the front of the shop window’. assess the sector’s strengths and government’s new chief construction See News Analysis, page 18
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Plan unveiled to make combustion News in brief appliances safer in air-tight homes Regulations burden eased The government is trying to In the Part J consultation technologies such as biomass, and The UK government has changed n plug a potential gap in the document, CLG says that ‘the whether carbon monoxide alarms how often it will make revisions Building Regulations over the safety majority of stakeholders agree that should be provided for all solid fuel to the Building Regulations, to of combustion appliances. existing AD J guidance is working appliances. help business respond to change. Proposed revisions to Part L well’. Separately, CLG has also issued From 1 January the Department of the regulations in England and However, it says, the air supply a consultation document and for Communities and Local Wales are expected to lead to an provisions in the existing AD J need guidance letter for local authorities Government intends to have a increase of air-tightness in buildings to be revised. ‘The draft AD has been on the building control service in periodic review every three years, – which could have an impact on the amended such that adventitious England and Wales. with no change to any one issue gases arising from appliances. ventilation is ignored for dwellings The changes, published in a within two cycles. The Department for Communities with an air permeability of less pre-consultation paper in 2007, are and Local Government (CLG), which than <5.0 cube m/hr/sq m,’ the aimed at ‘putting a stop to builders UKGBC’s call to action is consulting on the Part L 2010 consultation document says. being subjected to unnecessary The UK Green Building Council changes, has now issued proposals However, it adds, the proposals inspections by focusing on areas of (UKGBC) has called on to change Part J, which regulates will be amended in light of more greatest risk’, according to junior governments to radically reduce the installation of combustion research being conducted by the minister Lord McKenzie. global carbon emissions from appliances in homes. department and from responses to The changes also include more buildings during the Copenhagen But the CLG says that only a few the consultation, which closes in stringent enforcement powers for climate change negotiations in changes are needed to Part J, and November. council and more user-friendly December. The UKGBC launched specifically only to the Approved Other issues being considered guidance and procedures. the call to action at the House Document (AD) 2002, which forms in the document include a ‘more www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/ of Commons on World Green part of the regulations. flexible approach’ to the use of new publications/consultations Building Day last month. It was one of a series of synchronised More sector events around the world. TSB to invest in technology jobs to go A total of £17m is being invested Two engineering firms have in innovative technologies by the announced they are to make Technology Strategy Board (TSB) hundreds redundant in the latest and participating companies to round of job cuts. help meet climate change targets Multi-disciplinary consultancy and secure the UK’s energy the Halcrow Group and consulting supplies. The government-funded engineers Arup have both revealed TSB aims to develop solutions that up to 269 and 99 employees for fuel cell applications in the respectively could go. stationary, transport and portable At Halcrow, staff from 19 offices power markets. in both the UK and Ireland have been consulted in response to the Concern for house prices ‘continuing economic difficulties’ The Home Builders Federation within Britain, which Halcrow (HBF) has expressed concern believes will ‘continue to see over the government’s new energy reduced activity, or perhaps even a efficiency regulations which could further deterioration, through 2010 see the price of new-build homes and beyond’. rise by an average of £7,000. At This could mean Halcrow losing present new homes cost £157,934, about six per cent of its 4,200 according to Nationwide. Future employees. It has 8,000 staff higher standards of energy internationally. efficiency could see £30,000 Arup said: ‘We continue to added to the cost of a new home, operate in a period of significant the federation said. uncertainty in the global economy. Arup – as with any responsible Low-carbon zones unveiled business – needs to ensure its London Mayor Boris Johnson has UK’s first Code 6 eco-village long-term business health and revealed the identity of 10 ‘low- These are artist’s impressions of homes, is a partnership between it is essential that we match our carbon zones’, which will share Hanham Hall in Bristol, the UK’s Barratt and the Homes and resources to our anticipated £3m of funding for pioneering first large-scale development Communities Agency. It will be the workload.’ alternative energy and lowering that will be built to Level 6 of the first Carbon Challenge site in the Final redundancy figures are not carbon emissions. Each of the Code for Sustainable Homes. country. Materials from the existing yet known, but winning London boroughs will The eco-village, being built on a buildings will be recycled for use in this latest round ‘Sustainable be awarded at least £200,000 to former hospital site that is set to the new development, when Barratt of job cuts could pain’, launch measures to deliver a 12 accommodate 195 zero-carbon starts work this autumn. take Arup’s total Interview, per cent carbon saving by 2012. this year to 354. page 30
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News in brief Raise pupil awareness of Public support renewables More than a third of Britons energy cuts, says expert would be willing to pay more for A schools expert has called their homes if some of the energy n for more environmental supply came from renewable education of pupils to help ensure resources, according to the that sustainability improvements to Energy Saving Trust. The research buildings are more effective. also showed that 49 per cent of The government has announced householders are interested to that is seeking views on ways to know whether their homes were cut carbon emissions from the suitable for renewable energy. But UK schools sector. It says it wants 53 per cent claimed the price of to identify what needs to be put renewable energy was too high. in place to make this happen and determine what can be achieved. MPs unaware of CO2 target Dr Dejan Mumovic, secretary of Most MPs are unaware of the the CIBSE School Design Group, UK government’s target for all said of the move: ‘If we had the new housing to be zero carbon answers on all technical issues, a Schools in the UK account for about two per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. by 2016. A survey for the All school might be built to the most Party Parliamentary Group on advanced sustainable standards, Mumovic added: ‘A sustainable school procurement and waste. Sustainable Housing found that but if the occupants are not using school is not defined by looking Schools account for around two 72 per cent of the 150 MPs in the the school buildings in a sustainable at the school building only. A per cent of UK greenhouse gas poll did not know of the target, way, then the benefits may not be sustainable school is a complex emissions, roughly the same as all while 34 per cent believed it was apparent. built environment system, it needs the energy and transport emissions not due to take effect until 2020. ‘Apart from offering better a sustainable transportation and of Birmingham and Manchester incentives to the schools to ensure energy infrastructure to support it in combined. This is equivalent to Cleantech set for boost they are maintained and operated in the right manner.’ 15 per cent of the country’s public Clean technologies and a sustainable way, the various topics The consultation, which closes sector emissions. renewables are expected which would educate pupils about on November 20, looks at how to The consultation paper, Towards to become two of the most how to be more environmentally reduce CO2 from school travel, a Schools Carbon Management Plan, important sectors of Britain’s responsible should be incorporated cut energy use in school buildings, can be downloaded at www.dcsf. economy, according to a into the curriculum.’ and reduce carbon emissions from gov.uk/consultations government survey of UK business leaders across eight sectors. Nearly half (43 per cent) Fall in planning applications begins to ease believe that cleantech will grow at Planning applications made by compared to 902 in 2008, and just upon building out existing schemes the fastest pace by 2020, followed housebuilders for new housing 494 for January to July 2009. and still have a large pool of sites by science and technology developments have stabilised in Allan Wilén, Glenigan’s economic with planning approval upon (20 per cent) and media and recent months, but are still at a much director, said: ‘The flow of new which to draw as the market entertainment (15 per cent). lower level than a couple of years ago. planning applications has steadied gradually improves. While some Data analysts Glenigan in recent months, but remains a far housebuilders are now looking to Masterplan competition have found that the number of cry from the number of applications add to their landbanks, the latest Foster and Partners, PHA and applications may have steadied in seen a couple of years ago. data suggests that there will be no Mobility in Chain have won an the first six months of 2009, but the ‘The latest data demonstrate rush to bring forward acquired sites international competition to average number in 2007 was 1,291, that housebuilders remain focused for development.’ design the masterplan to expand a self-sufficient, sustainable 100 hours to make development near Seoul. The 300 sq km Incheon Free a difference Economic Zone encompasses CIBSE launched its ‘Carbon Off the islands of KangHwa and – 100 Hours of Carbon Clean- OnJin-gun, north east of Seoul. up’ campaign last month with presentations from some leading Galliford wins £82.8m deal industry figures (left to right): Contractor Galliford Try has Andrew Stanton of Transport for won four hotel and housing London, Will Fellows of the Carbon contracts worth £82.8m. The Trust and Tom Whitehouse of firm has been appointed to Carbon International. The campaign build a 186-bed Radisson Hotel builds on previous years and invites in Guildford and a seven-storey companies to dedicate 100 hours of student accommodation block in staff time to specific energy-reducing London. It will also redevelop the activities. A campaign website offers Coworth Park Estate in Berkshire advice and allows participants to and the Heythrop Park resort in record and follow their progress. Oxfordshire. Go to www.100hours.co.uk
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Industry ‘left in dark’ Debt talks continue over delay to Part G at WYG CIBSE has criticised the UK opinion says some aspects of the Talks to reduce debt at White Young n government for keeping regulations are unacceptable to Green (WYG) could result in a loss
the plumbing industry in the dark Europe? We might even be told they Shutterstock for existing shareholders and see over why changes to Part G of have to be changed completely. the multi-disciplinary consultant the Building Regulations have ‘The industry is now in the removed from the main stock been unexpectedly delayed for six dark. Is that right? Is that how market altogether. months. you incentivise industry to make WYG began refinancing The revisions to Part G, which preparations for the introduction of negotiations with its lenders earlier regulates sanitation, hot water new regulations? this year when its debt rose to safety and water efficiency, were ‘Maybe there is an entirely £91.5m, up from £70.6m in 2007. originally expected to come into reasonable argument behind all of Now its board, in conjunction force on 1 October. But following this secrecy, but we’re not talking with its advisers, is considering receipt of a ‘detailed opinion’ about national security here, we’re options which are likely to result in from Europe, the Department talking about plumbing.’ a ‘material dilution’ for its existing for Communities and Local Davies was also concerned Water and sanitation fall under Part G. equity holders. According to the Government (DCLG) postponed that businesses may be left out company, the group may not, in the enforcement of the changes, of pocket after stocking up on date’ for implementing the changes such circumstances, ‘continue to and has refused to reveal the products in order to meet the new is April next year. satisfy the conditions’ for listing on detail behind the delay, citing requirements. The changes include a new limit the main market. ‘confidentiality’. However, it is DCLG now has to decide whether of 125 litres of ‘wholesome’ water Talks between WYG and its thought the delay may be caused by to argue against the European per person per day in new homes, lenders were continuing, it added. perceived barriers to trade. Commission’s findings, or make and new rules covering ‘non- The company reportedly made CIBSE’s technical director Hywel additional changes to Part G. The wholesome’ water to flush toilets. several hundred job cuts earlier Davies said: ‘What if the detailed next ‘common commencement See Legal column, September, page 22 this year.
New sports centre Work has begun at a £31m indoor sports centre on the former Ravenscraig steelworks in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre will feature an indoor artificial football pitch, a sports hall, gymnasium and an athletics hall. Buro Happold is providing ground, structural, fire and building services engineering, as well as indoor climate simulations and sustainability assessments. Car Park 1-4 ad cibse.qxd 11/9/09 11:52 Page 2
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News in brief Engineers demand new University seeks tenders Birmingham University has started to look for main deal at climate summit contractors to design, procure, Without agreement on construct and commission the n climate change at the first phase of its planned city Copenhagen summit, the world centre campus, the university’s faces starvation, poverty and 28,000 sq m estates department war over resources, a meeting of and a master plan for the wider engineers has heard. project, which could eventually be Engineers’ fears were revealed at 55,000 sq m. the FIDIC 2009 conference, hosted by the Association for Consultancy WSP wins Bond Street and Engineering (ACE). More than WSP has been selected 700 consulting engineers from by Crossrail to be the lead around the world attended the event consultant on the detailed in London to discuss environmental Princess Anne was a guest speaker at the conference. design of Bond Street Station problems, including climate change, in London’s West End. The water shortages and depletion of them to agree on carbon reduction with governments to encourage consultant engineer will provide natural resources. targets at the forthcoming United more interest in engineering structural and M&E design, During the event engineers Nations meeting in Copenhagen in careers; engineers taking initiative environmental management, and demanded a meaningful dialogue December. in promoting solutions to the planning. with governments and urged Nelson Ogunshakin, ACE chief world’s issues, as well as engaging executive and host of the FIDIC proactively with the political process; Managing flood risk conference, said: ‘Sustainability is engineers having responsibility A new book to help engineers the most important issue facing to be part of the decision making tackling flood risk management humanity. Failure to act now will process; and using the UK’s new and sustainable development condemn many generations to Chief Construction Adviser model in new construction works is prolonged hardships.’ in other nations where it could also now available from the BRE Other key actions which the be useful. Bookshop. It is funded by DEFRA conference identified to combat FIDIC now intends to send an as part of the ‘Making space for climate change in the built open letter to the governments water’ programme – The LifE environment included: encouraging attending Copenhagen demanding Project. www.brebookshop.com more investment in research and that they reach an agreement on development; making sustainability climate change. The letter will Agency shares out £12m integral to the business culture of also provide examples of how Seven projects are to share FIDIC’s immediate past president John consultancies, clients, suppliers, the industry can offer sustainable £12m worth of funding to install Boyd helps debate the issues. contractors and asset users; working solutions to these global challenges. the infrastructure for an array of new and existing low-carbon energy plants. The Homes and Communities Agency Twelve college schemes announced the second round of funding through its Low Carbon Infrastructure Initiative. www. finally get green light homesandcommunities.co.uk Twelve colleges have finally been College; St Helens College; Sandwell given approval to begin building College; South Thames College; Acoustic accreditation works following the funding fiasco Tresham Institute of Further and Research organisation BSRIA is by the Learning and Skills Council Higher Education, Corby; and West now UKAS accredited to carry out (LSC). Cheshire College. acoustic testing and consultancy The LSC told 13 colleges earlier Proposals for Manchester on all types of buildings. this summer to scale back their College’s Wythenshawe campus Under Part E of the Building projects to make them more cost- are being finalised. A decision is Regulations, a sample of units effective. The move came after the expected to be announced in the in new dwelling developments, Noise-free zone funding body for the college building near future. as well as refurbishments, may programme discovered it did not An independent report into A building claiming to be the have to be tested to demonstrate have enough cash to finance more the LSC’s handling of the Further world’s quietest has officially levels of sound insulation. than 70 projects already given Education Capital building opened at Bristol University. The approval in principle to proceed. programme was conducted earlier £11m Centre for Nanoscience SLL Code on CD The 12 institutions that have this year by Sir Andrew Foster. and Quantum Information has The Society of Light and Lighting now been granted permission to Meanwhile the Department for specialised laboratories where has issued its 2009 Code for continue are: Barnsley College; Children, Schools and Families vibration and acoustic noise Lighting on CD, which is available Bournville College; Furness College; has decided to scrap the £2m levels are among the lowest from the CIBSE Bookshop. Visit Hartlepool College of Further sponsorship fee to encourage new ever achieved. The building was www.cibse.org/publications or Education; Kirklees College; Leyton academy sponsors for schools designed by Capita Architecture. call 020 8772 3618. Sixth Form College; North West Kent opening from September 2011.
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ECA criticises ‘panic buying’ Sustainable construction of old lamps strategy progress praised The Electrical Contractors’ Good progress has been Association (ECA) has slammed the n made by industry and reported panic-buying of old lamps government working together to Shutterstock following the introduction of energy- radically change the way the UK saving light bulbs. construction sector designs and Sales of conventional builds, according to a new report. incandescent lamps in Germany The first annual progress report were reported to be up by 34 per from the Delivery Board revealed cent in the first six months of this that the Strategy for Sustainable year. Regulations were introduced Construction had made ‘significant on 1 September that will mean achievements’ since its launch in old lamps will be phased out by June last year, but there still remains 2012. ‘a great deal yet to do’. Giuliano Digilio, ECA head The report highlighted the of technical services, said: ‘The government’s passing of the introduction of energy-saving Climate Change Act, developments light bulbs is great news for the under the New Industry New Jobs Ministers say the momemtum needs to be maintained to improve construction. environment and for consumers plan, publication of the Low Carbon who will enjoy cheaper energy bills. Industrial Strategy and the UK Low objectives. Now our challenge is to work to be done to build on these ‘It’s not something people should Carbon Transition Plan for particular maintain this momentum in the face achievements and reach the be worrying about and certainly not praise. of the current economic climate.’ overarching goals of the strategy.’ reason for hoarding old lamps. We Ian Pearson, economic secretary Ian Lucas, business minister The delivery of the strategy will be have seen significant advancements to the Treasury, said: ‘We’ve with responsibility for construction, overseen by the newly announced in lighting technology over the made great strides to develop an said: ‘I am pleased to see we are chief construction adviser, who is past few years and this is set to effective working relationship with making steps towards reaching expected to be in post in November. continue.’ industry to deliver our sustainability these targets, but there is further See News Analysis, page 18. News
New supervisor Scottish regs set for refit training n Ministers are considering would be a further improvement The move to reduce carbon industry views on proposed on these levels. The deadline for emissions from new homes and standard changes to energy standards comments was 2 October. new non-domestic buildings was announced under the Building Regulations in The amendments to the first announced in February this Scotland. standards and guidance within year by Stewart Stevenson, Scottish The UK Contractors Group The Scottish Government Section 6 of the Building Standards minister for transport, infrastructure (UKCG) will introduce a new intends to reduce carbon emissions Division Technical Handbooks and climate change. supervisor training standard on from new homes and non-domestic are expected to come into force in Scottish energy standards and 1 January 2010. buildings and new building works October 2010. Minor changes were guidance were last revised in May It is designed to ensure that by 30 per cent beyond current also proposed to Section 3, on the 2007. supervisors working on their standards. environment and ventilation. www.sbsa.gov.uk sites can demonstrate that they Issues raised in the consultation have the necessary knowledge include thermal performance of and skills to supervise their cavity walls, sample air tightness workers effectively. testing for all new buildings, and Shutterstock Stephen Ratcliffe, director mechanical ventilation and cooling of UKCG, a new trade body systems. that was launched earlier this The consultation also considers year, said: ‘UKCG has identified works to existing dwellings, known the need to tighten up the as ‘consequential improvements’, competence of supervisors to where extensions are built to help improve health and safety homes. The Scottish government performance. has proposed to introduce two ‘This standard is the means levels of fundamental U-values by which members will tackle for walls, floors, roofs, windows, the issue. There are a number doors and rooflights for extensions of training courses available to dwellings: the first set would be that will deliver training to the the U-value levels proposed for the standard.’ 2010 guidance; and the second set Scottish Parliament... amendments to Building Regulations are expected. CIBSE News news Tel: 020 8675 5211 Fax: 020 8675 5449 Email: [email protected] President: Mike Simpson FCIBSE, FSLL, FILE, FIET Chief executive and secretary: Stephen Matthews
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Amendment The article headlined ‘New Improved YEN Site’ that feedback is positive appeared in the September issue of the CIBSE Journal CIBSE’s first survey increased across the certification should have been entitled ‘New n to CIBSE Low Carbon team, and they aim to get back
Improved Young Members Energy Assessors (LCEA) has Shutterstock to queries much faster and will Site’. received positive feedback and constantly endeavour to promote You can visit the new site at clear direction on areas for CIBSE LCEA skills to clients. www.cibseyoungmembers. improvement. A dominant message for CIBSE co.uk CIBSE received a high level this year, and one which continues, of feedback with more than 250 has been to promote their LCEAs Intelligent Building Group responses from 853 LCEAs and to key decision makers within the stages evolution seminar LCCs (Low Carbon Consultant). public sector and local authorities The Intelligent Building Group Overall it was positive, with – communicating the legislation, is holding a seminar on 55 per cent believing the CIBSE requirement for compliance and 20 October, entitled ‘Evolution scheme was of a higher quality the skills of our qualified assessors. and the Optimum Design than other schemes, and 58 per The first survey has given us of Buildings’. The seminar cent proud to use the LCEA, LCC high levels of brand recognition. plenty to help focus us over the will describe the principles or AC (air conditioning) logos in In terms of what CIBSE could next year, and we will now carry of evolution, their encoding their work. And 74 per cent stated do to improve CIBSE LCEA’s out a survey each year to monitor in Evolutionary Algorithms, that recognition of the CIBSE brand status, two main issues were satisfaction and ensure that it and their application to the was the most or second most highlighted: better customer continues to rise. optimum design and operation important thing to them. service and increased awareness of buildings, at CIBSE HQ, When we asked what CIBSE of the scheme with clients. In Balham. Attendance is free. Certification did particularly well, response CIBSE confirmed it will Email [email protected] to 46 per cent said that it provided the continue to focus on these areas to register. For more information highest quality brand and achieved ensure improvement. Training has visit www.cibse.org/ibgevent
Façade Design & Engineering 2009 Celebrating graduate success Society of Façade Engineering The 15th annual CIBSE/ASHRAE Gordon Holness will also be giving The shortlisted finalists are: (SFE), in partnership with New Graduate of the Year Award, the annual ASHRAE Presidential Liam Buckley, Brunel University Civil Engineer, is holding a one- sponsored by Baxi Commercial, Lecture that evening. The awards and IES; Matthew Gitsham, Bristol day conference on 20 October will take place at the Institution of will be followed by a special University and Arup; Francis Li, (London venue TBC), on Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on reception, sponsored by CIBSE University College London and Façade Design and Engineering. 15 October. Patrons. Buro Happold; Emma Marshall, It will focus on delivering a cost- This year the award has attracted Attendance is free and open to Northumbria University and effective and iconic façade while a record number of entries and six all, but email ewenrose@btinternet. RPS Gregory; Vincent O’Brien, also ensuring environmental finalists have been shortlisted, each com to attend the lecture, and University of Ulster and Willis performance and sustainability. of whom will give a presentation [email protected] to register Contractors; and Christopher Members of SFE are eligible to to a large audience during the your attendance at the Patrons Pountney, Bristol University and receive a reduced delegate rate. evening. ASHRAE president drinks reception. AECOM. For further information visit www.cibse.org/sfe Aspiring to achieve member CEng status CIBSE golf day CIBSE Southern Region will Have you thought about upgrading membership would give you second, to gain registration status, be holding a golf day on your Associate IEng to Chartered the recognition you deserve requires a further technical report Friday 23 October 2009 at the Engineer status? and, in this economic climate, and interview. Chichester Golf Centre, West There is an experiential route, would be a distinct advantage. If you would like to discuss the Sussex. The first tee off is at meaning you do not necessarily The application process for application further and would 1pm. Email Doug Price doug@ need to meet the qualifications Member CEng is in two stages. The like more information, contact dpconsultants.co.uk criteria to apply. first involves submitting a report Bobby Wright on 0208 772 3639 or Gaining a further grade of and attending an interview. The [email protected]
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CIBSE comments on Training and Development Submissions more policy changes The closing date for annual submissions to be considered Thank you to all those CIBSE interest to members include the force in 2010. The department is at the January 2010 Training n members and colleagues Department for Children, Schools also consulting on how the recast and Development Panel from other institutions that and Families’ (DCSF) A Carbon Energy Performance of Buildings meeting is 18 December. provided their views on the CIBSE Management Strategy for Schools. Directive will be implemented Training submissions and response to Parts L and F of the The school sector is responsible for in England and Wales. Scotland, any queries, plus employers’ Building Regulations. 15 per cent of public sector carbon Northern Ireland and other enquiries and applications for The technical department emissions and the consultation will European Member States will be approved company training organised a number of gather views on the feasibility and consulting separately. schemes, should be consultation events and joined with priority of options to reduce carbon To respond to these addressed to Rachel some CIBSE regions and Sponge and greenhouse gases from the consultations visit the Knowledge Ravenswood, training and (a network of young professionals school system, while still delivering section of www.cibse.org or development administrator, in the construction industry) to core business. The technical contact the technical department at on 020 8772 3612 or email ensure that a robust and helpful department is working with the [email protected] [email protected] response was submitted. We CIBSE Schools Design Group to The Professional Practice now await the Department compile a response. Comments Committee (PPC) would like to CPD directory update of Communities and Local from members are welcome. remind members that you are To be added to the Directory of Government’s (DCLG) response DCLG is now seeking views committed to the PPC’s Code CPD Course Providers contact and we will be raising many of the on proposed changes to the of Conduct and renewing your Olwen Williams on 020 issues at our liaison meeting with Approved Document for Part J membership each year effectively 8772 3612 or rravenswood@ DCLG. View the CIBSE response at (combustion appliances and fuel reaffi rms that commitment. There cibse.org. We also accept www.cibse.org storage systems) of the Building will be new wording in your renewal applications for online courses Current consultations of Regulations, expected to come into letters this year. and we will welcome more e-learning applications. A concessionary rate is available for entries of the following The ‘jewel’ in CIBSE’s calendar categories: The President’s Awards Dinner, one the CIBSE Undergraduate excellence; awards for technical • Academic institutions of the highlights in the presidential Awards, which rewards an papers published in the BSER&T • Not-for-profi t organisations year, will be held on 16 October at outstanding building services Journal; and the Ken Dale Travel offering free or non-profi t the Tower of London with a private student, sponsored by Hays Bursary. training courses viewing of the Crown Jewels. Building Services; The Happold The evening involves a viewing • Sole traders who are Following the dinner there will be Brilliant prize, which rewards a of the jewels and dinner, and costs members of CIBSE and a presentation of awards, including: university demonstrating academic £120. 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Constructing change The appointment of a government adviser on the construction industry will herald in a major review of the sector to check it is ‘fit for purpose’. Carina Bailey reports
The appointment of a UK It is Clarke’s belief that, in the n chief construction adviser future, technology and the work of to government is expected to have the CCA will change the job of the a big impact on the role of building building services engineer, along with services engineers. The Department CIBSE’s role in the sector. for Business, Innovation and Skills ‘In the future you can’t see any of (BIS) finally announced its decision our buildings having less design work to create the post last month – more being done on the way they modify than a year after the position was first the climate,’ explains Clarke. ‘It might mooted for the sector. well be that we end up with a lot less The remit for the new role is capital expenditure on plant as we wide-ranging, and the appointee is design our buildings to be less and expected to influence government less energy-intensive.’ policy in the construction industry. According to Clarke, this could see The new chief construction adviser is It will also provide a senior figure to less plant required, with more and still to be appointed. influence industry. more design work conducted on the But one of the adviser’s most plant that’s left and the building fabric you should probably look at the important responsibilities will be to itself, which could go straight to the change of emphasis in aerospace assess the key barriers to growth in heart of what CIBSE does. and car manufacturing; 10 years Looking ahead, in the UK’s low-carbon construction ‘Looking ahead, in 10 years’ time ago no one advertised their next sector, as well as leading a low-carbon much of CIBSE’s work will be what we plane as being quieter and greener. 10 years’ time much review of the construction industry to would now call building physics, and All the adverts now are about more of CIBSE’s work will ensure it is ‘fit for purpose’. designing things like fabric and plant sustainable, more efficient planes, as The Construction Innovation in a way that has fewer motors, fans opposed to faster and sexier. be what we would and Growth Team carrying out the and pipes – fewer things that have ‘That means a change of skills and now call building review is expected to meet prior to be run. And I don’t see that being change of emphasis. And building to the chief construction adviser done without enormous skills from fabrics and the way they’re run are physics (CCA) officially being in post. During people that understand services. going to go through that same – Keith Clarke the interim period the review will ‘It’s absolutely inevitable that many change of emphasis.’ be chaired by Keith Clarke, chief people will be doing different things Clarke says a key benefit of this influencing government policy. CIC executive of consulting and design to what they’re doing now. If you role will be the CCA’s seniority, which believes the role is vital if the industry engineers Atkins and chairman of the believe the construction industry is will allow him or her to decide what’s is to reduce carbon emissions from Construction Industry Council (CIC). immune from technological change relevant. construction. A CIC spokesman says: ‘The Fit-for-purpose sector check Welcome design and engineering of our CIBSE welcomes the plans to built environment is not only vital The chief construction adviser will lead a review into the construction appoint a CCA, particularly in light to our economy, well-being and industry to determine whether it is fit to deliver a low-carbon future: of the industry’s dependence on quality of life, but is also an essential • Assess the impact of the New construction industry can take government for bringing forward contributor to decarbonising our Industry New Jobs agenda (a new forward the low-carbon agenda construction work during the economy. The role of the adviser is plan by government to invest in and make recommendations recession. absolutely essential and we welcome Britain’s economic and industrial to help the UK become a world Rob Manning of AECOM, and this commitment.’ future) on industry; leader in low-carbon construction CIBSE president-elect, says: ‘The The Confederation of British • Assess the strengths, weaknesses, and the built environment; and CCA can provide an internal focus Industry (CBI) also welcomes the opportunities and threats to the UK • Produce an evidence-based for resolving cross-departmental move, but stresses it would like construction industry; report of recommendations for issues and for providing the industry to see certain additional elements • Identify barriers to improving government and industry which can with a single point of contact to seek addressed, including reviewing performance, and make be considered during policy making resolution of matters of concern.’ the government’s current capital recommendations to combat these; and help produce an action plan for Similarly, the CIC is equally programmes with the Public Sector • Consider how the UK industry. enthusiastic about the prospect of Construction Clients’ Forum to help having a respected industry figure deliver value for money.
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Micro-renewables do make sense within their rights to take action under the water cylinder. Not part way down. Not once a The Renewables Advisory Board has suggested various health and safety at work statutes. Will week. Not to 50C. that renewables generation should always compliance with L8 therefore appear in the An interviewee in the article is factually be done on a large scale because it is more home information pack given to a purchaser? incorrect by claiming that heating the water economically viable; it also advises against This particular problem is typical of several to 60C every day completely negates the introducing feed-in tariffs (‘Greening Britain’, clashes between optimum sustainability on the environmental and economic benefits of solar. August, page 14). one hand and statutory H&S legislation plus The reality is that extensive solar simulation Modern economics account for life-cycle our civil law on the other. (Optimum future modelling has conclusively demonstrated to us costs in their widest sense, and the human safety vs optimum present safety?). In civil law that using back-up heating as HSE L8 guidance factor. Perhaps the only way of moving forward there is the potential for legal action following requires – in the evening after the sun has heated with conserving the use of energy and taking leakages of the greenest refrigerants, ammonia the water as much as it can – will only negate the on board renewables is to change human and the hydrocarbons. In a civil case, apparently, benefits by less than 10 per cent. behaviour. One way of doing this is to include Most solar thermal installations in the UK are the micro with the macro – that is, encouraging retrofits, and this safer approach often delivers the small businesses, small communities and better cost-benefits into the bargain. This is the individual householder to reduce energy achieved by saving the cost of a hot water cylinder. consumption, install renewable energy systems Unfortunately this safer approach cannot even and claim the feed-in tariff. gain state grants at present because many in the In the article, Hywel Davies argues that, if 30 solar industry share the collective delusion about per cent of electricity is wasted in an (existing) performance which is articulated in the article. building, then generating it from renewables Barry Johnston is an extremely expensive way of wasting Managing director, Solar Twin Ltd electricity. However, retrofitting to upgrade existing buildings, which are a very high CIBSE’s customer rhetoric proportion of the total stock compared with new Talking the talk of customer satisfaction and build, can only go so far. Wasted energy here then using surveys to measure this satisfaction can be reduced; it cannot be eliminated. If one represents an implicit promise by CIBSE to measure comes before the other what does it its members: that the institution will take matter as long as both are being addressed? action to serve them better (‘Declare your Brian Mark says it would be impossible for feelings’, CIBSE News, September, page 11). Britain to compete with Germany and China in Customer service rhetoric or fancy research the manufacture of photovoltaic panels as they instruments fall a long way short of this have a well developed manufacturing industry. commitment. The benefits, instead, come from What a defeatist attitude! Has he factored in challenging how we do our business, keeping the emissions generated from China’s coal- the competition in our customer satisfaction fired power stations to manufacture them there is not merely a matter of negligence to be equations and taking the considerable time and and, indeed, the emissions from transporting considered but also a matter of a less intrinsically effort to design questionnaires that are easy to the panels to Britain? We in this country safe choice of which ‘the designer’ is aware. complete, worth taking the time to do, show need jobs for the recently unemployed. Perhaps the HVAC/MEP trade as a whole members that CIBSE understands their basic Keith J Moss ACIBSE should make a combined approach to needs, cannot be ‘gamed’ or otherwise rigged by government of the HSE for a ruling as to what insiders – and then acting to improve the deal Ambiguities in solar thermal advice normally overrules what. The current view that to members relative to what our competitors It is difficult to disagree with Tim Othen’s view ‘only the courts can decide in these situations’ can do or offer. on the effects of Health and Safety Executive simply is not good enough when one wants to Ian Brown MSc CEng, FIMechE, FCIBSE guidance L8 on the practicality of using solar install solar panels or ammonia chillers. thermal energy for domestic hot water systems John Moss CIBSE Journal welcomes article proposals from (Letters, September, page 16; ‘Keeping the Technical director, ICOM Energy Association any reader, wherever you are – whether it be letters, longer opinion pieces, news stories, legions at bay’, August, page 40). people or events listings, humorous items, or any The only real ambiguity is as to whether Complying with solar advice ideas for possible articles. the HSE would apply the rules designed for Your article on solar themal systems and Please send all letters and any other items for places of work to your or my flat or house if legionella does not specifically mention the possible publication to: bcervi@cibsejournal. one of us or our immediate families were to problem of non-compliance – which is that com, or write to Bob Cervi, Editor, CIBSE Journal, Cambridge Publishers Ltd, 275 Newmarket Road, catch Legionnaire’s disease. I haven’t heard about 80 per cent of all solar water heating Cambridge, CB5 8JE, UK. We reserve the right to of a prosecution of this kind occurring, installations in the UK do not comply with edit all letters. Please indicate how you wish your though one of your readers might know Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance: letter to be attributed, and whether you wish to of one. But presumably the HSE would be heat daily to 60 deg C to the base of the hot have your contact details included.
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p23_CIBSEMagOct09.indd 23 18/9/09 09:58:28 Opinion Step into the limelight Engineers need to overcome their natural inhibitions if the profession is to thrive – and awards give them the perfect opportunity, says young engineer Morwenna Wilson
o pain, no gain.’ That was the phrase young engineers, such as the CIBSE/ASHRAE I kept repeating to myself as I stood Graduate of the Year Award, are the perfect place trembling behind the door to the to find the individuals we so desperately need. It impressive lecture theatre in the is more important than ever that we continue to ‘NIMechE headquarters last October. My hands shook support such awards so that we can highlight the involuntarily so that the words on my cue-cards started future leaders of the industry and actively encourage to blur. I was about to enter the lion’s den and give a them to aim high. They are the ones that have the presentation to the judges and a packed auditorium ability to change the face of in the final of the 2008 CIBSE/ASHRAE Graduate the industry and the fate of of the Year Awards. the world. We need to I have found that there are so many emotions Bringing the pioneering associated with entering an award. It is only natural engineering projects and keep up with to worry about what people will think of you for even professional individuals to other sectors and banish putting yourself forward: ‘Consider yourself to be the attention of the public is that good do you?’ essential if we are to reclaim our natural bashfulness And it doesn’t seem natural to write about yourself the ground last occupied by so that more of our in such a self-congratulatory way that you physically the extraordinary innovators cringe. such as Brunel, and be young engineers have As for reading the complimentary account written recognised once again as the confidence to put by your boss; the first reaction is embarrassment leaders of society. followed by a cheeky thought that maybe you should Awards can also deliver themselves go and ask for a pay rise! The whole process seems more immediate results on forward strange to such logical creatures as engineers. a more pragmatic level for In 2004, Michael Kenward, a journalist who often the applicant. Perhaps the contributes to scientific and technical publications, greatest benefit for me has been the regularity of the wrote in an opinion column in Ingenia, the magazine presentations I have given and the exposure I have of the Royal Academy of Engineering: ‘In recent received because of the award. Throughout the year years, a growing cadre of scientists has become, if the pain has gradually, but significantly, reduced. My not media superstars, regular contributors to print feet now tap to a much slower rhythm and I am left, and broadcast media … Sadly, with a few honourable almost exclusively, with the gains. exceptions, engineers, as opposed to inventors who And, later this month, as the next group of finalists are very different creatures, have yet to make the muster all their courage in that picture-lined corridor, same impact.’ I will not be able to stifle a grin. The finalists can If we are to keep up with other sectors of industry only benefit from the experience; and so can you and engage with the public successfully we need young engineers out there. It is going to be a night of to banish our natural bashfulness so that more of anticipation and celebration as we welcome the next our young engineers have the confidence to put bright hopes for our collective future.l themselves forward. From these we need to find figureheads who can, with the support of their Morwenna Wilson, who works for Arup, is the current holder colleagues and institutions, serve in the future as of the CIBSE/ASHRAE Graduate of the Year award. This year’s excellent role models and bring their profession to final takes place at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the fore. One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, at 5pm on 15 October. All are welcome and entry is free. See p16 for details. And awards that celebrate the success of these
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Barrie Wilde, Lighting Consultant, It’s all in the code The Light Studio Part L of the Building Regulations is wrong – lighting should be designed around the occupant, not the building, argues Bob Venning
s the UK government seriously committed to possible to reduce the energy consumption through reducing energy consumption? How many of education. you, when asked to design lighting installations Let us consider the requirements for daylighting. Part to the approved method in Part L of the Building L suggests that you use daylight as much as possible. IRegulations, or to BREEAM Offices or specified No targets or guidance is given, except to say that, if So you want me to specify products to attract enhanced capital allowances, have 20 per cent of the window wall is glazed, then within been puzzled by the apparent differences and why six metres of the perimeter good daylighting should there is no consistency in the advice and targets? Even be achieved. This may be true BSEN 12464 is not immune. for greenfi eld sites or suburban your lighting equipment? The problem, as I see it, is that standards, building developments, but surely not Lighting is so regulations and BREEAM are built around buildings for London or any other high- ● Does it meet energy standards? – and not people. density area. What do we do in much more It is easy to design an office lighting installation these circumstances? Follow the ● Where’s the thru-life data? to 7W/sq m, but do the occupants like it? Can they SLL code. Not only is it helpful, than just the lowest- work effi ciently, without complaint, and is it a healthy it gives targets to achieve so that energy installation – it ● Let me see the results of the photometric tests environment? Lighting is not just about energy daylight linking systems can be ● Are you an ISO 9000 registered company? consumption, it is about the correct lighting for adopted to save energy. Here, should cater for the the task, a pleasant visual environment, a healthy Part L is too wishy-washy. people it’s ● Are your staff committed to best practice in workplace and user satisfaction, which should lead The key factor is control. to improved performance, increased productivity and Maximise daylight and minimise meant for manufacturing and application design? lower absence rates. electric lighting. If we really Are they members of a professional body? Part L does not touch any of this, nor does BREEAM, want to reduce our energy but the Society of Light and Lighting’s (SLL) Code for consumption, then we need to control what we use ● How have you provided for the recycling of Interior Lighting does. For me, that means that the rather than minimise what we install. What we approved method offered in Part L is wrong. Lighting install is somewhat irrelevant, because energy is only the luminaires that are being replaced? is so much more than just the lowest installed energy consumed (DALI ballasts aside) when the lighting is ● Can you demonstrate a commitment to installation; why waste money on installing a lighting switched on. installation that does not cater for the people it is meant And what does Part L say about control (in the sustainability by showing me your for? approved document)? Not a lot that is constructive: use Part L does not consider visual comfort and manual switching that will comply, and you might also Lumicom membership certificate? health important, while BREEAM requires simple think about automatic switching too. yet nebulous concepts mostly covering energy and Research papers show that, left to their own devices, control, again without considering the occupant and people are good at switching on lights but fail to switch their working conditions. The Electrical Contractors them off, so you need an automatic system to do that. Association scheme is ‘for energy-efficient and Why doesn’t Part L start with automatic controls environmentally beneficial equipment’ and is ‘an and add something about manual override where important role in the government’s strategy to combat appropriate? climate change’. In none of these documents is the Follow the code – not only will you get good lighting occupant of the building mentioned. conditions for the occupants, but you will get low LIGHTING CODE Arguably, the health and well-being of the occupants energy consumption too. l SLL’s Code for Interior are of prime importance. It is they who generate the Lighting is available from the CIBSE wealth, whose productivity generates profi ts and GDP. Bob Venning, C Eng, MCIBSE, FSSL, is consultant to The Producer WEEE Compliance Scheme Arup Lighting Bookshop at www. If the occupants have good conditions, then it will be cibse.org/publications for the Lighting Industry
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p27_CIBSEMagOct09.indd 27 18/9/09 10:00:45 Barrie Wilde, Lighting Consultant, The Light Studio
So you want me to specify your lighting equipment?
● Does it meet energy standards? ● Where’s the thru-life data? ● Let me see the results of the photometric tests ● Are you an ISO 9000 registered company? ● Are your staff committed to best practice in manufacturing and application design? Are they members of a professional body? ● How have you provided for the recycling of the luminaires that are being replaced? ● Can you demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by showing me your Lumicom membership certificate?
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p27_CIBSEMagOct09.indd 27 18/9/09 10:00:45 Legal Standard practice Engineers are familiar with British Standards and their use in specifications, but what do they tell you and why do they matter? Hywel Davies explains
ore than 100 years ago Sir John Wolfe- Certification is accredited by UKAS for energy assessor Barry, designer of Tower Bridge, persuaded accreditation, the only energy assessor body to achieve the Council of the Institution of Civil this. These standards represent what is considered good Engineers to form a committee to consider practice in the operation of the process in question. Many Mstandardising iron and steel sections. On 26 April 1901 standards are now used as the basis for product third the Engineering Standards Committee, forerunner of party or process certification. the British Standards Institution, met for the first time. What do all the numbers and letters mean? It seems a Amongst the earliest standards was one for tramway rails, trivial question, but these can get very confusing. A BS is which reduced the number of gauges from 75 to five. a British Standard, produced by BSI alone. A BS EN is a The work on the tramway standard has a current European Standard, developed by a European standards equivalent in the work of the Association of Ductwork committee. BSI and all CEN Contractors. They are campaigning for the industry to members are obliged to adopt commit to using the preferred standard ductwork sizes any standard approved by The motive is and shapes – and to stop using anything else. Again, the CEN. Since this uses qualified motive is simple – the proliferation of shapes and sizes majority voting, even if a simple – the costs money and doesn’t add value. Standardisation saves member state votes against a proliferation of shapes money and adds value. standard, unless several others Another early standard reduced the number of also vote against, the standard and sizes costs money structural steel sections from 175 to 113. Standardisation will be adopted by CEN and and doesn’t add value. had begun and in 1903 the British Standard Mark, now must be adopted by every the Kitemark®, was created, to show that products met a member. Sometimes ISO Standardisation saves standard. After the Second World War the International adopts a European Standard, money and Organisation for Standardisation, known as ISO, was as for example with ISO 9001, formed, comprising the BSI and many other National and it becomes a BS EN ISO adds value Standards Bodies, with a remit to produce international standard. standards. Finally the European Standards body, CEN, But there is a catch. BSI can also adopt an International or Comite European de Normalisation, was formed in Standard, and it becomes a BS ISO. At this point, beware: 1961. a BS EN is not the same as a BS ISO. Confusing maybe, Standards are written by committees and represent a but in the arcane system of numbering standards, ISO consensus view of good practice in the manufacture of and CEN can give totally different documents the same the product in question. The committees should reflect number. the views of all those with an interest in the standard – In another area of potential confusion, CEN creates including manufacturers, designers, contractors and end ENs, known within CEN as EN1234. But they are only users. Standards should be performance based and allow available from CEN members, not direct from CEN. This new products to develop, if they meet the performance means that you cannot obtain a copy of plain EN 62305, requirements. for example, but you have to buy BS EN 62305 or DIN EN There are now many thousands of product standards. 62305. These must be identical to the EN. Again, this may LEGAL NOTE: A more recent development is process standards such as seem obvious – but confusion about this has led to serious Standards are not legally BS EN ISO 9001, the quality standard; BS ISO 14000, misunderstanding and allegations of anti-competitive binding, but they are often the environmental standard; and BS EN ISO 17024:2003 behaviour for specifying BS EN 62305 instead of EN62305, cited as a means of meeting Building Regulations. Not l Conformity Assessment – general requirements, which the lightning protection standard. following a standard will is for bodies operating certification of persons. This is require more of a defence if the personnel certification standard against which CIBSE Hywel Davies is technical director of CIBSE. the work gives rise to a claim.
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p29_CIBSEMagOct09.indd 29 18/9/09 10:01:50 Sustainable Forget economic green shoots – the sector has more pain in store, says Mark Andrews of NG Bailey. But, he tells Carina Bailey, not all hope pain? is lost for the sustainability agenda
30 CIBSE Journal October 2009 www.cibsejournal.com Interview NG Bailey CEO
ark Andrews is the fi rst to admit he’s no the whole economic situation, particularly the impact ardent greenie. Privately he does many of on our industry, which is going to be fairly severe. It’s the small things that he knows will make already fairly severe,’ he insists. ‘The more worrying part It’s not a a difference to saving the planet, such as is, I don’t think we’re going to get out of it particularly pretty picture, Mrunning a greener car and switching off lights (which, quickly.’ but I don’t he says, drives his wife and teenage son Tom mad). He is And Andrews knows a thing or two about fi nancial even planning to install a micro-hydroelectric power unit success. After being headhunted to become chief think we should in the stream that runs through his garden at his home executive at family-owned and run building services be throwing in Ilkley, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. group NG Bailey fi ve years ago, he has just helped steer ourselves off But Andrews fears the current recession will have it to a record £600m turnover. serious implications for the sustainability agenda in the And, says Andrews, the economists’ views that we a cliff UK, with the prospect of yet more damage infl icted on are currently at the bottom of a U or V shaped recession the construction industry. simply aren’t true for the construction industry. Indeed,
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www.cibsejournal.com October 2009 CIBSE Journal 31 Mark Andrews believes the > and when the sector finally does, it will be on a far less He is also convinced the future of the UK’s energy recession will impinge on the lucrative plane. generation lies in nuclear and carbon capture, not sustainability agenda. ‘Anybody expecting to see a rapid bounceback or renewables like wind farms. The investment needed to recovery is unlikely to see that in buildings because make these changes happen, though, is so huge that it the fundamentals aren’t there – overcapacity or has to be instigated by government, and not individual supply of commercial offices, oversupply of apartments, businesses. and rising unemployment look set to continue into next But Andrews believes the biggest opportunity for the year.’ building services engineering industry in particular lies Food retailers, Andrews admits, are still in the retrofitting of existing buildings. About 60 per building, but commercial office development cent of the buildings in use now were constructed long has all but ceased and he has no reason to before Part L was ever even thought about, he says. ‘If believe it’s going to come back any time soon. we want to make all the building stock in this country He adds: ‘And what does that mean? Everybody energy efficient, there’s a lot of work that’s got to be becomes more dependent on the public sector, and the done and a lot of investment that’s got to be made. It state of public sector finances is such that I think the ought to be a real opportunity for the building services government, whichever party is in power, is going to industry.’ There’s a struggle to sustain the level of capital investment seen in These economic challenges will continue to have complete lack the past two years. If you put those two together, where’s serious consequences for the industry generally, with of solid [post- the money going to come from? It’s not a pretty picture, more redundancies certainly on the cards as firms but I don’t think we should be throwing ourselves off work to ‘size’ their businesses appropriately. For occupancy] data a cliff.’ NG, the magnitude of these cuts is as yet unknown. [for buildings]. Andrews can’t say how bad it will be because of the I don’t think New markets unpredictable nature of the market. The company has Opportunities do still lie in the rail sector, but the more already been forced to cut its graduate intake by about a those models exciting openings, according to Andrews, are in the quarter and has scaled back its apprenticeship scheme, are robust utilities and industrial markets – particularly in building although investment in training and development is enough yet for new power stations in the UK. He estimates that, in four continuing. years’ time, the nuclear programme will potentially be Andrews also fears that the current economic people to be able massive, with six to eight power stations needing to be challenge will impact on clients’ ability – and desire – to to rely on them built in parallel. make any move towards greening their buildings.
32 CIBSE Journal October 2009 www.cibsejournal.com Interview NG Bailey CEO
‘There were many signs that things were moving quite performance of that building at an almost microscopic well in terms of end-users of buildings addressing the level. sustainability agenda and the energy performance issues ‘At present there’s a complete lack of solid data to be Keeping the within buildings. But there is an inevitable temptation able to actually run the calculations properly. That’s what sustainability when times are tight for people to be reluctant to spend we’ve collectively got to build up now. There are various agenda alive their money on something that requires an upfront models you can use with data that exist at BSRIA, and capital injection that’s got a very long-term payback. I’m sure CIBSE have got some data, but I don’t think in these ‘So I think that keeping the sustainability agenda alive those models are robust enough yet for people to be able circumstances in these circumstances is going to be a challenge.’ to rely on them. is going to be a ‘At a conceptual level most of the clients do get it, Sustainability and I think conceptually, certainly some of the more challenge A further issue, which he worries will return to the enlightened end-user clients are quite prepared to construction industry because of the current economic commit to a higher capital cost if they can see reasonable climate, is the hostility and confrontation that was evidence that they’re going to have a lower whole-life prevalent 10 to 15 years ago – as cost pressures force cost. But it’s about coming up with that evidence.’ parties involved to focus only on the commercial merits So how can business be made to comply, even in of projects. a recession? The answer, says Andrews, lies in the Andrews says: ‘There is almost an inevitability that in legislation; it’s about providing a little more carrot and certain parts of the industry there will be a reversion to a little more stick, and government not being afraid to type as margins get squeezed, everything gets squeezed, enforce the rules. people start beating each other up and getting more Andrews concedes that government has reneged on confrontational rather than working together looking some important regulation regarding the environmental to really add value.’ performance of buildings – particularly the dropping of So can this problem at least be minimised, if not the ‘consequential improvements’ requirements from Mark Andrews avoided? Yes, he says, but it’s going to take team Part L 2010 of the Building Regulations, which would work and understanding: ‘It’s about getting people to have forced homeowners to make energy efficiency understand what can and what needs to be done, and improvements to their homes when undertaking major CV then committing the resources to do it. refurbishment works. Career: CEO of NG Bailey ‘I do believe that, if you look at UK plc, a lot of people But he adds: ‘I’m not a legislator, I’m not trying to tell since 2004. Joined from Pirelli Cables & Systems understand they need to make their businesses more the government what they should be doing, but if they North America, where he energy efficient and to improve their carbon footprint. do want to meet their stated agenda for a reduction in was president and CEO They know some of the things need to be done, but the UK’s carbon footprint, it’s not going to happen by and based in Columbia, South Carolina. Prior to when it comes to writing the cheque, that’s a little bit good will alone. In this economic environment we’re that he ran the power difficult in the current circumstances.’ going to need sound legislation that’s enforced.’ construction subsidiary Clients do appear to have a grasp of the ‘whole life According to Andrews, the government has to act of Balfour Beatty and held senior positions at BOC cost’ concept too, but it is something the industry hasn’t decisively in the next year, otherwise it will fail to meet Gases and Chicago Bridge been very good at proving, admits Andrews. its own carbon reduction targets. Of course, the other & Iron Company. NG is currently collating a range of post-occupancy side of that coin is instigating behavioural change in Activities: He is a data from its own purpose-built green building, Solais society. But no one, he concedes, can predict how long Chartered Engineer and House in Scotland, so engineers can look at the real that will take. l a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is chairman of the Regional Work and Skills Partnership Board (Yorkshire and Humber) and of the Advisory Board of Bradford University School of Management. He is a member of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network, and the CBI Construction Council. Education: The 49-year- old was born in London and educated at Imperial College, London, where he gained his degree in engineering, and he got an MBA at Cranfield University School of Management in Bedford. Solais House, the purpose-built HQ of NG Bailey, is undergoing post-occupancy evaluation.
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36 CIBSE Journal October 2009 www.cibsejournal.com Learning School diplomas
Uncertain course The introduction of vocational diplomas into British schools is meant to inspire young people to join the engineering and construction sectors. But, asks Simon Ellery, can they provide the skills and learning needed by the building services sector?
t has been described as the most radical reform of employment sector and work-related skills; additional British education in decades. The idea behind the and specialist learning, in which students can further range of school diplomas available for 14- to 19 year- their learning in a particular area; and generic skills to olds is to bridge the gap between academic study help them develop their English, maths and IT, as well Iand vocational skills, with industry heavily involved. as thinking and life skills. On paper this sounds like a dream ticket that would But this summer Ofsted, the inspection body, suit the government’s need to limit the numbers of criticised key areas of the diploma courses. It said: young people not in education, employment or training, ‘Work in functional skills lacked co-ordination in just and help the construction industry’s skills shortage. under half the consortia visited and, as a result, the But the fly in the ointment has been the recession, quality of teaching and learning varied considerably.’ which has seen the demand for new trainees plummet. Experts involved in the setting up of the courses say The courses have also come in for some criticism. the criticism is misplaced, while others say the course Not only have the government’s own educational needs time to develop. inspectors attacked the diploma courses for failing ConstructionSkills, the sector’s skills body, has a to deliver basic skills in English and maths, but mandate to provide training to ensure the industry The CBE many schools have pulled out, saying they are too has the skills for the upturn when, it is hoped, a raft of diploma needs academic. housing, schools and office developments are expected Industry estimates had forecast that construction to be given the green light. ConstructionSkills head of to be adapted in the UK needed an average of 37,000 recruits every education Nick Gooderson says: ‘For the first time in to suit the year between this year and 2013. And it is this demand the history of the schools curriculum, construction and capabilities that partly led to the development of the Diploma in the built environment features as a qualification that Construction and the Built Environment (CBE), which has national entitlement. of students was introduced a year ago – alongside the Diploma ‘We believe that, once teachers, parents and because at the in Engineering – and is now one of 10 vocational learners become familiar with the qualification it moment it is too diplomas available in schools and colleges. will become a popular choice and promote the huge The diploma is divided into three parts – principal array of career opportunities that exist in the CBE academic learning, in which students are taught about the industries.’ – George Carr
www.cibsejournal.com October 2009 CIBSE Journal 37 Feedback although, as is to be expected with any such initiatives, There are around 1,100 employers supporting the there are a few teething problems.’ first 44 CBE delivery consortia – the local groups of But more worrying for both ministers and the companies, training providers and others that work industry is that student numbers in the CBE diploma together to offer the service. A key factor for diplomas have not been as high as expected. The Foundation was to improve retention and provide a new learning Course – level 1 – has been criticised by some in the experience equivalent to GCSEs or A-levels. Students profession for being too academic, and significant are also given the opportunity to choose a specialist numbers of students have quit the course, blaming learning qualification as part of their diploma, and a lack of practical training. this will allow them to gain more knowledge and skill Stoke-on-Trent College’s programme manager in a particular vocation. for construction George Carr says two out of three Gooderson argues that the CBE diploma’s strongest schools have taken their students off the level 1 selling point is that it provides a hugely innovative course. We expect and interesting vehicle for learning; and it prepares Other concerns centre on the Foundation Course the diploma learners for either entering employment through grading, which is rated as the equivalent of a D grade mainstream apprenticeships or progressing into at GCSE. ‘The fact is that it is a big departure for will provide further or higher education. teachers as well as students,’ Carr says. ‘There needs us with a new Feedback from teachers and students has been to be a shift from the old “chalk and talk” style of pool of young hugely positive, according to Gooderson. ‘The recent teaching to more hands-on lessons. The CBE diploma Ofsted report on their introduction also reflects this needs to be adapted to suit the capabilities of students people who because, at the moment, it is too academic.’ have the skills Diplomas: 3-year roll-out He adds that a planned multi-million pound to make it in the construction centre being built jointly with the for vocational learning Building Research Establishment, featuring business construction • The CBE and Engineering diplomas were among incubator workshops, should inject fresh energy into and the built the first batch of five to be introduced in September the course. ‘This will be a major boost in delivering environment 2008. The other three were: creative and media; the CBE diploma,’ he says. society and health; and IT. Some observers say the government should have sectors • The CBE diploma is overseen by 44 delivery been more prescriptive about the practical element of – Tim Forrest consortia and had 1,700 learners last academic the level 1 diploma, as currently they vary greatly from year, with a further 3,000 that were expected to start area to area, while others point out that all vocational this September. diplomas have seen a fall in take-up. • Five new diplomas became available this September, taking the total now available to 10: High stakes business and finance; environmental; hair and But employers involved in the CBE diploma believe beauty; hospitality; and manufacturing. it is already making a difference. Tim Forrest, chief • A further four diplomas will be introduced in executive of construction firm HT Forrest, backs the September 2010 – public services; retail; sport and qualification and urges others to follow suit to avoid leisure; and travel and tourism – and another three a skills shortage when the country emerges from the a year later, in humanities; languages; and science. recession in 2011. He says: ‘We expect the diploma This will take the total to 17. will provide us with a new pool of young people who Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families have the skills to make it in the construction and the built environment sectors.’
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Bolton-based GJ Seddon is a leading contractor employing an in-house workforce of 550 people. Learning: new online CPD GJ Seddon’s lead for employer engagement for the modules from CIBSE CBE diploma nationally is Roy Cavanagh. He says: CIBSE is helping support further learning, for ‘Nationally [the diploma] gets a bad press and here we both recent graduates and the more experienced are in the forefront of a major educational change.’ engineers who wish to improve their knowledge in He argues that the CBE diploma is genuinely a particular area. exciting because it offers interesting views of ‘what The recently launched online learning modules is all around us every day such as what we live in, include seven hours of structured learning, along our school, where we work, where we watch sport and with a bank of material that helps to ensure people where we shop. All are involved in construction and finish the module with an excellent grasp of the the built environment’. subject matter. He adds: ‘The problem is that those who don’t look As part of the new online learning package, further just consider the trades. Important as they the online CPD modules are being launched this are, this diploma offers real openings into worthwhile For the autumn. These new modules will help keep people careers [and positions], such as developers, architects, up to date and also help meet CPD commitments. building surveyors and building services engineers.’ The first four modules are: services He thinks that it creates better communicators, • Heating systems update; and importantly, better problem solvers. ‘These are engineering • Cooling and ventilation systems update; areas which employers are crying out for. We need to • Facilities management update; and sector this encourage more youngsters to realise the pluses of • Lighting update. means that our industry and this also means career teachers being more supportive of the industry.’ For further information, visit: more young Catherine Elliott, development manager for the www.cibsetraining.co.uk people might SummitSkills, the skills body for the building services consider careers engineering sector, says: ‘It is still very early days but said: ‘We have supported the diplomas from the outset our understanding is that the CBE diploma is being and really hope they deliver what they promised. in the sector well received by learners. We expect participation ‘Learners will start to understand the multitude from a younger to increase as more consortia begin to teach the of career opportunities in our sector, and how age qualification, and as awareness and understanding professional bodies like CIBSE set standards and help grows.’ individuals to progress.’ – Catherine There was extensive employer consultation over Both industry and the government have a lot riding Elliott the course and companies have supported the CBE on the CBE diploma. In 2010 there are expected to be diploma, ‘not just by work experience placements but more than 180 consortia. By the end of 2010, young through the design and delivery of learning activities’, people in almost 80 per cent of English local authority she adds. This has also meant that the course is areas will be able to study the diploma. informed of the latest developments. There is no doubt that the stakes are high. But if the Elliott says the diploma entices young people that industry is to avoid a skills shortage like the one that would otherwise never have looked at construction. followed the recession in the 1990s, the diploma has ‘For the building services engineering sector this to be fine-tuned to be a success. Carr is optimistic: ‘As means that more young people might consider careers long as the diploma evolves to suit the capabilities of in the sector from a younger age.’ pupils it is aimed at, I think it has a strong future.’ l CIBSE helped plan the content of the principal learning for the level 3 diplomas, and represents www.cbediploma.co.uk the Construction Industry Council on the steering www.direct.gov.uk/diplomas group for the Diploma in CBE. Angela Ringguth, www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19 professional development consultant to the institution,
www.cibsejournal.com October 2009 CIBSE Journal 39 Tony King (left) with Darren Jones of Efficient Air. Colin Streater Colin
Towering example The Tower of London was prisoner to rising energy costs, so the head of facilities management called in a qualified HVAC assessor. There followed a series of quick wins that cut costs down to size. David Arminas reports
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It’s often thought that there is little to be done in terms of energy savings with older buildings, but we found that basic conservation measures can have a significant impact – Tony King
An assessor was brought in to review the HVAC system at the Tower and propose energy-saving measures.
acilities management at the Tower of London has and help commercial buildings to increase their energy come a long way since William the Conqueror efficiency, King was determined to steal a march on appointed the first constable there in the 11th incoming air conditioning legislation, bringing in an century. The prisoners may be gone but Tony assessor earlier this year – well ahead of the deadline. FKing, head of maintenance and facilities, does have the This gave plenty of time to put efficiency measures in Crown Jewels under his care – not to mention the two place, and even to reduce energy bills before a heavy million visitors who flood through the gates each year. tourist season. King knows the Tower intimately in its present ‘As a self-funding charity, we are affected by the rise Savings configuration – but also how it has changed over in energy costs and we were aware that inspections Big cuts in the years. ‘The Duke of Wellington, who was also a of the air conditioning plant could make significant energy and constable, could be considered one of the first FM- cost savings,’ said King. ‘It’s often thought that there CO2 emissions minded managers of the Tower,’ he says. ‘The Tower’s is little to be done in terms of energy savings with The Waterloo block’s moat has been dry since 1830 after he deemed it a older buildings, but we found that basic conservation total electricity health hazard and drained it.’ measures can have a significant impact.’ consumption in 2007 As late as 1960 the Tower still housed Wellington’s The building gets its main heating from a range was just over 1m kWh, costing £75,750 based on original barracks, Waterloo, with 1,500 residing or of boilers in the old hospital block basement. An a tariff of 7.5p/kWh. working within the Tower’s walls. Today, across its underground constant temperature circuit leads to a Gas consumed in numerous buildings, there remain only around 150 header in a roof void, where a constant temperature 2007 was just under residents and 200 staff – but in King’s care are also pump works for the air handling units (AHUs). 950,000kWh, costing countless treasures and antiquities. The roof void is a far cry from the darkened, £23,711, based on 2.5p/kWh. Priceless exhibits, including the Jewels and regal respectful exhibit areas on the lower floors. Light filters costumes, require a constant temperature. Ensuring in from several large windows to reveal AHU pipes and Of the total £99,000 electricity and gas that the plant keeps the building cool is of major heating ducts – some only inches in diameter, others expenditure, it took importance, and efficiency has a huge impact on more than a foot across; all are now well lagged. King £60,000 to run the energy bills. But King, who arrived at the Tower 10 says that his M&E team had been operating what they heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. years ago, had a problem. thought was a well-proven preventative maintenance ‘The plant was last refurbished just before I came plan, so they would change the roof cavity air filters on The HVAC survey from Efficient Air estimated here and it was probably installed 15 to 20 years before a predetermined basis. ‘But we noticed that sometimes that, by following report that. It would break down because there had been they were as black as they could get, and it was all recommendations, there certain neglect on the M&E side. If a chunk of the because of recent building works nearby. So we should could be a 22 per cent saving on kWh to run building falls off, I can cordon off the area. But if I have changed the filters more frequently.’ the HVAC system. This have a heating or electrical failure, I usually have to This is where the real value of an air conditioning equates to around 37 per shut the building down.’ assessment comes in, he explains. Current assessment cent cost savings and also an annual reduction Attention to planned preventative maintenance led legislation is the minimum requirement. If you have of carbon dioxide to an improvement but efficiency of plant was still an a lot of plant under building management system emissions of 236 tonnes. issue. As part of a package of initiatives to encourage control, then you would probably want equipment >
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The Waterloo Barracks holds > performance reviews more frequently. Also, have the priceless exhibits such as the assessor put the equipment under a more powerful Crown Jewels, and requires a microscope than legislation requires. We found that some of the filter constant temperature. Darren Jones, the assessor from Efficient Air, did medium coils were blocked, making just that: ‘There is a requirement to look inside some the motor work harder, consume of the air-handling units. But we went further and did pressure tests. We found that some of the filter more energy and possibly in the medium coils were blocked, making the motor work short-term burn the engine out harder, consume more energy – and possibly, in the – Darren Jones short term, burn the engine out.’ It used to be a commonly held view that you would Air’s report included cleaning or replacing filters and rewind motors in air handling units if you had an coils, mending broken door catches and the lagging engine failure. Some research has suggested that a of ductwork. One AHU needed a recalibration of a Key facts re-wound motor is around six to eight per cent less temperature sensor to stop the machine running at near efficient than when factory-new. The newer energy full capacity. For the most part, payback is set between Waterloo efficient motors, rated Eff1, can typically save between two and eight months, certainly well within a year. block six and 10 per cent energy over older types, says King. But estimates of savings are only that, says King. To Total floor area of the In effect, a rewound motor means you have a unit of turn the estimates into real cash, he urges facilities three-storey Waterloo up to 16 per cent less efficient than its new replacement managers to improve their follow-up procedures; also, block, including the of similar specifications. Value for money for rewinding they should check to make sure that staff complete their basement, is 60,300 sq ft, with a conditioned versus new has to be weighed up from this perspective, tasks, as his experience has told him that things can get area of 32,300 sq ft. says King. left for another day. There is, however, not likely to be a Ground and first floors Waterloo’s chilled water system was switched off for pot of gold at the end of the assessment rainbow. conditioned by 10 air the winter so it was not possible for Efficient Air to ‘In a site like this there won’t likely be something handling units (AHUs). assess efficiency. But the efficiency of the compressors, that will save you [a large sum of money]. It will be Top floor offices radiator- refrigeration units and cooling towers, around 25 to 30 the odd thing here and there that can save a couple of heated only. years old, is not too bad, says King. New refrigeration thousand pounds each. But it all adds up. You won’t Basement archive systems using the latest inverter technologies generally become rich by changing only one item.’ l storage is conditioned by another AHU. have up to 15 per cent greater cooling capability and use only half the energy. But replacement, rather than A version of this article first appeared inFM World, All 11 AHUs are fixed- volume systems. deep maintenance, is being driven more by legislation the magazine of the British Institute of Facilities on HCFCs. The vast majority of quick wins in Efficient Management. www.fm-world.co.uk
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Ian Enness Ian Measure > for measure
Making lots of small, low-cost improvements across its huge property portfolio was a successful energy-saving strategy for low carbon award winner Leisure Connection. Now it has its eye on even bigger prizes. Ewen Rose reports
hen Leisure Connection was nominated Leisure Connection is a building services client for the CIBSE Low Carbon Awards 2009, with clients of its own. It manages a portfolio of more its strategy to deliver energy savings across than 60 properties, including four national sports its huge portfolio of managed sites was to centres, community and school leisure centres, and an rollW out a series of relatively low-cost measures to show its impressive theatre in St Albans, mostly on behalf of local clients that much could be achieved on a small budget. authorities. This approach, which led to it being named Low Leisure centres are notorious energy consumers, with Carbon Client of the Year in the awards, has borne lots of fl oodlighting and high hot water demands during fruit and the group is on track to reduce utility costs, long periods of occupancy. Leisure Connection’s head of including water consumption, by its target of 12 per cent. property services Paul Bailey estimates that the sector However, since the award, more improvement has been is responsible for around £700m worth of energy use made and, in the second phase of these changes, the annually and that this fi gure is still rising. It is a big company wants to take more ambitious steps and make target, and even relatively modest improvements can deeper cuts to its carbon footprint. deliver big savings. >
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and movement sensors when a scheduled relamping is taking place.’ Local authorities are also ‘having their collars felt’ by the government, according to Bailey, who says they need help to achieve their compulsory carbon targets. The start of the Carbon Reduction Commitment next year is also ‘concentrating minds’. ‘Because we have been doing this for a while and have experience of most of the available technologies we are well placed to advise them,’ he says. In its nomination for the award it was praised for taking ‘small steps to make big gains’. Across the country it replicated the use of swimming pool covers to cut down overnight heat losses (which has had a big impact, as 70 per cent of Leisure Connection sites have pools). It also recommissioned the building management system (BMS) and rolled out a programme of sub-metering – with many meters having automatic reading facilities so that data could > Heat loss Paul Bailey... making changes be gathered and analysed remotely. Leisure Connection has looked at the fabric of as opportunities arise. Now Bailey is looking to put energy conservation its buildings and several have undergone minor higher up the corporate agenda by putting the spotlight refurbishments in an attempt to improve heat loss on the group’s 12 largest energy users – the so-called and increase the amount of natural daylight. In the ‘Dirty Dozen’ that are responsible for over 50 per cent past two years, Bailey and his team have worked closely of Leisure Connection’s entire energy consumption. with the Carbon Trust to develop an energy and water This is where the next concentration of effort will be, conservation strategy. Increased use of automation he says. to control heating and cooling, plus installation of technologies such as water-saving shower heads, led Champions to some impressive results – one site cut its utility costs Energy champions have been appointed for each site, by 16 per cent, which translated into an annual saving We are and they are responsible for gathering data from the of £32,000. energy meters on a daily basis. Regional champions As a property manager the group bears the energy setting each oversee the process, and the league table approach is costs, so the individual clients need to be persuaded of our energy seen as an important tool for keeping the different sites that it is also in their interests to make the changes. champions on their toes. ‘Some were keener than others, but most of them ‘Measuring and monitoring is absolutely critical,’ now recognise that we all have responsibilities,’ says some key says Bailey. ‘And we are setting each of the champions Bailey. ‘We started with the things that didn’t cost performance some key performance indicators so we can measure anything and were easy to do. Then we built up to the indicators so we progress.’ He is also applying degree days’ information low-impact stuff, like changing pumps and motors. to the data to produce a robust analysis of how the ‘We try and make a change when the opportunity can measure systems are performing. arises. For example, we will put in energy-saving lamps progress Getting this kind of commitment and changing
Deadline looms for CIBSE Low Carbon Performance Awards 2010 There is still time to get your entries in for • Refurbishment of the year; your projects the attention they deserve and the 2010 Low Carbon Performance Awards. • Product innovation of the year; get your entries in today. All entries need to be received by 30 • Low Carbon Consultant of the year (only October 2009 – so there’s no time to delay. open to CIBSE LCCs); CIBSE Members awards The CIBSE Low Carbon Performance • Low Carbon Energy Assessor of the year – CIBSE has also just announced two new Awards recognise and reward proven EPC (only open to CIBSE LCEAs); awards, which will be presented as part of achievements in delivering carbon saving • Low Carbon Energy Assessor of the year – the awards night on 3 February at London’s in buildings. These high-profile awards DEC (only open to CIBSE LCEAs); Grosvenor House Hotel. showcase innovative and inspirational • Client of the year – energy performance; The two new awards are: low-carbon solutions and highlight • Client of the year – low carbon operation; • Consultant of the year; and carbon reduction in both the design and • Low Carbon Manager of the year; and • Contractor of the year management of buildings. • Training Initiative of the year. Entries are now invited for these two The awards categories are: Entry forms and all criteria can be found separate awards – criteria and entry forms are • New build of the year; at: www.cibse.org/awards2010 – so give also available at: www.cibse.org/awards2010
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And investment in technologies will play a bigger part in the future. Combined heat and power (CHP) is one area that Bailey and his team are looking at, because they feel the modern systems are better suited to today’s projects. ‘Some of the older systems were too big and the contracts too long. There was also a problem with high servicing costs, but we are actively looking at CHP again. There are also some exciting opportunities for powering CHP with straw or methane gas in rural areas.’
Returns Reporting is a major concern for most organisations, and several of Leisure Connection’s clients now ask for hearts and minds is the key component of the strategy. Bisham Abbey... one of four quarterly energy reports and want to see improvements Bailey estimates that changing behaviour alone was national sports centres every period. Bailey explains that it is the law of responsible for a seven per cent drop in energy use. managed by Leisure diminishing returns, and extra investment will be Connection. ‘We call it the digital approach; that is, use your needed if they want to continue to see progress. finger and turn things off,’ he says. ‘Although the ideal Green measures can also lead to other benefits, as is for people not to turn things on in the first place.’ the theatre Leisure Connection manages in St Albans However, it can be a struggle sometimes to make discovered. Its underground bar had to be continually sure money is spent in the right areas and not on illuminated using highly inefficient fluorescent ‘statement’ technologies. ‘Most of them prefer the lighting, which was ‘pretty unpleasant’ and generated visible stuff – they want a bit of green bling, but we more heat than light. know that it is often the measures you take behind the ‘We switched the whole lot over to LEDs, improved scenes that make the big difference and deliver the the lighting levels, and the running cost is one lorry loads of carbon saving. hundredth of what it was. This is the sort of result we ‘They don’t know about optimisers and better boilers, but we do, and they need our advice.’ That does not mean that the group is ignoring the We are hostage to costs like bigger investments. In fact, Bailey has already told his clients that if they want to step up their game they many other organisations, so Leisure Connection will have to invest. But with the credit crunch biting, these improvements are made for it has been harder to get investment, especially for Simple steps the soundest of business reasons technologies with long payback periods. to cutting ‘There is funding out there, but we miss out on a energy as well as to meet our corporate lot of it,’ says Bailey. ‘We are bigger than a small or Appointment of site responsibilities medium company, so don’t qualify for the support they and regional energy get, and we are not a local authority – we are stuck in ‘champions’ are keen to share with all our clients,’ says Bailey. the middle, but we still have to pay the energy bills. So League tables – capture Energy roadshows help spread the lessons learned we are looking at leasing deals and investments where hearts and minds throughout the group, and these have taken on a greater it might be possible to pay the loans back from energy Energy sub-meters: big urgency with the approach of winter. Bailey recalls the savings.’ sites take daily meter particularly harsh winter of two years ago when the readings He does feel there should be more coming from the group took a huge hit on running costs, which made a government. Reduced or zero-rate of VAT on energy Swimming pool covers: major dent in the group’s profits. reduce overnight heat efficient investments would be a welcome first step, loss (70 per cent of sites ‘We are hostage to costs like many other organisations, and the Enhanced Capital Allowance system needs have pools) so these improvements are made for the soundest improving. Variable speed drives for of business reasons as well as to meet our corporate air-handling units responsibilities.’ Variable speed motors The group also believes that Display Energy Certificates are a useful tool for gauging consumption Relamping with low energy lamps and progress against their own targets. This was a key Leisure Connection Leisure Changing pumps aspect of the company’s CIBSE award entry submitted by Richard Hipkiss of i-prophets, who carried out a Variable speed motors range of energy assessments for the group. Recommissioning of Bailey believes the award has been a big help in building management systems giving their carbon reduction efforts ‘credibility’ with clients. Leisure Connection has also used the CIBSE Roadshows to share experiences 100 Hours of Carbon Clean-up initiative to help engage Another LC project... Blackwater Leisure Centre, Maldon, Essex. and empower site employees. l
www.cibsejournal.com October 2009 CIBSE Journal 47 A range of heating technology is now available (above and opposite). Heat is on for raising system efficiency Excellent energy efficiency lies at the heart of nergy efficiency has become a major driver in the commercial and industrial heating the best industrial and commercial heating sector, and is pushing the boundaries of boiler design, and how this is achieved poses a big technology. Important technological advances Ehave increased the energy efficiency of commercial challenge to the building services industry, boilers over the past decade, to the extent that it is now writes Ian Vallely a given that this established and well-proven technology offers high efficiency and reliable performance. Recent programmes to improve the quality and energy performance of educational buildings have brought significant – and beneficial – changes to the
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built environment. However, some believe the approach financial costs of consumption,’ he says. to selecting heat emitters hasn’t always kept pace. James Parkinson, brand marketing manager at boiler Says David Shuttleworth, technical director of It’s important maker Vaillant, agrees that customers are benefitting Dunham-Bush, a supplier of fan convectors and that the heating from huge energy efficiency improvements to heating perimeter and radiant heating: ‘This is an area that needs system is technology – but not as much as they should be. to be addressed, both by the manufacturer ensuring that For Parkinson, many of the benefits from using suitable heat emitters are available, and by the specifier sufficiently improved technologies are lost through poor control recognising the need to address this issue. responsive strategies, and a failure to understand how the whole ‘For example, the move to condensing boilers favours to match the heating system works in relation to the building fabric lower water temperatures than traditional boilers if and other services. maximum condensing is to be achieved. Similarly, heat loss and He adds: ‘The industry now has access to highly many more projects are now using heat pumps, again accommodate sophisticated controls, such as weather compensation, with lower flow and return temperatures, to improve any internal heat that can keep condensing boilers in condensing their efficiency in cold weather. mode for most of their operating life. Hopefully, ‘In parallel, better insulated buildings reduce heat gains, with as the requirement in the new Part L of the Building losses, while the thermal mass of the building fabric little overshoot Regulations for commissioning strategies to be has remained almost constant, leading to protracted or undershoot submitted as part of the initial design will begin to see warm-up periods at full load. Once the spaces have such solutions specified as a matter of course.’ reached the design temperature, it’s important that the as possible Yan Evans, technical director of Andrews Water heating system is sufficiently responsive to match the – David Heaters and Potterton Commercial Boilers, part of Baxi heat loss and accommodate any internal heat gains, Shuttleworth Commercial Division, believes that the single biggest with as little overshoot or undershoot as possible, thus challenge facing the industrial/commercial heating conserving energy.’ sector in the coming five years is the introduction This implies the need for tight control of the heating of the Eco-Design of Energy Using Products (EuP) system, an area that also concerns Mark Northcott, Directive. commercial sales director at Remeha: ‘The better the This legislation, which is likely to be introduced in control, the greater the energy efficiency, the higher 2010, will impose stringent energy efficiency levels the fuel savings, and the lower the environmental and for space heating and hot water generation systems, >
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The industry now has access to highly sophisticated controls that can keep condensing boilers in condensing mode for most of their operating life – James Parkinson
zero-carbon technologies, such as solar thermal, heat pumps and combined heat and power (CHP) products, to reduce fuel consumption and carbon footprint. Peter McCree, director and chief executive of ICOM Energy Association, agrees that the EuP Directive will challenge the industrial and commercial heating sector: ‘It has still not been made clear how the EU intends to move forward. It will affect both heating and hot water, and it has taken a mammoth struggle to make the consultants understand that, at the lower end of the UK commercial market, the majority of heating products are sold through merchants as individual Controls can be crucial to > and Evans sees it having a profound impact on the items and not as packages,’ he says. running a system. way the industry operates: ‘The commercial heating He adds: ‘At the larger end, it becomes a bespoke industry can only meet [the minimum performance package and there are many people involved in the requirements set by the EuP Directive] if the market installation. However, this means that legal compliance players move away from being equipment suppliers should be easier. The proposed system approach to being solution providers, and taking ownership of a to ensure that whole system efficiency is raised and broader scope of supply on projects.’ meets the required standards cannot be dealt with by He thinks the minimum system efficiency target the merchant supplying a package.’ of the EuP Directive of 96 per cent in 2013 can Evans says there still appears to be a huge gap in the only be achieved through the use of a combination marketplace when it comes to the detailed knowledge of technologies in commercial plant rooms, i.e. of the application of low- and zero-carbon technologies, conventional commercial boilers and water heaters and their integration and operation with commercial operating alongside, and in conjunction with, low- and boilers and water heaters. >
Trends The next big thing in industrial and commercial heating is ... We asked a number of industry figures: towards the use of heat pumps and CHP Peter McCree, ICOM Energy Association: ‘What will be the “next big thing” in products working in harmony to deliver The next big thing will be the adoption of industrial/commercial heating in terms of ultra-low carbon solutions. ‘blue flame’ burner technology as standard. technology and or “trends”?’ Here are some The incorporation of liquid biofuels responses: Richard Evans, Buderus: may become the norm, providing the There are already two dominant trends government does not overtax the product Yan Evans, Baxi Commercial: – one is for increased energy efficiency and allows it to be competitive with fossil Heat pumps appear to be favoured of buildings, and the other is the use of fuels, or even advantageous to switch. by legislative measures such as the EuP greener energy sources. The difficulty Directive. These could be ground source, comes in predicting, in the long term, Mark Northcott, Remeha: air source or gas absorption heat pumps. which of the many available technologies The onset of renewable technologies This is as a result of the potentially high best fits at the point where these two trends such as solar energy, biodiesel, biomass Coefficient of Performance that can be meet. boilers, heat pumps, etc, has meant achieved if heat pumps are used in the As no one technology yet offers a single that more conventional high-efficiency appropriate applications with suitable load solution, the answer is the next big thing condensing boilers have been used more temperatures. will be hybrid heating systems, with for ‘top-up energy’. We believe that micro- and mini-CHP combinations of multiple technologies. The If renewable sources are starting to act, products will feature more in domestic key to the successful integration of these in effect, as the ‘lead boilers’, it follows that dwellings and commercial applications, technologies will be the controls, and it is the boilers supporting them will get smaller. due to carbon dioxide reduction potential probable that flexible, energy optimising Indeed, I believe that as more commercial offered by displacing grid supplied controls will be the most important element projects become renewable-based, the trend electricity. There may also be a trend until a single technology emerges. towards smaller boiler plant will accelerate.
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Energy New tariff system could revolutionise CHP The introduction of feed-in tariffs (FiTs) next April could lead to a significant surge in demand for microgeneration technologies in general and combined heat and power (CHP) in particular, according to David Shaw, business manager for Baxi-SenerTec UK. Under a FiTs system, electricity companies are obliged to buy renewable electricity at above market rates. This, he warns, is spread throughout the supply ‘While there is still some confusion about the detail, we chain, from architect, consultant, and design engineer, The EuP are working on the assumption that the FiT will consist to contractor, installer and equipment supplier. of two elements: an amount users will receive for the Directive will ‘The implication is – and this applies to all the electricity they generate and use on site, and an export affect both technologies – if the solutions are not applied, tariff for any surplus that they sell back to the grid. The integrated and controlled appropriately, then the overall heating and export tariff is likely to be set at 5p/kWh; the generation solution will not deliver predicted carbon savings. This tariff will depend on the technology used,’ he says. hot water, and may lead to disappointed end users and the market Shaw says this will make the financial argument for it has taken losing faith in the technology and those involved in CHP more attractive. ‘It is clearly bonkers to generate the project.’ a mammoth all your electricity centrally. Power stations waste huge Evans predicts radical changes in the way the amounts by throwing all the heat generated by the process struggle to make industry is structured in the next five years: ‘The drive away, and then make it even worse by adding transmission the consultants for higher system efficiencies, and the mixture of losses on top. heat sources being present in the commercial plant understand ‘The grid is in deep trouble, and we face major room, leads to more complex hydraulic systems and blackouts in the near future. We must quickly find that – Peter installations, and may result in partnerships forming alternative sources of electricity that offer security of supply McCree between key market stakeholders, i.e. design engineers, using tried and tested technology. The fact that CHP also installers and equipment suppliers, forming some provides heating puts it in a very strong position, and we form of alliance to deliver the appropriate systems and expect to see a lot of market activity in the coming year.’ awards_ad_half_pagev2:awards_ad_half_pagerequired performance.’ 16/9/09 l 16:41 Page 1
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The Basic Psychrometric Processes The CPD articles in the April and August editions of the CIBSE Journal have considered the main properties of moist air that may be determined from a pair of coincident properties using the Psychrometric Chart and how values may be calculated in the absence of a chart. This article moves on to develop the core processes that are plotted on the chart as means of illustrating and investigating the changes that take place to the properties of humid air as it is ‘conditioned’. Symbols are defined in the box at the end of the article – you may also find it useful to be able to refer to those earlier articles (both are available online at www.cibsejournal.com)
The start of the process photo-enlarged chart (or a specific area from include both latent and sensible change the The outline of the chart is as shown in Figure the chart produced by computer software) individual processes are simplified to straight 1 and it may be used for individual rooms or will improve the resolution. lines. The lines that join the start and end processes as well as describing the changes points on ‘real world’ processes that include to properties that take place in a complete air Plotting the air point latent heat transfer may curve; however, for handling system. When illustrating the air When lines are drawn on the chart they reflect HVAC analysis it is normally just the start and condition in a project or job notes it might changes in sensible heat or latent heat or a end points that are important. be clearer to refer to a printed chart (possibly combination of the two. Sensible heat is that Sensible heating is shown in Figure 2. This conveniently plastic coated and reusable) added to, (or taken from), moist air without a may be achieved, for example, with a heater to read off the data and then convert that change in moisture content and latent heat is battery made up from rows of hot water or into a sketch similar to that shown in the that added to, (or taken from), moist air without steam coils, or electric resistance heaters or as figure where the data and processes are not a change of dry bulb temperature. The energy the result of some heat recovery mechanism lost in the plethora of printed lines. When contained in the air (as indicated by Enthalpy, (such as a flat plate heat recovery device). The considering whole processes on a standard h) relating to both the sensible and latent opposite process, sensible cooling, is shown CIBSE Psychrometric chart (particularly energy increases towards the right and the top in Figure 3. For a cooling coil to provide when considering ‘summer’ cycles) the of the chart as each of dry-bulb temperature sensible cooling only (and no latent cooling) individual process lines can be quite tightly and moisture content increase. When using the coil surface temperature must be greater bunched and difficult to discriminate. A the Psychrometric Chart for plotting cycles that than the dew-point temperature of the air. >
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> In HVAC it is unlikely that Process Calculations a simple ‘latent’ only cooling To explore the calculations process will be present. However associated with the processes ‘combined’ latent and sensible discussed so far consider the cooling will regularly take place cooling coil shown in Figure 8, in the same piece of equipment - where all the data has been read off for example in a cooling coil that a CIBSE Psychrometric chart. The has a surface temperature below psychrometric values were based on the dew-point temperature of the on-coil and off-coil dry-bulb and the incoming air. This combined wet-bulb temperatures as indicated process will produce an off coil in the diagram. For any type of temperature somewhat higher psychrometric process the rate of than that of the actual temperature energy transfer to or from the air of the coil (known as the Apparatus may be simply determined from Dew Point, ADP and shown as the chart using the relationship point X on Figure 5). Power (kW) = mass flow rate How close the dry-bulb (kg/s) × enthalpy change (kJ/kg) . temperature of point B approaches = m Δh the ADP will depend on the Figure 1 – Outline Psychrometric Chart So P = 0.75 × (66.0 – 40.5) = effectiveness of the cooling coil. 19.1kW This will relate such parameters as This may be split into the power the number and shape of coil rows, used to provide the sensible and the spacing and type of fins on the latent cooling and this is given . . coil, and the air velocity. by m (hY – hB) and m (hA – hY) This is commonly combined in respectively. the term known as ‘contact factor’, For the same system the Contact β – where the contact factor is a Factor, β may be established from
measure of how close the air will β = (θA – θB) / (θA – θX) = (30 – get to the coil ADP and can be 16.5) / (30 – 10) = 0.67 (or 67 per seen as the fraction of the distance cent) between points A and X of the and the Bypass Factor will be distance A to B ie: contact factor = (1 – 0.67) = 0.33. AB/AX. The rate of water vapour By virtue of the way that ‘similar removed from the air may be triangles’ work AB/AX = (g – g )/ obtained from A B . (gA – gX) = (θA – θB)/ (θA – θX). m × Δg = 0.75 × (0.0140 – 0.0098) The term ‘bypass factor’ is = 0.0032 kg/s (or 3.2 g/s) sometimes used and is simply (1 Figure 2 – Psychrometry of Sensible Heating These calculations may be – contact factor). reorganised to determine unknown The process that would typically result Air Conditioning Engineering book). The variables for any of the processes illustrated in from a steam humidifier (almost pure latent concept of a ‘contact factor’, in this case this article. A future article will combine these heating) is indicated in Figure 4 – it can known as saturation efficiency is still apparent processes to examine system psychrometry. reasonably be considered as a vertical line as being the fraction of the approach to the © Tim Dwyer following a constant dry-bulb temperature. saturation curve. A steam humidifier will produce a small Where two air streams combine Further Reading amount of sensible heating since the adiabatically (as they normally would) the Air Conditioning Engineering, Jones WP, higher temperature of the device (the tube) resulting air will have a psychrometric state Butterworth 2001, Chapter 3 carrying the steam into the air will increase that is related to the proportions of each of ASHRAE Fundamentals 2009, Chapter 1 the temperature of the air and there will be the combining air mass flowrates. This is a very slight sensible heating effect from the indicated in Figure 7 as air stream A mixing Symbols steam itself. with air stream B to produce mixed air at Δ = difference So-called Adiabatic (constant energy) condition M. The ratio of the lengths AM to β = contact factor -1 Humidification as shown in Figure 6 BM is simply the same ratio as the quantities g = moisture content kg⋅kg da practically characterises the processes of of air mass flowrates (and in this particular h = enthalpy kJ⋅kg-1 . atomising spray and ultrasonic humidifiers case would indicate that the greater mass m = mass flowrate, kg/s . (as well as the rarely used recirculating spray flowrate is from branch B, mB). P = power, watts and wetted pad humidifiers). By convention The resulting psychrometric states may μ = percentage saturation % the process is shown as being along the wet therefore be determined as, for example, θ = dry-bulb temperature °C . . . . . bulb temperature line (for discussions on m θ = m θ + m θ and m g = m θ' = wet-bulb temperature °C (normally sling) M M. A A B B M M A the validity of this see Chapter 3 of Jones’ gA + mB gB
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Figure 3 – Psychrometry of Sensible Cooling Figure 4 – Psychrometry of Steam Humidification
Figure 5 – Psychrometry of Sensible and Latent Cooling Figure 6 – Psychrometry of Adiabatic Humidification
Figure 7 – Psychrometry of Mixing Air Streams Figure 8 – Example Psychrometric Process
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[email protected] (A425) London London www.interbuild.com FIRE SAFETY l 4 Nov 2009 Introduction to l 20 Oct 2009 Evolution and CIBSE/OTHER TRAINING l 6 Oct 2009 Managing Building Services (A421) London the Optimum Design of Buildings Human Behaviour in Fires and l 17 Nov 2009 Building Electrics London l 14 Oct 2009 East Midlands Emergencies (A406) London basics 1: Choosing electricity The principles of evolution and their Innovation: Code for Sustainable l 27–29 Oct 2009 Fire Safety supplies (A428) London application to buildings by CIBSE’s Homes Nottingham Engineering Design – Principles & BUILDING REGULATIONS AND Intelligent Buildings Group. An overview of the code. Practice, three-day course (A416) ENERGY EFFICIENCY www.cibse.org/ibgevent www.bre.co.uk London l 15 Oct 2009 Renewables: Solar l 21 Oct 2009 Planning for l 22 Oct 2009 Cost, energy and l 27 Oct 2009 Control of Door Thermal Energy (A408) London success: examining the economic carbon savings through FM and Release Arrangements: New l 20 Oct 2009 Introduction to landscape and profit opportunities engineering leadership for existing BS7273-4 half-day course (A414) Sustainability (A410) London for construction 2009-13 London and future buildings London London l 22 Oct 2009 Building Key industry forecasts and insights. Workshop exploring how to achieve l 10 Nov 2009 Examination of Regulations Part L2: How to www.cnforecasting.co.uk cost, energy and carbon savings in the new BS9999 on Fire Safety in Demonstrate Compliance (A412) l 26 Oct 2009 Retrofitting Solar buildings. [email protected] Buildings (A424) London London Shading London l 27 Oct 2009 Whole-life costing PROJECT MANAGEMENT l 27 Oct 2009 The Carbon Solar shading issues. Call 020 8675 – theory Bracknell l 22 Oct 2009 Successful Design Reduction Commitment – new 5211 or [email protected] Important principles. www.bsria. Management (A413) London course (A415) London l 26-27 Oct 2009 Sustainable co.uk/training-and-events l 27 Oct 2009 “Hitch Hikers” l 28 Oct 2009 An Introduction to Innovation 09 Surrey Guide to Whole Life Costing Energy Efficiency (A417) London Future opportunities and challenges CPD TRAINING – Practical Skills for Project l 24 Nov 2009 NEW COURSE – in low carbon. www.cfsd.org.uk Engineers (A517) London Building Regulations Part G (2009) l 28 Oct 2009 Green Building To find out more about the courses l 12 Nov 2009 Practical Project explained (A432) London
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IN2 Engineering are a modern, progressive consultancy practice with a proven track record in low energy design. We currently have offi ces in both Dublin and Belfast. Senior Engineer Due to our continued expansion, we are now seeking to recruit the services of a highly motivated, forward thinking Senior Building Services Engineer (Mechanical) (Mechanical Design) to complement the existing team within our Belfast offi ce. £30,011 - £33,661 pa Ref: X09/092 Responsibilities Include: • Communicating directly with clients, developing and maintaining our existing key client relationships and maximising opportunities for repeat business. Mechanical Surveyor • The ability to recognise new business opportunities, together with the preparation of proposals for winning new projects. £28,636 - £31,754 pa Ref: X09/093 • Managing, Preparing and taking responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions for detail design. • Demonstrate the ability to manage a team of Project Discipline Engineers and Electrical Surveyor Technicians. £28,636 - £31,754 pa Ref: X09/094 • Acting as Job Leader, managing single or multi-disciplinary projects. • Continually ensuring that practices, policies, strategy and services represent our client’s best interests. Design Mechanical & Job requirements: • Degree in Engineering plus 6-10 years relevant post graduate professional experience Electrical Engineer Trainee within a consultancy practice. £22,221 - £23,708 pa Ref: X09/095 • Chartered or Member of a relevant institution. • Excellent communication skills, dealing with both clients and other employees. • Confi dent, proactive character, ability to take the lead in challenging situations. For more information and to apply please visit • A strong design record in low energy projects, from building concept right through to hand over. www.shropshire.gov.uk/jobs We are off ering: Email: [email protected] quoting • An excellent salary and benefi ts package, commensurable with your position and our job reference number. experience. • An opportunity to become involved in the management of one of the country’s most innovative practices.
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Exxell is a leading specialist provider of permanent Estates and Facilities and temporary recruitment across all engineering areas such as in building and construction, rail, Carbon Reduction Manager civils and facilities management. £29,704 - £35,469 p.a. Whilst our name is new our experience spans over With the ability to inspire and motivate others, you will take a lead on 30 years within the building environment. Formerly the integration of effective energy and water management systems Oracle Global Resourcing and based in the into all activities of the university. Liaising with key stakeholders you South East we recruit across the UK and will minimise the consumption of gas, electricity and water and internationally for the following permanent or advise on the purchasing of energy contracts. A key task will be to freelance positions: reduce the environmental impacts for the University by developing energy management programmes in line with the University’s M, E & P Design Engineers (all levels) environmental management system and estates strategy. Design Team Leaders / Managers Educated to degree level or equivalent with professional membership Associates / Directors CAD Technicians / Coordinators to the Institute of Energy or CIBSE, you will have practical experience Sustainable / Environmental Engineers of energy management in a large organisation. Comprehensive Low Energy Engineers knowledge of environmental and sustainable construction issues BREEAM / Part L / LCC / ECoHomes / EPC / DEC is essential along with demonstrable experience of budget management, producing business cases and grant applications. You will be a highly Our clients include leading M&E consultants, sub and main contractors, effective communicator with the ability to persuade staff at all levels, niche markets such sustainability and environmental as well as smaller independent and deliver and manage change effectively. contractors. Application forms and further particulars are available on our website: http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs, by email: To find out more about the opportunities we have available contact us now: [email protected] or by telephoning: 0121 359 0870 (24 hour answerphone). (CVs will only be considered Paul Bartlett MIRP tel: 01483 654469 / 07901 005181 email: [email protected] if accompanied by a completed application form). Reference number R090275. Jamie Argyle MIRP tel: 01483 654468 / 07901 005182 email: [email protected] Closing date: Friday 16th October 2009. For opportunities with contractors please contact: ‘Quality and Equality’ Waylon Pun tel: 020 3102 5187 / 07901 005174 email: [email protected] www.exxellgroup.com www.aston.ac.uk
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To advertise your jobs with ESTATES DEPARTMENT CIBSE Journal contact: [email protected] SENIOR PROJECT 020 7324 2787 MANAGER (ENGINEERING AND ICT) £48,987 per annum Ref: 090907/001 Birmingham City University is seeking to recruit a client side Senior Project Manager with an Engineering and ICT background to support the delivery of its ambitious new 28,000m2 City Centre Campus development. You will take a lead role in ensuring that the Universities servicing and ICT The home of building services strategies are delivered through the consultant design team and be pivotal in achieving a fully integrated smart building solution through detailed design, vacancies in print and online commissioning and ultimate occupation. To succeed you will hold an appropriate degree and ideally a professional qualification, and be able to demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of integrated building engineering solutions. You should be able to demonstrate project management experience at a senior level within a large organisation and possess excellent communication, IT and organisational skills.
The University seeks to be a single status employer and benefits include up to 32 days annual holiday, an index linked contributory pension scheme and an employee medical scheme. To apply online or to find out more about our current vacancies visit www.bcu.ac.uk/jobs Alternatively, if you need the application in a different format, please contact the Human Resources Department on 0121 331 6693 (please quote the appropriate reference number). Closing Date: 16th October 2009. Interview Date: 13th November 2009.
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Hyndburn is a great place to work. Over recent years we’ve established an impressive reputation as a Council with a strong sense of direction and an enviable record for improving services and getting things done. we now have an exciting opportunity for Senior Mechanical Services someone to join our team. EngineerÊUÊ,iv\Ê -£{äÓ Hyndburn is an attractive area set in the heart of Pennine Lancashire, within easy reach of Manchester, the Lakes and the Coast. The Borough, comprised of Accrington and the Senior Building Services Engineer, surrounding Market Towns, is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of regeneration EnvironmentalÊUÊ,iv\Ê -£{äÎ which is delivering real and substantial improvements to the quality of life in the area.
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Moving to the Movers & Shakers Real estate distributor hopes the company appointment will help to develop ‘dark’ side Hammerson plc closer links with the specification has announced and contractor market. Levy has that its chief almost 20 years’ experience in Grant James has always been a executive of the HVAC sector. almost 10 years is stepping contracts manager at heart, but his down. John Richards will be Stuart Brear, replaced by David Atkins, who C.Eng; MCIBSE latest role at ABS London has opened has been with the company for joins Wise his eyes to ‘the dark side’ of 11 years. He leaves his position Management of managing director of Services (WMS) pre-contract and estimating Hammerson’s UK business to as director for take on the role. business development. Brear is Grant James has spent nearly a chartered electrical engineer 30 years living in the ‘fairly well Paul Finch has and has considerable experience insulated world’ of building been appointed in building and engineering services. as the new services and systems. He joins He started his career at Haden chairman of engineering and services expert, Young as a technician engineer, CABE, the WMS, from Carillion IT Services progressing to contracts manager Commission for where he was regional director. before joining ABS London and Architecture and the Built specialising in the London fit-out Environment. Finch is currently Jeff Gatlin, MCIBSE, PE, LEED market. Now, as mechanical programme director of the World AP, an American member of contracts director, his role is varied Architecture Festival and will CIBSE, has been appointed to to the extreme. Never knowing take up the post officially in the ASHRAE Members Council from one day to the next where he’ll December. PAOE Subcommittee. He also be – or, indeed, which project will I have gained a recently accepted a four-year divert his attention next, he splits appointment to the City of his time between the office, site greater respect for the Hernando (Mississippi) Historic visits and client meetings. estimator manfully Preservation Committee. He And, although he admits there is holds many other volunteer no such thing as a ‘typical’ day, he working away at the committee roles within the is always in the office for 7.30am. coal face industry, as well as being vice His clients’ demands can involve Weatherite Building Services president and co-owner of meetings to discuss a potential new challenging and diverse role than Limited (WBS) has announced Thompson Engineers, Inc, in project to reviewing a submitted you might think.’ two key appointments. Mike Memphis, Tennessee. tender. The recession forced ABS to Turton is now the company’s But the time he does spend in diversify, and is what led James to managing director, and Martin A renewables the office is used to ‘realise’ the alter his role, moving from the ‘cosy Thomas has been promoted to energy company promises he has made. Typically cuddly world’ of contracting to sales director. It is anticipated has recruited it consists of analysing tenders, the ‘dark side’ of pre-contract and that the move will strengthen the Sharlene Wilson preparing the packages that go out estimating. senior management team as technical to potential sub contractors and One of his recent projects began following the retirement of consultant. suppliers, and preparing prices with a phone call asking him to visit former managing director, Clive Wilson joins Perpetual Energy for the client on time. Most days a building in Portsmouth at short Evans. from Sustainable Energy his time is also spent dealing with notice to price up the installation Installations Ltd, where she was queries on tenders, which are at of heating and air conditioning Mark Bone has a project engineer. In her new various stages. units. Ideas were discussed before joined BG role she will be responsible for ‘I must admit, us contract James priced the project and wrote Controls as projects across Europe. managers have always had a a specification. Once the price was operations healthy disregard for the sales, agreed, ABS was able to process director for its new A heating, air pre-contract and estimating side the order and work started on-site. office in West conditioning and of the business,’ concedes James. ‘I thought this role would be a Sussex. Bone has 15 years’ refrigeration ‘After all, we were the top guns at breeze after contract management. experience in managerial and company has completing projects to suicidal How wrong I was. It’s interesting engineering roles, and will now be recruited David programmes, within ludicrous how, in a short space of time, my responsible for sales and business Roberts to the budgets, resolving estimating view of this side of the business has development at BG. role of commercial director at oversights and endeavouring to live changed; I have gained a greater Carrier. Roberts has been with up to outrageous promises made respect for the estimator manfully Marcus Levy has the company for more than 27 by the sales Johnnies. working away at the coal face.’ been recruited as years, during which time he has ‘However, for the last six area sales held positions in industrial months I have been charged with Email your latest people manager – south refrigeration, sales, marketing overseeing estimate preparations appointments and role at Coolmation. and service, both in the UK and profiles to with a view to securing projects in The chillers overseas. [email protected] a difficult market place. A far more
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