2020 May
Incoming CIBSE president Stuart MacPherson made an appeal for net carbon standards and an ambitious programme to refurbish existing buildings in his inaugural address this week. Delivering his speech via video, he called for targeted investment in low carbon solutions to drive recovery from the devastation of the Coronavirus pandemic.
CSA Awards 2020 - call for Nominations.
Building on the success of the 2019 event, which saw the awards ceremony move to a new home at the Guoman Tower Hotel in Central London, the 2020 CSA Awards Dinner will return to this prestigious venue, albeit at the new dateline of Friday 20th November; brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More refrigerant bans possible, says government
The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation
A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.
