VOICES | JULIE GODEFROY Climate action plan A year after the Institution published its debut plan for climate action and mitigation, CIBSEs Julie Godefroy summarises the first update A KEY Current activities P lans for further action Possible further activity to be explored members feedback welcome year ago, CIBSE published its first climate action plan to frame how we could increase our efforts on climate action and mitigation. We mapped our current, and planned, activities in the areas where we have a duty and the ability to act. The plan is now going through its first annual update, with key points summarised below. For the full plan and webinar, visit bit.ly/CJSept19plan Education As a professional institution Further encourage and reward the Member of CIC Climate Change panel; contributing to cross-industry climate action plan and working groups, for example data and retrofit Increase awareness of the Code of Conduct; this is now promoted in 2020 Guide L; suggestions from members welcome, for example summary of benefits for clients? Practising what we preach our Balham office and activities Disclosure of performance: Display Energy Certificate, updated in December 2019. Research New research areas (cibse.org/knowledge/research) include retrofit, embodied carbon in building services, and circular economy New research insights (bit.ly/CJAug20insight) on retrofit to NZEB standards, and circular economy principles in building services BSERT special issues, for example zero carbon, retrofit. FEEDBACK CALL This climate action plan has been informed by input from members, other professional institutions and the wider industry. Please send your thoughts, how we could help you, and where you could support our activities, to JGodefroy@cibse.org academia and explore how we could increase the emphasis on climate change, adaptation and the transition to zero carbon in CIBSE course accreditation; we welcome feedback from academia, recent graduates and members of accreditation panels. Events, dissemination and awards monitoring of building performance, and disclosure of data Review awards criteria to increase consideration of embodied carbon. Guidance Setting a strategy and objectives towards net zero: Input in RIBA 2030 Sustainability Challenge Revised Guide L: Sustainability, 2020 bit.ly/CJAug20GuideL Input and support to the LETI one-pager on new operational net zero carbon buildings bit.ly/CJAug20LETI Online energy benchmarking tool (bit.ly/CJAug20tool); upcoming 2020 update, including domestic benchmarks; collaboration with others to share data Further development of benchmarking tool. Delivering performance: New mapping of how our guidance can help deliver net zero, against LETI one-pager bit.ly/CJAug20netzero Policy New working group on hot water temperatures for Regular input to policy consultations and government energy efficiency and low-carbon heat; guidance being drafted for instantaneous systems New working group on electrical engineering for net zero; strategic guidance being drafted Input to the LETI Embodied Carbon Primer Guidance on assessing embodied carbon of building services products being drafted New and updated guidance on heat pumps being drafted or scoped: Domestic heating design guide (DBSP); TM51; heat pumps in large residential schemes Produce new electrical engineering guidance including benchmarks, plant sizing, demand reduction and management, interaction with the network and EVs Produce new guidance on heat networks: 5th gen/ ambient loops, and low carbon retrofits Develop our guidance on domestic and non-domestic retrofit, including historic buildings New Code of Practice for zero carbon buildings. working groups New position statements on net zero carbon buildings, planning, and overheating bit.ly/CJAug20Pos Briefing of green recovery bit.ly/CJAug20Green Signatory to joint BPN statement on regulations for operational performance bit.ly/CJJan20BPN Competence and training New joint webinar with ASBP on embodied carbon in building services (23 July 2020) bit.ly/CJAug20asbp Reviewing our training programme against latest guidance and the net zero agenda DR JULIE GODEFROY is technical manager at CIBSE We have started to engage with Part of RIBA-led working group to develop joint industry curriculum on climate change and sustainability Introduce mandatory CPDs on climate change and zero carbon buildings. 16 August 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE August 2020 p16 Julie Godefroy PL V2.indd 16 24/07/2020 15:49