24 CONTENTS News 6 News Queen s Speech; industry denes net-zero operational carbon; Whitehall fears another Carillion 13 CIBSE news 20 Loud and clear on noise control Jack Harvie-Clark believes proposed regulations fail to address excessive noise from mechanical ventilation systems 53 Q&A Government must take the lead if thousands of heating engineers are to be retrained to help meet the UKs net-zero carbon targets, says IDHEE director Peter Thom BuroHappold is digital champion; Building Simulation Group winners revealed; YEN conference in Malaysia Voices 16 Getting zero done, too! Hywel Davies considers the contents of the Queen s Speech and Tory manifesto 24 No time to lose We report on the highlights from the CIBSE Build2Perform Live event in November 18 Action and data for 2020 Julie Godefroy outlines how Part L 2020 and the Future Homes Standard should be amended 19 State of independence 28 COVER FEATURE A journal of discovery Lolli Olafsson calls for verication of product information Geoff Prudence explains how the updated Guide M life tables for maintainable equipment align with BESA schedules and RICS cost guidance SPECIAL FEATURES Battery storage and renewables; retrofitting 35 News A round-up of renewables project and product news 22 Down to zero Five experts discuss their priorities for the year ahead to ensure were on the path to zero carbon 32 Bringing data to the table Technical Features 17 Feedback Combustible language; and vivaria lighting discussion 18 20 36 Plugging in numbers Phil Lattimore looks at a project integrating electric vehicles with all-electric homes 40Film studies How a BIM library for window lm will allow the technology to be modelled accurately during design Andy Pearson nds out how Arup created a digital twin to reveal the services secrets at the FTs listed Bracken House ofce 4 January 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Jan20 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 20/12/2019 15:04