4 Monodraught Innovations that help deliver a zero carbon future W the eco answer to air conditioning Monodraught WINDCATCHER® natural ventilation systems provide an energy free alternative to conventional air conditioning using just wind, solar power and thermal movement Tel: 01494 897700 www.monodraught.com the alternative to electric lighting SUNPIPE® natural daylight systems minimise the need for electric lighting during daytime use and are the ideal alternative to rooflights and skylights <strong>as</strong> energy free lighting, saving up to 75% on lighting costs <strong>CIBSE</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> April 2011 www.cibsejournal.com
www.cibsejournal.com Editorial Editor: Bob Cervi Tel: 01223 273520 Email: bcervi@cibsejournal.com Reporter: Carina Bailey Tel: 01223 273521 Email: cbailey@cibsejournal.com Senior designer: David Houghton Technical editor: Tim Dwyer Advertisement sales Sales manager: Jim Folley Tel: 020 7324 2786 Email: jim.folley@redactive.co.uk Sales consultant: Mark Palmer Tel: 020 7324 2785 Email: mark.palmer@redactive.co.uk Sales executive: Darren Hale Tel: 020 7880 6206 Email: darren.hale@redactive.co.uk Recruitment sales: Stephen Fontana Tel: 020 7324 2787 Email: stephen.fontana@redactive.co.uk Advertising production: Jane E<strong>as</strong>terman Tel: 020 7880 6248 Email: jane.e<strong>as</strong>terman@redactive.co.uk For <strong>CIBSE</strong> Publishing co-ordinator: Nicola Hurley Tel: 020 8772 3697, email: nhurley@cibse.org Editorial advisory panel George Adams, engineering director, Spie Matthew Hall Laurence Aston, director, Buro Happold Patrick Conaghan, partner, Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers Rowan Crowley, director, eInside Track David Hughes, building services consultant, MTT Consulting Philip King, director, Hilson Moran Chani Leahong, senior <strong>as</strong>sociate, Fulcrum Consulting Nick Mead, group technical director, Imtech Technical Services Christopher Pountney, graduate engineer, AECOM Alan Tulla, president, the Society of Light and Lighting Ged Tyrrell, managing director, Tyrrell Systems Ant Wilson, director, AECOM Morwenna Wilson, graduate engineer, Arup Terry Wyatt, consultant to Hoare Lea <strong>CIBSE</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> is written and produced by Cambridge Publishers Ltd. Tel: 01223 477411. www.cpl.biz 275 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JE. Editorial copy deadline: First day of the month preceding the publication month The opinions expressed in editorial material do not necessarily represent the views of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (<strong>CIBSE</strong>). Unless specifically stated, goods or services mentioned in editorial or advertisements are not formally endorsed by <strong>CIBSE</strong>, which does not guarantee or endorse or accept any liability for any goods and/or services featured in this publication. <strong>CIBSE</strong>, 222 Balham High Road, London SW12 9BS Tel: 020 8675 5211. www.cibse.org ©<strong>CIBSE</strong> Services Ltd. ISSN 1759-846X Subscription Enquiries If you are not a <strong>CIBSE</strong> member but would like to receive <strong>CIBSE</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, subscribe now! Costs are £80 (UK) and £100 (international). For subscription enquiries, and any change of address information, ple<strong>as</strong>e contact: Nicola Hurley at nhurley@cibse.org or telephone 020 8772 3697.Individual copies are also available at a cost of £7 per copy plus postage. Cover photo: Simon Weir www.simonweir.com ABC audited circulation: 19,139 January to December 2010 editorial Budget scores zero for homes U-turn there w<strong>as</strong> much to applaud in l<strong>as</strong>t month’s Budget, which provided some genuinely good news on the built environment. In just one example, much concern had previously surrounded the proposed Green Investment Bank, which will be a crucial mechanism for funding technological growth and development. Its coffers were to be limited to just £1bn of start-up finding, and it w<strong>as</strong>n’t going to be allowed to operate <strong>as</strong> an investment bank. But, according to the Budget, its start-up funding is to be trebled; it will operate a year earlier than expected; and it does seem that it will be given some leeway to act <strong>as</strong> an actual bank. This would have been the main green headline from the Budget. However, a document published alongside the Budget details revealed an apparently significant backtracking by the government on its commitment to make all new homes ‘zero carbon’ from 2016 (News, page 6). Although the details are not fully clear at time of writing, it seems that ministers have effectively watered down the whole definition of ‘zero carbon’ by explicitly ruling out a household’s use of everyday plug-in electrical appliances from the scope of the Building Regulations. Why? We can only <strong>as</strong>sume that ministers are yet again kow-towing to the house-building lobby – and thereby undermining Chancellor Osborne’s claim that the Budget demonstrates the government’s commitment to being ‘the greenest ever’. When it comes to meeting green targets, we need a much more uncompromising approach. Otherwise, we can forget about having any real chance of achieving what the targets – including the 2016 deadline for zero carbon homes – were actually all about: real change. We can only <strong>as</strong>sume that ministers are yet again kow-towing to the house- building lobby Bob Cervi, Editor bcervi@cibsejournal.com www.cibsejournal.com April 2011 <strong>CIBSE</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> 5
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