In these fast-paced talks, from our ‘Power Hour’ events, we have a panel of speakers each with 8 minutes to present followed by a moderated panel discussion. We have a timer counting down from 1 hour and everything needs to be finished in that time!
Power Hour: What can stop the electrification of commercial buildings?
The electrification of buildings has been rising on the sustainability agenda in the past few years, one of the reasons is the decarbonisation of the electricity grid resulting in lower emissions than the gas grid. This has pushed the industry to look at ways that commercial buildings can electrify, and the effects this might have on the electricity grid.
We gathered three experts to talk on this subject including an overview of CIBSE’s TM 67, the importance of retrofitting with electrification in mind and the impact electrification could have on the electricity grid. There was also a panel discussion on questions submitted by the audience.
Speakers:
• Dr Tony Day, Energy Research Consultant, Tony Day
• Jennifer Elias, Principal Building Performance Engineer, AECOM
• Daniel Burke, SSE
Download the presenter's slides here.
Power Hour: The rise of fuel poverty in the current market and how to address it: what are some long-term solutions to fuel poverty?
Energy prices have increased significantly in recent times and are projected to increase at unprecedented rates over the next few years. How can building service engineers be part of the solution? Should we be retrofitting existing properties, or demolishing homes and building to new regulations? And how can we make these solutions affordable for tenants as well as property owners / managers?
In this EPG Power Hour, four experts talk on this subject:
• George Munson, Leeds City Council talks about “Leeds PIPES: Affordable Low Carbon District Heating. Surviving Market Volatility.”
• Brogan Watkins, Hoare Lea covers “Bryn Bragl: Pioneering Energy Positive Social Housing”
• Lisa Ann Pasquale, RetrofitWorks presents on the subject of “About PAS2035: Retrofit to relieve Fuel Poverty”
• Billy Cliffen, Turner & Townsend examines “Social Housing Retrofit”
Jake Attwood-Harris, Populo Living, Ricardo, hosted the event
You can watch the event below:
Power Hour- How to Predict Energy in Use?
There has been a growing demand in recent years for accurate operational energy predictions from initiatives such as Design for Performance and the push for net-zero carbon targets. This has pushed the industry to improve standardised approaches to energy performance calculations and reduce the performance gap.
In this Power Hour, three experts talk on this subject:
- Dr Nishesh Jain, UCL gives an ‘Overview of CIBSE TM61-64’
- Richard Tibenham, IES, provides ‘A software provider’s point of view’
- Dr Ruchi Choudhary, University of Cambridge gives a case study of ‘Digital twins in the built environment’
Dr Helen Gavin, Ricardo, hosted the event
You can see the slides used below:
Dr Nishesh Jain
Richard Tibenham
Dr Ruchi Choudhary
Power Hour- Survey: What does Zero Mean?
22 October 2021
CIBSE and LETI are now working together to produce a set of FAQs on the definitions, and we are running a survey about it, to make sure the definitions are applied consistently in as many real-life situations are possible, and that they deliver the right outcomes. CIBSE and LETI held an event on 8 November to hear people’s views on key questions on the meaning of Net Zero.
Power Hour - Retrofitting Properties: Where Is The Road Map To Net Zero?
22 October 2021
We gathered together experts in the field to talk on this subject. After each speaker set out their view, there was a question and answer session moderated by Helen Gavin (Ricardo).
Geraldine O'Farrell, Historic England: Historic Buildings
Tina Fawcett, University of Oxford: Residential Retrofit
Matthew Mapp, Sweco: The need to balance operational and embodied carbon and will touch on the potential issue of stranded assets
Do We Need Regulation to Achieve Net Zero Carbon in Offices?
8 July 2021
We gathered together experts in the field to talk on this subject. After each speaker set out their view, there was a question and answer session using questions posed by the live audience moderated by Helen Gavin (Ricardo).
Access the presentations:
Alastair Mumford, Devon City Council: Net Zero in Offices
Carl Brooks, CBRE: A Property Management Perspective on Net Zero
Debbie Hobbs, ISG: The Game & The Players?
Roger Macklin: CIBSE EPG Introduction
Simon Keen, Hogan Lovells: The Legal Perspective
Simon King, Mitie: Net Zero in Buildings Making it Happen
Hydrogen Heating: The Future in the UK - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
19 May 2021Access the presentations:
Serene Esuroso, Carbon Trust: A brief overview of hydrogen for heating
Chris Train, CT Energy: Gas Goes Green: Decarbonising Heating
Ricard Lowes, Exeter University: Hydrogen for heat: the good the bad and the ugly
Heidi Genomi, Energy Advisory, Programme & Project Management, Arup: Hydrogen for Heating
Low and Zero Carbon Heat Networks: Can it be done?
21 January 2021
Access the presentations:
Antony Meanwell, Eon Energy: "Citigen Decarbonisation"
Bhav Patel, Vattenfall: "Performance of Heat Networks"
Henrietta Cooke, BEIS: "Low Carbon Heat Networks - Policy Environment"
Phil Jones, London South Bank University: "Heat Networks"