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07 October 2016 | Updated 01 January 1970

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA), Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) are partnering to organise and host The Building Services Summit 2016, which will take place at the British Library on Wednesday 23 November.

The event will also include other supporting organisations, including the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA).

The theme of the Summit will be the long-term operational efficiency of buildings.

Problems linked to the ‘performance gap’ where buildings fail to meet the energy efficiency and carbon emissions targets envisaged by the design team are a key priority for the BESA, according to the Association’s technical director Tim Rook. “This event is extremely timely. Collaboration between different parts of the supply chain and the bodies that represent the key professions will be crucial to narrowing the performance gap, which will be under the spotlight during the Summit.”

He added that speakers would also consider the implications of minimum energy efficiency standards being imposed on all rented buildings from April 2018. “This will increase demand for our members’ expertise to upgrade services and improve the way buildings are operated and the services are controlled.”

Kate Bellingham to chair

Former BBC presenter and engineer Kate Bellingham is to host a series of panel discussions at the Summit. Following a four-year spell on the BBC’s flagship science programme Tomorrow’s World, Kate has spent considerable time pushing for the greater involvement of women in engineering. In 2011, she won an outstanding achievement award for her campaigning and charitable efforts on this issue.

The Summit will focus on how the construction sector can deliver buildings that operate more effectively and efficiently in the long-term. Presentations from government, research bodies and building managers will be supported by panel discussions.

Confirmed speakers for the event include senior civil servant Roy Evans of the Cabinet Office who will be presenting on the Government’s Soft Landings programme; and Paul Kavern of the British Library, who will be offering a view on how the Library has faced its challenges as a building.

Samantha Kennedy, Deputy Director, Home and Local at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, will also be presenting on managing the public sector real estate in an energy efficient way.

Dr Kerry Mashford, CEO at National Energy Foundation will be opening the event with a paper entitled, ‘10-80-10 – facing up to the real building performance challenge’.

Picture: Kate Bellingham

Article written by Cathryn Ellis | Published 07 October 2016

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