CIBSE Addresses Building Sustainability
May 23, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) launched three tools to address building sustainability: an introduction to sustainability; Guide L: Sustainability, which addresses the fundamentals of sustainability; and a searchable online tool.
The introduction to sustainability explains the origins and meaning of sustainability and aims to contribute to a more sustainable built environment, according to CIBSE Chief Executive Stephen Matthews.
CIBSE said the free document is appropriate for clients, contractors, planners and legislators.
Secondly, the guide focuses on the fundamental principles of sustainability and emphasizes the importance of adopting a strategic approach, Matthews said.
The guide also examines opportunities that are open at the early design stages of a project and features summaries/case studies of sustainable techniques and technologies.
Guide L: Sustainability explains how to help the U.K. meet its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 60% by 2050 and tackles a host of related issues such as:
- Water shortages.
- Energy costs.
- Climate change.
- Flood risk.
- Loss of habitat.
- Unsustainable resource use.
- Waste disposal, especially from construction activity.
Thirdly, the online tool was designed as a searchable online database of good practice guidance and enables users to generate a shortlist of measures related to a specific sustainability issue and pick the ones that are suitable for their particular building. The tool features guidance documents from CIBSE, as well as from other organizations, including BSRIA, BRE and CIRIA.
Source: The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).