CIBSE NEWS IN BRIEF Views wanted for CIBSE response to ecodesign proposal CIBSE is seeking views for its response to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategys (BEISs) proposal to update the ecodesign requirements of lighting products from 2023 and 2027. BEIS is proposing that lamps offered for sale in Britain have a minimum energy performance of 120lm/W by 2023 and 140lm/W by 2027, with some exemptions. CIBSE will be responding through the Society of Light and Lighting and contributing to a wider industry response. For details, and to contribute, visit bit.ly/3KpEDG8 by 27 March. The consultation document, impact assessment and draft regulations are all available for review. Ken Dale Travel Bursary Entries are now open for the 2023 Ken Dale Travel Bursary. The bursary offers building services engineers in the developmental stage of their careers the chance to win up to 4,000 to travel the world, researching how different conditions impact the built environment. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2023. Aluwaine Manyonga won the 2022 bursary, and travelled to Southern Africa to research the impact of off-grid solar-powered lighting. For more information on how to apply, go to: bit.ly/CJMar23CN3 The 2022 bursary winner focused on off-grid solar Leading experts host electric building webinar Latest in #GrowYourKnowledge series looks at challenges of electrification The CIBSE #GrowYourKnowledge webinar series continues in 2023, with an event on the All-Electric Building on 15 March. The webinar is based on a session held at Build2Perform Live, and looks at the challenges of electrification, including grid capacity, design strategies, and accommodating electric vehicle charging (Part S). The panel considers approaches to electrification, including strategies for existing building stock. To illustrate these challenges, and potential solutions, they present a recent case study of Convent Way, a new all-electric residential development in Hounslow (see Current challenge, CIBSE Journal, January 2023). The webinar is chaired by Katie ClemenceJackson, sustainability associate at QODA, and the speakers are: Chris Twinn, principal Chris Twinn at Twinn Sustainability Innovation; Tony Day, energy research consultant; and Henry Metcalfe, senior electrical engineer at QODA Consulting. Previous webinars include: Dynamic thermal modelling of basic blinds, TM69; Urban albedo: developing a canyon albedo calculator (R106); Commissioning Code M: Commissioning management launch; Heat pump installations for large non-domestic buildings; and What does net zero mean? CIBSE-LETI FAQs. All are available to watch on demand. Since its launch in April 2020, the #GrowYourKnowledge series has held 71 webinars, and attracted more than 27,000 attendees. The most popular webinar in 2022 was Heat pump installations for large non-domestic buildings (AM17 launch), with more than 1,000 attendees. For more information and to register for any of the webinars visit: www.cibse.org/ growyourknowledge Katie Clemence-Jackson Certification webinar looks at opportunities around net zero CIBSE Certification is hosting a free webinar on 9 March, focusing on the challenges and opportunities around net zero carbon, with guest speaker Simon Wyatt, partner at Cundall. Wyatt leads Cundalls net zero carbon and sustainable governance teams, and is an environmental specialist focusing on carbon-reduction policy and strategy. He is widely recognised as a leading authority on net zero and whole life carbon in the built environment, and has authored official policy on embodied and whole life carbon in the UK and internationally. Over the past few years, Wyatt has delivered the first WELL-certified projects in both Europe and the Middle East and North Africa. He has also been instrumental in helping to develop net zero carbon and whole life carbon definitions and methodologies for the Greater London Authority and the Construction Industry Council Hong Kong. Register to attend at bit.ly/CJMar23CN1 12 March 2023 www.cibsejournal.com