BSSEC are proud to have contributed to the IET Academy BS EN 16247 Energy Auditing Course which is now available to purchase on the IET Academy Website. This course takes the learning from over 500 energy audits and provides a...
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BSSEC in partnership with the Energy Institute has developed a 5-hour CPD training package designed for ESOS Lead Assessors and also, both internal and external auditors undertaking ESOS energy audits and looking to gain CPD hours. The training package provides...
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The Energy Institute has two of its Registers of energy professionals approved as meeting the required standards to act as ESOS Lead Assessors. These are the Register of Professional Energy Consultants (RPEC) and the register of Chartered Energy Managers. With phase...
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Compliance with the medium combustion plant directive and specified generator controls legislation in the UK (MCPD)...
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Energy is the lifeblood of all business and energy spend will only go in one direction in the future – up. Purchasing energy is therefore of vital importance in the energy management and procurement profession. In this CPD article for the...
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe’s largest professional engineering institution, launches its Academy this month and BSSEC is honoured to be contributing to the e-learning content. The IET Academy is an e-learning solution, set up to...
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From the 1st of April 2018, the Government’s ‘Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards’ (MEES) be in full force. These Standards will render ‘F’ and ‘G’ EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) rated buildings “sub-standard” for all new leases, renewals and extensions. The non-compliance...
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BSSEC is in the process of delivering 150 independent Level 4 TM44 Air Conditioning Inspections to a nationwide non-food retail chain. The contract involves implementing a delivery methodology which offers economies of scale. It covers stores in England, Scotland, Wales...
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BSSEC has been contracted to prepare an online ‘Engineer to Manager’ course for the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The IET runs professional development training courses which are designed to help individuals and organisations reach and stay at the leading edge...
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Combined heat and power (CHP) or cogeneration, is a highly efficient process that capitalises on the heat generated as a by-product of the generation of electricity. When operated correctly, CHP leads to significant savings with the potential to deliver up...
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BSSEC has been awarded a large contract to deliver Air Conditioning Inspections across multiple sites for an international retailer. This well-known international retailer, who cannot be named due to confidentiality, has 130 sites requiring inspections to CIBSE TM44 standard. The...
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BSSEC has recently entered into an agreement with The Sport, Leisure & Culture Consultancy (SLC), who advise councils and private sport & leisure businesses across the UK on asset management and improved revenue strategy. Duncan Wood-Allum, Managing Director of SLC,...
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BSSEC has partnered up with leading energy assessor accreditation business, Quidos, contributing to its energy efficiency training portal with a series of online CPD courses. Quidos’s online training centre is a valuable resource, used regularly by its large customer base of energy assessors for...
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BSSEC is delighted to announce their membership of BSI’s Associate Consultant Programme for accreditation standards support. The Associate Consultant Programme exists to help businesses who realise the importance of gaining environmental or energy management certification but may not have the expertise,...
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Repairing the construction and operation value chain with good leadership Any chain is useless with a gap or missing link. But that is exactly what we have in the value chain between building designers/constructors and building users/operators. It matters because...
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Paul Bennett will be speaking next week at the Major Energy Users Council on behalf of the British Institute of Facilities Management’s (BIFM) Special Interest Group. The event takes place on the 2nd of March at London’s Tower Bridge Guoman Hotel....
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Can’t see the wood for the trees? Use Big Data to deliver strategic energy savings. Introduction Are we blinded by an abundance of energy data? Perhaps we are, given that (evidence suggests) all too often we are not actually using...
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From April 1st 2018, the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) will be in force. From this date, it will be illegal to agree a new lease on a commercial property with an F or G Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
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Making data centres energy efficient can be a challenge as they are daunting and complex environments to manage. Powering the equipment and maintaining the environment can account for over 98% of the building’s energy use. Globally, data centres currently account for over 2% of energy use...
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Although there’s definite a nip in the air, this is the perfect time of year to be reviewing the efficiency of your air conditioning systems… Air conditioning systems can be expensive to run – adding up to 50% to a building’s energy...
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