6 Minutes to Midnight - Insights & Practical Solutions to Making a Difference in the Built Environment by 2030 ... and Beyond
In 6 Minutes to Midnight we will explore several themes:
Session 1 of the event, titled Pathways Stairways and Highways, set the tone for the entire series by discussing the grid carbon trajectory and exploring microgrids and flexibility. Load balancing between properties, as well as pilot project case studies, will also be discussed.
Session 2, titled Leaving a Legacy, explored how we can trade off embodied carbon and operational energy. Issues related to embodied carbon in MEP were discussed, including the need to act wisely while acting now.
Session 3, Back to the Future, focused on retrofit opportunities, including heat pumps, as well as the impacts of working from home and changing societal norms, such as millennials and Gen Z who are demanding change. Redefining loads for electric systems design will also be discussed.
Session 4, Back to the Future Pt II, discovered how co-generation and tri-generation can help us achieve the ultimate goal of a sustainable built environment. The selection of refrigerants, as well as the environmental impacts of batteries, will also be explored.
Session 5, To Infinity and Beyond…2030, rounded off the seminar series by exploring how building services design can promote agility and sustainability. AI and 'Smart' technology, as well as microgrids, was also discussed in this session.
The series ran virtually as 5 weekly sessions, 12pm - 2pm AEST, Tuesday 22 Aug 2023 – Tuesday 22 Sept 2023
Who this seminar series targeted:
- Building and Operations Managers
- Building Monitoring and Modelling Engineers
- Building Services Engineers
- Commercial Property Owners
- Consulting Engineers
- Commercial Tenants
- Energy and Sustainability Managers
- Facilities Managers
- Government Employees
- Installation and Maintenance Contractors
- Property Managers
- Project Managers
CIBSE is not-for-profit and dedicated, year-on-year to bringing knowledge and best practice opportunities to the industry to support the art, science and practice of building services engineering.
