The group provides:
- Regular news through Twitter and email updates.
- An 'Ask the expert' Q&A forum on LinkedIn.
- Carbon Bites - short articles giving a rapid overview of key topics.
- Power Hours - Industry events to discuss the topics of the moment.
- Responses to government policy consultations and legislation.
As a leading source of guidance and standards for services in buildings, CIBSE has prime responsibility for meeting the sustainability challenges head on. The job of the Energy Performance Group is to ensure that we do it effectively.
Terms of Reference
- Help building professionals become aware of the opportunities for energy saving within the buildings they are involved in - both new and existing.
- Encourage best practices in the use of passive solutions, and new and developing technologies to reduce carbon emissions.
- Maintain building professionals' awareness of the latest developments in low or zero-carbon technologies.
- Keep building professionals aware of market conditions and government initiatives related to energy saving.
- Provide a forum to explore the lessons that can be learned, and disseminate these.
- Provide a central source of links and information (including information about training and certification in energy inspection).
- To support members involved in energy initiatives. To support CIBSE members in their obligations under the Code of Conduct. To support CIBSE members to "have due regard for environmental issues in carrying out their professional duties". To support CIBSE members in their commitment to implementing the CIBSE Sustainability policy.
- Obtain feedback on the energy performance achievements of members.
- Set out a plan for CPD, which would enhance the competence of members to carry out energy-efficient design and operation of buildings.
- Support the implementation of legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions in buildings.
Energy Performance Group (EPG) Working Groups [created in 2025-2026]:
- Seminar Working Group [to focus on joint collaborative EPG-YEPG seminars].
- Carbon Bites Working Group [to also liaise with the CIBSE Journal], and Carbon Sound-Bites Working Group [to do and broadcast brief podcasts to spotlight stakeholders and EPG-related key issues that they have problem-solved or are problem-solving].
- Events and Marketing Working Group [to promote EPG events (including via our EPG LinkedIn, and via social media), and to liaise with CIBSE National Events and the CIBSE Marketing Team].
- Knowledge Publications Working Group [to liaise, including with the CIBSE Knowledge Management Committee (KMC) and the CIBSE Knowledge Generation Panel (KGP). To explore, initiate and pursue either creating new (or updating existing) CIBSE knowledge publications].
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Training Working Group [to liaise with the CIBSE Training Team and the CIBSE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Panel to identify EPG training needs and facilitate them].
- Policy and Consultation Working Group [to bring relevant consultations to the EPG committee’s attention and work to request the committee to respond to them].
- Technical Activities Working Group [to facilitate EPG Power Hour future topics, times, dates, and venues, and to seek collaboration with other CIBSE Networks and/or relevant external networks].
Contact us
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