Andrew Geens has been Head of Certification at CIBSE for nearly 5 years. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of CIBSE (FCIBSE) as well as being a registered EPC and DEC assessor. Prior to this Andrew was Professor of Building Services Engineering at the University of Glamorgan and has contributed to many research papers within the industry. Andrew’s interests in the sector include: indoor air quality, energy efficiency and low energy design in buildings; which have been demonstrated through his teaching, research and consultancy in both the UK and mainland Europe.
After announcing their intention to remove CCL exemption for electricity from renewable sources earlier this year, the government are now being challenged with legal action.
We have read many articles recently that express concerns about how many companies have notified the Environment Agency that they have complied with their ESOS obligations. Astonishingly this figure currently sits around 2% – approximately 200 of the estimated 10,000 businesses that are expected to participate.