The UAE is the latest region to have its own CIBSE TM65 embodied carbon guide. TM65 is used to calculate the impacts of embodied carbon in building services systems, and since its launch in 2021 there have been additional versions for Australia and North America (covered in more detail in this month’s CPD). There are also TM65 guides for lighting and residential heating, and Amazon contributed to a guide for logistics centres. More transparency around the impact of products and materials will be key to designers meeting the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, which includes building limits for embodied carbon. The lighting industry has been quick to address the challenge of reducing embodied carbon, a key topic at Build2Perform Live this year. Notably, lighting company Whitecroft was the winner of the CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award, positioning the sector as a clear leader in the field.

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Doing more with less: interview with SLL President Dan Lister

Lighting design should prioritise people-orientated lighting solutions while reducing embodied and operational carbon, according to SLL president Dan Lister, who tells Molly Tooher-Rudd that lighters should learn lessons from the past, when high costs meant luminaires were used sparingly

Hello darkness, my old friend: award-winning lighting

How three award winners used discreet lighting to highlight heritage structures

Treading a circular path

As the lighting industry increasingly focuses on circularity and repair, an expert panel at Light2Perform discussed opportunities and challenges

Light2Perform: measuring embodied carbon with TM66

At Light2Perform, industry leaders debated TM66 and its transformative impact on sustainable lighting, as well as its influence on greener practices in the lighting sector

Cutting carbon: Whitecroft Lighting’s C2C approach

Whitecroft Lighting won a CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award by adopting lean manufacturing and design to cut life-cycle carbon from its products by up to 46%. Molly Tooher-Rudd speaks to the firm’s Tim Bowes about its circular approach

Government unveils plans to reform EPCs

Proposals include multiple metrics for dwellings, covering energy cost, fabric performance, heating system and smart readiness

CIBSE moves to new London head office

CIBSE staff moved into the location at Saffron Hill, Farringdon on Monday

Methodology for calculating embodied carbon in buildings for UAE published

New TM65 UAE guide provides a rapid and transparent approach to assessing the embodied carbon of building services in the UAE, supporting the construction industry in making informed decisions to reduce carbon emissions

Advancing engineering: Colin Ashford on his career in building services

CIBSE Gold medal winner Colin Ashford has made a huge contribution to building services through his work around education and technical guidance

Module 243: A global methodology for estimating embodied carbon in building services

This module explores the scope of TM65, and the regional and sector-specific addenda published to support its global adoption