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PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Innocent Gininda

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Innocent Gininda shares his journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng), emphasizing the importance of mentorship, early preparation, and understanding ECSA requirements. He offers advice to aspiring PrEngs, highlighting the value of diverse feedback and a positive mindset. My journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) culminated successfully in November 2024. I was fortunate to begin my career at a company with a Commitment and Undertaking (C&U) Agreement with ECSA and a robust mentorship program. This commitment to training engineers to the standard required for Professional Registration provided me with essential resources and a structured path to track my experience against ECSA requirements. Early exposure to these expectations instilled a positive outlook on registration and solidified my desire to achieve this milestone. My views on Professional Registration have remained consistently positive throughout this journey. Working alongside ...
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NEWS: Building value by decarbonising the built environment’

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A recent report by Mckinsey & Company pointed out how various business opportunities throughout the value chain can facilitate cost-effective decarbonisation for stakeholders in the built environment, paving the way for reducing of built environment emissions.

Existing methods are efficient and cost-effective

McKinsey examined over 1,000 potential strategies for reducing carbon emissions in the built environment. They identified the 30 most effective ways to decarbonise buildings.  A significant number of these methods are already cost-effective compared to traditional practices. Thanks to industrial advancements, many of these methods are projected to reach cost parity or come close to it by 2030. 

To capitalise on the economic advantages of these methods, it is crucial for stakeholders to take decisive action to boost the production of technologies and materials. 

Stakeholders are encouraged to focus on service companies, unlocking supply chains, and creating essential operational skills throughout the value chain. This is important in creating solutions on a large scale and fully harnessing economic benefits. 

Reducing heating energy is key to cutting built environment emissions

For example, a significant portion of operational built environment emissions, around 60%, is attributed to space cooling, space heating, and water heating. However, by using heat pumps, it is possible to mitigate up to 60% of emissions related to heating and cooling. 

“The report highlights potential pathways to decarbonise the built environment and presents many proven and available technologies and solutions that companies in the ecosystem can implement today, and often cost-effectively,” said Erik Sjödin, partner at McKinsey & Company. 

“We have aimed to focus on some of the largest opportunities that industry players could realise by scaling production, building future operating models, and developing skills and expertise across the value chain,” he continued. 

“The built environment is a crucial sector for decarbonisation, and companies in this sector have a unique opportunity to capture value and build businesses while enabling the transition to a low-carbon world,” concluded Brodie Boland, partner at McKinsey & Company. 

The source for this hardhatNEWS article is PBC Today
 

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