CIBSE News Tel: 020 8675 5211 | Fax: 020 8675 5449 | Email: secretary@cibse.org President: Peter Kinsella ceng Fcibse | chief executive: stephen matthews Engineering needs you Research highlights growing demand for skilled workers The number of engineering apprentices and graduates entering the industry will need to double to meet projected demand, an EngineeringUK report has said. According to research published in The State of Engineering report, meeting the demand for new engineering jobs will generate an additional 27bn per year for the UK economy from 2022 the equivalent of building 1,800 schools or 110 hospitals. The report analyses the industrys capacity and capability for growth, and details engineering in education, training and employment. It shows that engineering accounts for a quarter (24.9%) of UK turnover 9% higher than at the start of the recession. However, engineering companies will need 182,000 people per year with engineering skills in the decadeto 2022, and there is a current annual shortfall of 55,000 skilled workers. Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, said: A strong British engineering sector is vital to the long-term sustainability of our economic recovery, and increasing the supply of engineers is at the heart of this. In government, were working hard to make sure we have the skills we need in 2022 and beyond, but we need to work with industry to make sure we inspire the engineers of tomorrow, today. CIBSE members are well aware of the challenges in finding candidates with the right skills for BSE jobs. CIBSE is working to ensure that the profile of building services is included in the drive to attract talent into the industry. It supports pan-engineering organisations, such as EngineeringUK, which is well funded to attract talented people into our sector. The Institution also works with Tomorrows Engineers, The Big Bang, E4E, the Construction Industry Council, and the Royal Academy of Engineering, plus many others, to promote and celebrate engineering. More than 100 CIBSE members act as science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) ambassadors, to inspire young people to choose subjects that can lead toengineering as a career choice. CIBSE members in the regions also go to careers fairs, and take part in enrichment activities in schools and colleges. The full Engineering UK report is available to download here. cibSE support for budding engineers CIBSE funds BSE Challenge, a hands-on activity developed in 2014 and delivered by the Smallpeice Trust that gives a taste of the design and practical challenges faced by building servicesengineers, and the positive environmental impact their work can have. The Institution also sponsors two annual Arkwright Scholar awards, which support would-be engineers in their sixth-form studies and into university. Additionally, CIBSE backs the Design Engineer Construct! programme, run by Class of your Own and recognised by Ofqual. It delivers GCSE-equivalent qualifications in construction to 14-16-yearolds in participating schools. CIBSE, alongside a major commercial sponsor, co-funds the production of all its online learning materials, bringing many real construction engineering projects into schools. New chair takes charge of CIBSE Careers Panel after 10 years New chair to continue driving careers strategy David Cooper FCIBSE is the new chair of the CIBSE Careers Panel. The founding partner and director of LECS (UK) takes over from Doug Oughton, CIBSE past president, whoset up the panel in 2004 to bridge the gap between educators and employers in the building services sector. Oughton has chaired the panel since its inception and has seen much progress made in those 10 years. Cooper (pictured) is involved in the CIBSE lift group and runs the Lift Academy, which promotes careers in this sector of the industry. He also sits on the CIBSE Training and Development Panel, as well as the Lift and Escalator Industry Association Trailblazer Committee for apprenticeships, so is well versed in understanding both the challenges and opportunities available to young people looking to take up a career in the engineering sector. Carilyn Clements, director of membership, said: We are very pleased that David has agreed to take on the role. His passion and enthusiasm for careers in the sector is evident and we look forward to him continuing to drive forward the strategy over the coming years. We must extend our appreciation to Doug Oughton, who has been a great advocate for careers activities at CIBSE. Cooper will continue to progress the careers strategy, which aims to connect schools, colleges and universities with employers, as well as increase the flow of qualified and motivated entrants to technical and professional careers in the building services sector. Around the Regions cibSE north East New CIBSE North East chair Gerard Hosford Key projects Northumberland Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington Science Central in Newcastle Durham Police HQ Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle Bede College, Holmside building, Sunderland CIBSE North East Region has close links with Northumbria University, helping to ensure undergraduates and graduates are attracted to the many benefits of CIBSE membership. The region, which has 540 members, offers a programme of technical meetings, running from September to April each year. It has been publicising them on social media (Twitter @CIBSE_NE). The diverse range of the events from core building-services subjects to wider built-environment and engineering issues should help to broaden the appeal of these meetings. The region, which has invited fellow professional institutions such as RIBA and RICS to its events, believes 2015/16 will bring another interesting, informative and entertaining programme, open to both CIBSE members and non-members. In 2014, CIBSE North East welcomed a new chair, Gerard Hosford, who is principal mechanical engineer at Patrick Parsons, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Hosford has been involved with CIBSE in the region for the past five years, establishing its Young Engineers Network (YEN) in 2009, before becoming chair of the YEN North East Region. He wasnominated vice-chair of the main CIBSE committee in 2013, and has been chair of the region since April 2014. The North East regions committee is continuing to form linkswith other institutions and professional bodies in the area. In January, it held a technical event, with a presentation from the BIM Academy. This included an overview of the latest developments in BIM technology, and the approach to integrating the skills we require into the way we work today. For more information, click here. Student scoops 1,000 Fernando Vsquez Rodrguez, who completed his MSc in renewable energy (technology and sustainability) at the University of Reading, has won the Building Simulation Group Student Prize 2014. The annual prize is awarded for the best research project at Masters degree level or equivalent on the application and development of advanced simulation techniques and/ or software for predicting the performance of buildings and environmental control systems. Rodrguez won 1,000 for his postgraduate dissertation Simplified tool for preliminary design of mechanically ventilated PV faades. The prize is open to UK and overseas students, and the 2015 winners will be published at www.cibse.org/bsg Qatar region wants spark back The Qatar Region is looking for new committee members to help reinvigorate its activities. The region which has almost 100 members is looking for people to take on the following roles: events officer, membership officer, and industry liaison officer. They will join chair Ekram Syed, head of MEP and sustainability at White Young, event coordinator Douglas Hannell, design manager at Hastie International, and past chair Peter Carew, senior building services engineer at Astad Project Management. The committee meets on a quarterly basis and is looking to strengthen its numbers in order to provide regular events for CIBSE members in Qatar. For more information on the Region click here. CIBSE is also looking to recruit new interviewers for membership and registration interviews. To be considered, email a brief CV and why you are interested to Carilyn Clements at membership@cibse.org Travel bursary up for grabs The Ken Dale Travel Bursary 2015 is open for entries. The award offers between 1,500 and 4,000 to CIBSE members in the developmental stage of their career, who wish to spend three to four weeks abroad researching aspects connected to their field of work. Last years winner, Kit Stormont based in Buro Happolds Dubaioffice travelled to Canada, Mexico, Australia and Malaysia to investigate the potential for natural ventilation intropical climates, measuring its success in commercial highrise towers compared with residential buildings. Stormont said: This is an amazing opportunity for a young engineer to experience areas of their interest in the real world. The closing date for entries is 17April. For more information about the bursary, and to enter, visit www.cibse.org/awards call for guidance on future homes CIBSEs Homes for the Future group has called for guidance on good practice in building services and environmental design for the homes sector. This includes houses, apartments and care homes. Research has highlighted serious performance-gap issues in the housing sector, and CIBSE is seeking tenders to produce a technical memorandum on the best practice in home design. The deadline is 9 March. More details and submissions here. lifts Symposium The fifth Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies will be held on 23-24 September, at Highgate House, Northampton. It will bring together industry experts, academics and postgraduate speakers presenting peer-reviewed papers. For more information, orto submit an abstract, visit www.liftsymposium.org Sustainability Survey 2014 CIBSEs sustainability survey 2014 drew responses from 622 members from 30 countries. The majority of respondents (44%) were from consultancies, mainly in the education, retail and industrial sectors. Most of those taking part put natural resource efficiency, andworking within environmental limits to meet current and future needs, as most relevant to their view of sustainability. The areas of sustainability activity ranked most relevant to respondents work were (in order of importance): Energy and carbon emissions Building management, measurement and performance Legislation and regulatory compliance Adaptation to climate change Materials, procurement and resource efficiency The top three CIBSE resources that respondents found most useful for sustainability-related information were: Etechnical guidance The Knowledge Portal CIBSE Journal For full survey results see www.cibse.org New Members, Fellows and Associates MEMbER Dhooky, Aruna Nilma Devi Maxwell, Paul Simkus, Edvinas Baker, Matthew Phoenix, mauritius sunbury-on-thames, UK bournemouth, UK east Hoathly, UK Florian Valbuena, Diana Carolina Mellon, Shane Thomas Joseph Siu, Ka Ling london, UK oxford, UK cheung sha wan, Hong Kong Mitchell, David Graham Siu, Kin Sum Portsmouth, UK mongkok, Hong Kong Mohammed, Afroze Williams, Ruth Nicole london, UK auckland, new Zealand Rahman, MD Mizanur Williams, Graham Thomas glasgow, UK london, UK west avenue 4, republic of singapore Ho Wing Cheong, Johnny Roberts, Ben Corke, Carl Francis tin shui wai, Hong Kong bridgwater, UK shanghai, Peoples republic of china Holcz, Andrew Shipley, Paul Martin birkenhead, UK warrington, UK newark, UK Dhondee, Vinobah Hopfe, Christina Johanna Shoard, Robert Andrew Gonzales, Nikolas Michael Antonio Quatre bornes, mauritius loughborough, UK Hythe, UK north woolwich, UK Behan, David oxford, UK Bradford, Helena Maria Maureen london, UK Clement, Virginia Louise Portobello, UK Corbett, Paul Richard manchester, UK Gardner, Philip Andrew Uxbridge, UK Gillies, Peter John olney, UK Hibner, Katarzyna Zhang, Xingxing licEnTiATE