ciBse neWs tel: 020 8675 5211 | fax: 020 8675 5449 | email: secretary@cibse.org President: Nick Mead cEng fcIBsE | chief executive: stephen Matthews Papers, posters or case studies sought for 2016 Technical Symposium Committee looking for 250-word submissions CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016 will be held at Heriot Watt University, in Edinburgh, from 14-16 April. The committee is keen to attract submissions by 14 September from across the industry, academia and research centres. Suggested areas for submissions include: Integrating leading-edge products and systems into building environmental engineering Closing the design and operation loop Fusing passive and active building systems Performance of integrated building solutions Benchmarks, regulations and standards for building performance Whole-life costing and environmental assessment Interdisciplinary working barriers and opportunities Fusing passive and active building systems Professional collaboration lessons for the future Education and skills for collaborative design and operation BIM for integrated design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance Labelling and certification for ciBse celebrates 15,000 followers If you are not already following us on Twitter, you can find us here, @CiBSe, to be kept up to date with industry-wide news. CIBSE also has a very active LinkedIn Group, with around 20,000 members. To join the CIBSE Group, search for CIBSE after logging into LinkedIn. Performance matters procurement and operations. The list is not exhaustive and submissions on other relevant areas are welcome. For more information, visit www.cibse.org/symposium CIBSE has been celebrating building performance at its annual awards for 10 years now. The Consultancy of the Year award is a big part of that. If you can demonstrate how you meet client expectations of performance, including occupant satisfaction, comfort and energy, now is the time to enter. Visit www.cibse.org/bpa young engineers kick off summer tour at BReeAM outstanding WWf centre Group listens to full story of the Living Planet Centre The CIBSE Young Energy Performance Group (YEPG) has taken its summer series on tour, organising site visits and talks across London and the surrounding area. The groups first visit, in June, was to the WWF Living Planet Centre, in Woking, for a tour of the BREEAM Outstanding building. Saadia Ansari, YEPG steering committee member, reported on the visit: The group heard an honest account of both the positive and negative aspects of the building, from the success of using 200 hot desks for 300 employees, to the noisy wind cowls and the difficulty in managing temperature on the upper floor. The WWFs aim was to create space where nature and people could thrive. The work that went into trying to achieve this was exceptional, including playing bird song to reduce occupants stress levels,providing space for outside working, and planting trees in the central atrium of the building. The Living Planet Centre also used a number of innovative and renewable the WWF Living Planet Centre, Woking technologies, such as wind cowls to aid natural ventilation. Additionally, materials for the building were sourced locally to reduce its carbon footprint, and all the wood including the furniture is FSC-certified. The most striking thing about the project was the influence that positive relationships between all parties from the design team and architects to the contractors and sub- contractors had on the way the building is used. This holistic approach has produced a building with a very strong focus on the end users and there is continuing effort toimprove certain aspects of the construction. Keep an eye on the CIBSE YEPG LinkedIn page for information on future tours, or you can follow them on Twitter, @CiBSeyepg New website makes jobseekers and recruiters a perfect match CIBSE Journal Jobs, the official careers site for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), is now even better. The website has been relaunched on a new and improved platform, giving employers more ways to reach their perfect candidate, and offering jobseekers better search facilities, careers advice and functionality. The new responsive design is optimised for use on mobiles and tablets, so you can look for jobs on the move, and employers can benefit from improved reporting on campaigns. As a jobseeker, you can: Upload your CV to be found by the best employers Register to receive the latest jobs straight to your inbox Manage your search for the perfect job by saving your profile and jobs Find your perfect role on the move with mobile and tablet optimised site. As an employer or recruiter, you can: Upload and post jobs through our new self-service site Increase your brand profile to ensure your jobs are the first to be seen Send targeted emails to thousands of registered candidates who match your recruiting criteria Include video in your campaign Receive carefully matched candidates for your roles using our social media resourcing tool. Visit the CIBSE Journal Jobs website at jobs.cibsejournal.com challenge entries closing soon Entries for the Society of Public Health Engineers Young Engineers Awards 2015 close on 4 September. Teams of up to three people, aged 18-35, must come up with an affordable solution for promoting the moringa plant and the cactus for household water treatment and safe storage in deprived communities. Or they can develop a mobile biosand filter for river/hand-dug well-water filtration. Visit www.cibse.org/ sophe for details and to enter. CIBSE conference and exhibition 2015 programme announced The programme for this years CIBSE Building Performance Conference and Exhibition has now been finalised. It is available to peruse at www.cibse.org/conference and includes sessions titled: Security in building systems and networks; Lighting, wellbeing and comfort; BIM in building operations; and Adapting buildings to a changing climate. The programme will also look at real post occupancy case studies. The overarching focus of the event will be on building performance, highlighting the importance of energy efficiency and low carbon. The conference and exhibition will be held at the QEII centre, Westminster, on 3 and 4 November. Book now for special early bird rates. in-house training opportunities CIBSE CPD training offers a wide variety of one- to three-day building services courses, ranging from introductory to more advanced levels. Our trainers are experts in their fields and ensure courses are continually updated to benefit professionals and organisations. All the courses can be delivered at your workplace at discounted rates for a minimum of six members of staff. Topics include: Building Regulations; electrical services; energy efficiency; facilities management; fire safety; lighting; mechanical services; project management; and water services and public health. For more details, email Melissa on mfileppi@cibse.org with the name of the course, the number of staff you wish to sign up for it and your address, or call 020 8772 3640. A full list of training courses is available at www.cibse.org/training Agm correction The AGM minutes printed in the July edition of CIBSE Journal wrongly stated that George Adams is the immediate past president. This should have read Peter Kinsella. We apologise for any upset this may have caused. Resilient cities group blog The CIBSE Resilient Cities special interest group has launched a new blog. Every month, the group will publish insight from people within the industry on the adaptability, sustainability and resilience of cities. It will gather and disseminate Nick Cullen the latest knowledge and practice in this area, looking at the role of building services in a wider context. Read the first entry, from Kerry Mashford vice-chair, Susie Diamond.