CIBSE NEWS Message from Stephen Matthews, CIBSE CEO IN BRIEF Bursary winner designing for gender equality The winner of the CIBSE Ken Dale Travel Bursary 2019, Raphael Amajuoyi, used his bursary funding to conduct a study into thermal comfort differences experienced by men and women in offices in London, Doha, San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro. Read the full report at www.cibse.org/kendale or watch a summary of the study findings in this short video. Amajuoyi said: The Ken Dale Travel Bursary has been a great experience all around. It has given me the opportunity to explore a research topic, provide detailed analysis of my case studies and report findings to an unlimited audience through CIBSE. Applications for the 2020 award have now closed, with the winner expected to complete their research project once it is safe to do so. How CIBSE is supporting members during the Covid-19 outbreak At this unprecedented time, we are all coming to terms with new working arrangements, routines and ways of conducting business. Inevitably, this new normal is bringing a new package of challenges to our working lives. Like everyone, we at CIBSE are finding our feet with these arrangements and thinking hard about how we can support our staff and members. First, we are working to ensure staff are connected and supported, and able to fulfil their roles by using Office 365, Teams and our IT system. This is through weekly all-staff meetings, frequent briefings, and team support. We are doing everything we can to ensure CIBSE continues, as much as possible, as business as usual, while reminding staff Stephen Matthews CIBSE Membership Survey 2020 All CIBSE members will be invited to take part in our biannual membership survey this month. CIBSE will be seeking your opinion on everything from the value of member benefits to future areas of priority for the Institution. Keep an eye on your email inbox for your chance to inform CIBSEs work over the next two years. Membership application help The CIBSE Membership team is ready to support members and applicants in any way it can through the Covid-19 pandemic. From hosting regular webinars on the application process for the Associate (ACIBSE) and Member (MCIBSE) grades at www.cibse.org/ webinars, to providing one-to-one advice over the phone. Membership Webinar topics include starting an Engineering Practice Report and ANZ CIBSE membership and professional registration. For advice or information on achieving membership and registration this year, please call 020 8772 3650 or email membership@cibse.org that their first responsibility is for their own health and welfare. Second, we want all our members to know we are here to support them. Despite having to cancel meetings and events, we are trying to carry on, finding ways to do this remotely. Our membership department has been working hard to support regions and groups to plan and meet virtually. Our training team is increasing our online offering, and the introduction of our weekly webinar series will help support your learning needs. This will bring you manageable learning on subjects ranging from the CIBSE climate change action plan, circadian lighting, and heat pumps. Not forgetting our wellestablished range of webinars and CPDs, available on the CIBSE Journal website. All previous webinars are available on demand and there are now 160 CPD modules available to test your learning and help you keep your CPD up to date. Clearly, these are exceptional times, and we must rise to the new challenges and uncertainties. One thing that I am sure of, is that you all CIBSE staff and members have the collective resources to make a difference, and we should take the opportunity to embrace new ways of working, learning and connecting with each other. I am positive that CIBSE and our profession will emerge stronger from this national emergency. I want to thank you all for your continued contribution, and to let you know my virtual door is always open. Keep safe and strong. CIBSE ANZ welcomes new chair Mark Crawford CIBSE Australia and New Zealand region has welcomed Mark Crawford as its new chair. Auckland-based Crawford, who is the immediate past-chair of CIBSE Auckland, takes over the role from Paul Angus, who held the post for three years. Crawford has been involved in the commissioning of buildings in the UK, New Zealand and around the world for more than 28 years. His professional highlights include working on Waterloo International Terminal, the British Library, and the first Greenstar five-star rated buildings in New Zealand. Crawford represents the first New Zealand-based ANZ chair, and will be supported by Sydney-based vice-chair Phil Senn, who makes up the second part of the new ANZ Trans-Tasman leadership team. He said: The spectrum of services that fall under the umbrella of building services is vast, with numerous exciting opportunities. Building services engineers make a difference to virtually everyones life in some way or other, often without acknowledgement. Engineers tend to be modest, but passionate, folk. We all need to channel our energies into our industry. As individuals, we can make a difference. As an organisation we can change lives. 10 May 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE May20 pp10-11 CIBSE News.indd 10 24/04/2020 18:02