CIBSE NEWS SoPHEs year in review Working towards a Dark Skies Standard The UK Dark Skies Partnership (UKDSP, ukdarkskies.org.uk) has published a new guide to improving sky quality by reducing unnecessary and inappropriate light pollution through behavioural change, education and the promotion of environmentally sensitive lighting. The Society of Light and Lighting is part of the partnership, a collaborative forum of UK darksky places, including those with international Dark-Sky Association designations; relevant professional organisations; the Commission for Dark Skies; CPRE, the Countryside Charity; and the Institution of Lighting Professionals. They support the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Group of MPs for Dark Skies, co-chaired by Andrew Griffith MP and the Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees (appgdarkskies.co.uk). In developing a lighting guide, the group hopes to address local need to landscape impact. Providing advice on domestic and nondomestic lighting, the document: Describes the mindset of environmental/dark skies awareness when installing exterior lighting Sets basic principles of lighting to a dark-sky standard Signposts existing standards, guidance and advice where needed and appropriate. The Society of Public Health Engineers (SoPHE) has had a productive year, despite the challenges of Covid-19. Jack Batley, CIBSE membership services coordinator, gives an overview SoPHE ensured its members still had access to high-quality CPD throughout the lockdowns and other restrictions. Thanks to Malcolm Atherton, SoPHE Global CPD coordinator and North West representative, it hosted 11 online CPD events, which attracted more than 1,400 registrations. A range of topics was covered, including: What are the key considerations for above-ground drainage systems?, presented by Matt Lightbody, commercial director at Saint-Gobain PAM UK; and Vacuum drainage systems how air can help us save water, by Andrew Hay, of Otter Vacuum Systems. After a short summer break, SoPHE restarted its regional CPD programme in September, accompanied by further Global CPDs (details will be sent to members in due course). You can access the recordings of previous CPD events at bit.ly/CJOct21SoPHE The society was also able to operate in person, as restrictions allowed. In July, in collaboration with the SoPHE Industrial Associates Industry Working Group, the society hosted the SoPHE Plumbing Centre of Excellence Young Engineers Training Day at New City College Construction & Engineering Centre. The day was facilitated and organised by SoPHE Steering Committee members Sanjay Modasia, Contractors Group representative; Jonathan Gaunt, past chair; and Peter White, chair. It covered practical skills associated with the installation of domestic water piped You can access Towards a dark sky standard A lighting guide to protect dark skies: from local need to landscape impact at bit.ly/CJOct21Sky BSER&T special issue on fire safety The Building Services Engineering Research and Technology (BSER&T) journal is seeking abstracts for papers on fire safety for a special issue. It is keen to showcase the latest knowledge and developments in all areas related to building services as an underpinning element of the fire safety strategy. If you have research or practice in the area of fire safety that is sufficiently robust to form the basis of a peer-reviewed research paper or technical note, BSER&T would like to hear from you. Send an abstract of no more than 200 words to BSERT-Fire@cibse.org by 12pm on 22 October. For details, visit bit.ly/CJOct21BSERT For more, see the Q&A on page 20 systems, to give young engineers valuable experience of pipework installation to complement their theoretical knowledge. Attendees were involved in a number of practical CPD sessions with various pipework followed by a team exercise to put their newly learned skills into practice. SoPHE would like to thank New City College and event sponsors Pegler, Abbots Engineering, Ashworth UK and BSS, which also supplied materials and prizes, as well as Chris Snit, for generously supplying the Bursary for the CIBSE congratulates all those who were elected to the SoPHE, SoPHE Industrial Associate, and SoPHE Young Engineers Steering Committees at the 2021 AGMs, and, in particular, the committees respective chairs: Peter White, Miguel Garcia and Ben Goodfellow. We look forward to working with them during their term. CIBSE would also like to thank Jonathan Gaunt and Alan Flight for their hard work and dedication during their time as chairs of SoPHE and the SoPHE IWG, respectively. They achieved a great deal, and their effort and resources were invaluable. After a two-year hiatus, we are excited to announce that the SoPHE London Dinner will take place on 4 November, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. The dinner will bring together members, industrial associates, and individuals and organisations from across the public health industry. CIBSE would like to thank all the event sponsors, without whom the event would not be possible. SoPHE has an important and exciting year ahead. If you would like to become involved, bit.ly/ CJOct21SoPHE2 If you have any questions about joining, or wish to learn more, get in touch at sophe@cibse.org SoPHE YEN group 12 October 2021 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Oct21 pp12-13 CIBSE News.indd 12 24/09/2021 17:29