CIBSE NEWS BuroHappold crowned overall digital champion Awards show what can be achieved with strength of collaborative working CIBSE Ireland event New chartered members celebrated CIBSE Ireland recently held an event celebrating its new chartered members. Fourteen CIBSE members who had achieved corporate grade in the past two years were invited to a lunch hosted by CIBSE Ireland chair Mona Holtktter at the prestigious RDS Members Club, in recognition and celebration of their achievement. Despite the grandeur of the venue, the event was informal and relaxed, with an emphasis on networking. The new corporate members also had the opportunity to meet members of the CIBSE Ireland interview panel and some of the current committee. BuroHappold Engineering was crowned overall digital engineering champion at the Digital Engineering Awards, presented at Build2Perform Live in November. The awards, set up by the Society of Digital Engineering (SDE) and in their second year, recognise innovation, leadership and best practice in digital engineering. BuroHappold was recognised as the overall champion after judges noted that the firm achieved excellent technical solutions, and had taken a truly collaborative approach to developing its toolsets and processes. The firm also won in three other categories: best consultancy; best innovation; and best process and application. Arcadis took the award in the best project/collaboration small category for its project London Underground, stepfree access tranche-2, while Jagannatha Reddy, of Arcadis, was singled out as best digital engineer. He impressed the judges with the sheer breadth and depth of digital engineering that he pioneered and championed for Arcadis. Full list of winners: Best process and application: BuroHappold Parametric dwelling optioneering Best innovation: BuroHappold Building and habitats object model Best project/collaboration small: Arcadis Is your membership application ready? The next UK closing date for the Associate (ACIBSE) and Member (MCIBSE) grades is 1 February. Please ensure your application is complete before submission and includes: the application form signed and checked by your sponsor; work experience listing/ CV; Engineering Practice Report (4,000-5,000 words excluding projects/career episodes, introduction and listings); organisation chart; development action plan; qualification certificates, if required, signed by your sponsor; and the relevant fees. Visit www.cibse.org/closingdate for further information. For details of the requirements and application processes for ACIBSE and MCIBSE membership, visit www.cibse.org/ membership CIBSE offers a wide range of support for applicants. Visit www. cibse.org/briefings for details. It also provides sample reports, interview documentation and other useful information in its applicant help pages at www.cibse.org/ applicanthelp. Email membership@ cibse.org or call +44 (0)20 8772 3650 for more information. Best Digital Engineer Jagannatha Reddy, of Arcadis, accepts his award via Skype on a phone Michael Bartyzel, of BuroHappold, accepts the DE Champion award for the building and habitats object model London Underground, step-free access tranche-2 Best project/collaboration large: Ramboll and JG Ingenieros Proyetco 5 Estrella Best consultancy: BuroHappold Best contractor: SES Engineering Services Best manufacturer: Schindler Best digital engineer: Jagannatha Reddy, Arcadis Digital engineering champion: BuroHappold. ... and Building Simulation Group award winners announced The CIBSE Building Simulation Group (BSG) hosted the annual Building Simulation Awards 2019 at Build2Perform in London last November. Each entry was reviewed by three different reviewers before a final shortlist of six was selected. The finalists were then asked to present their projects in front of an audience and judging panel at Build2Perform. There was fantastic depth and breadth, showcasing the state of the art in building simulation software, practices and techniques applied to real buildings. An entry from Griffin Consultants, from the UAE, called in live to present. The final three were Bryden Wood, DSSR and Arup. The overall winner was Liam Harrington, of DSSR, for presenting a Multi-tool building simulation modelling for Rolls-Royce factory ventilation retrofit case study. The judges were impressed with the use of CFD and building simulation tools to solve a complex problem in a difficult building with industrial uses. All the shortlisted presentations will be available at bit.ly/CJJan20BSG The awards were sponsored by Monodraught, IES, DesignBuilder and EDSL. www.cibsejournal.com January 2020 13 CIBSE Jan20 pp13 CIBSE News.indd 13 20/12/2019 15:39