our Gateways to the Profession project to facilitate
this ladder of opportunity. It is a particular
pleasure for me to see that CIBSE is participating
and that South Bank University is one of those
seeking to develop an MSc in Professional
Engineering under this programme, specifically
designed for the building services industry.
In order to make this a reality, and indeed to
develop more similar work-based programmes
aimed at employed engineers aspiring to become
professionally qualified, we need employers to
take an interest. The programmes are a good
investment in the future, developing professional
engineers with a commitment to the employer
who creates the opportunity to develop, and with
clear business benefits because of the nature of
the programmes.
I urge employers to get in touch with Deborah
Seddon at the Engineering Council in order to
secure their link with the future.
This outcome constitutes a major success too much contradiction and clutter. We must Andrew Ramsay
for the heat pump industry and a major boost ask the tough questions – what adds value, what Chief executive,
for the EU states in achieving their renewable duplicates effort and what needs to be improved? Engineering Council UK
obligations. Now it is time for the UK to embrace It’s vital to tap into the knowledge and expertise
this established technology as an important of services engineers to inform this analysis. How do we remove waste from the
element of the building services contribution to Paul King tendering process?
both the renewable agenda and the reduction of Chief executive, At a time when it is even more vital for all business
carbon emissions. UK Green Building Council processes to be efficient and economical, is it now
TR Seward appropriate to review the wasteful practices that
Commercial manager Employers must help us train our have emerged in tendering?
HPA (Heat Pump Association) future engineers For example, a specialist sub-contractor will
I welcome the publication of the new CIBSE receive the full project specification in electronic
Target the clutter and contradiction Journal. As a former CEO for CIBSE (until format for him to print and review, then identify
of government policy 1997), I have watched the institution continue to the specific elements relevant to his specialism
Congratulations on the launch of the new grow and flourish as the importance of building in order to cost them, and subsequently return
CIBSE Journal. Sustainability is clearly a services engineering has become more apparent an estimate against a tight time-line.
priority challenge for the profession, despite the both in sustainability terms and as a significant Multiply this across all components of
economic climate, and I’m sure this will be a component of the modern economy. It is clearly the building services sector and the prolific
prominent feature of the publication. time for a new publication, to provide a modern duplication and waste is shameful. There has to
Times are undoubtedly tough, but we remain vehicle to communicate the value and constraints be a better way. But what is it?
convinced that sustainability can go hand in of building services engineering to its users, Cedric Sloan
hand with profitability and that there is a strong and to share the burgeoning knowledge base Director General
business case for sustainable buildings. The accumulating in the profession. FETA (Federation of Environmental Trade
benefits for those who design, construct, manage, As CEO of the Engineering Council UK, I am Associations)
own and occupy them can come from increased committed to addressing the gap between the
future value, new business opportunities, aspirations of those qualifying in engineering in
CIBSE Journal welcomes article proposals from
any reader, wherever you are – whether it be
compliance with future regulations and a growing further and higher education, and the demands
letters, longer opinion pieces, news stories, people
understanding that sustainable buildings can of employers. We are uncomfortably aware that or events listings, humorous items, or any ideas
offer a more productive and enjoyable working training and internships for engineers are among
for possible articles.
and living environment. the first things to suffer in a recession. Yet they
Please send all letters and any other items for
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