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News in brief
The future’s female
YEN Champions Award
The first CIBSE awards n
As an institution at the
forefront of building
recognising the work done by services, I am acutely aware of our
companies in championing responsibility to actively support
young engineers are launched initiatives which develop the
this year. There will be two industry.
trophies presented, allowing To this end, CIBSE has just
both large and small companies signed the UK Resource Centre for
to compete. The awards are Women in Science, Engineering
sponsored by Baxi Commercial and Technology (UKRC) Charter,
Division. Entries no later than to pledge commitment to gender
15 May 2009. www.cibse.org/yen equality. By signing up to the
charter, we pledge to help raise
Intelligent Buildings Group awareness of the need to address
The CIBSE IB Group is holding gender equality and to increase the
Natalie Bell: the future face of building services engineering?
a seminar on ‘Sustainability participation and progression of
Challenges for Intelligent women in the profession. Journal can help raise awareness of that organisations that proactively
Buildings’ on 12 May 2009, at Indeed, of the 19,700 CIBSE women in our industry. seek to recruit and retain women
the Royal Society, London. The members only 1,012 are women. However, more needs to are more resilient to change and
seminar will be followed by Perhaps not a great surprise, but be done. We must all take are better placed to succeed in an
canapés and drinks. For prices/ certainly something we, as an responsibility for not only raising ever-changing world – vital in the
booking visit www.cibse.org/ibg industry, need to be working hard awareness of the women who current economic climate.
to address. already work in the field, but also But most of all, with women
New energy web forum You’ll have seen in this Journal for taking steps to encourage making up less than 20 per
CIBSE Energy Performance over the last couple of editions women to choose building services cent of the workforce in science,
Group has launched an ‘Expert two opinion pieces by young engineering as a career and to engineering and technology, can we
of the Month’ web forum on female engineers – Morwenna increase retention of those women really afford to lose such a potential
energy certification. To ask a Wilson (February), and Natalie Bell already in the sector. resource of talent and promise?
question go to www.cibse-epg. (March) – both of whom have won Encouraging women into the Stephen Matthews,
org/expertZone/expertZone.php awards for their achievements, as industry will benefit us all. A more Chief executive, CIBSE
If you’re not an EPG member, well as a report on the Society of diverse workforce better reflects For more information, and to
sign up by logging on to Public Health Young Engineers the changing demographics of see the list of organisations who
www.cibse.org and updating Award winners – a team of women. the client base, and can help have signed up to the pledge, visit
your preferences. All of this is very encouraging and provide a better understanding www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/
featuring these women in our of their needs. Research shows employers/ceo-charter
Affiliates’ day briefing session
CIBSE adopts BIMM definition
CIBSE is holding a special day member and have the relevant CIBSE, along with a number of co-ordination and information
event for Affiliate members on experience or qualifications, you other institutions, has adopted a throughout the building lifetime.
Friday 17 April 2009, which will may want to consider transferring. definition of Building Information Rob Manning, CIBSE vice
provide information on how to Let us help you make the next Modelling and Management president, said: “There is a
become a Low Carbon Energy step on your career ladder and find (BIMM) to promote consistency. synergy between the concepts of
Assessor, how to upgrade your the right path towards registration The definition is: “Building Collaborative Working and the
membership, what the benefits with ECUK (Engineering Council Information Modelling is digital Building Information Model. The
are, gauging the right grade UK) and progress further towards representation of physical and earlier all parties can contribute to a
for you, and what’s involved in professional recognition. functional characteristics of a model, the more benefits are likely
making the change. There will be two sessions – one facility creating a shared knowledge to accrue for the project.”
CIBSE membership is open to at 10am and one at 2pm, both resource for information about He added: “The whole team
all competent building services held at CIBSE HQ, Balham. To it forming a reliable basis for has to consider what it wishes
engineers for the three corporate book your free place, visit decisions during its life cycle, from to achieve and use software
grades of membership: Member, www.cibse.org, contact Chloe earliest conception to demolition.” accordingly.”
Associate, and Licentiate level. Lacey on 020 8772 3692 or email The objective is that BIMM can For more details, email Samantha
If you are currently an Affiliate clacey@cibse.org be used to deliver better decision- McDonough, policy manager, at
making, better design, better smcdonough@cibse.org
12 CIBSE Journal April 2009 www.cibsejournal.com
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