OPINION
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No more tribalism Terry Wyatt’s call for the creation of an integrated buildings engineering industry (April Journal cover feature) is a vital step forward and long overdue. As an industry we have made progress, but in recent hard-pressed economic times the worst aspects of the lack of joined- up thinking and bad practices are starting to emerge again. Construction can be tribal, and this can produce a tendency to
blame other people where things go wrong. If a shared understanding is not fostered, then we, as an industry, have a tendency not to fully appreciate the contribution of others, creating unnecessary industry divisions. I have the privilege of chairing
the Sustainable Built Environment East Group. This is a unique group in the East of England that has brought together architects, surveyors, town and transport
If a shared under- standing is not fostered, then we, as an industry, have a
tendency not to fully appreciate the
contribution of others, creating
unnecessary industry divisions
DELIVERING: INTEGRATION & QUALITY
In today’s complex construction industry, it is more important than ever that the building and engineering services elements of a project are undertaken by companies with the skills, the capability and the resources required to do a truly first-class job.
As our new name highlights, members of the BUILDING & ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATION (B&ES – formerly the HVCA) are able to demonstrate the necessary competence and professionalism.
Our members meet the exacting standards that are essential for the quality design, installation, integration and maintenance of building and engineering services and renewable technologies.
a new brand; a new HVCA 20 CIBSE Journal May 2012
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planners, civil engineers, building services engineers, main contractors, mechanical and electrical subcontractors, NGOs and local government. Everyone involved has a shared interest in agreeing the way forward to achieve a sustainable built environment. This is a small example of what I believe should be a way forward in looking at ways of providing more integration for all parties involved in building engineering. I certainly agree that building information modelling will help this whole process, and placing more emphasis on the shared understanding of tasks and roles across the industry will create and foster a much more positive way of working. We don’t have time to mess around
and we certainly can’t wait another decade or more after the Egan and Latham reports of the 1990s. The time is right and we have the catalyst and mechanisms to provide the incentives for more collaborative and integrated working. This will be good for business, the economy and will be a vital component in providing the low carbon future. I certainly support the call for an ‘integrated buildings engineering industry’ – the sooner we do this the better. Mike Malina
Architects and Building Physics I was very interested to read (March Journal, page 60) about the Passive Design Assistant (PDA), which sounds like an ideal tool at sketch-
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