CIBSE NEWS Commission module goes live on web
CIBSE has just launched a new online learning module on Commissioning and Testing of Mechanical Services, bringing the number of modules in its portfolio to 11. This new module provides an explanation of the main activities involved in the commissioning of air and water circulation systems. ‘Commissioning’ is a general term that can be applied to an entire system, or to the individual components within a system. For example, plant items such as boilers, chillers and pumps are likely to require commissioning in accordance with their manufacturer’s instructions. Similarly, control systems will need to be commissioned
by a controls specialist. However, the pipework or ductwork systems that link all of these components together also require commissioning. It is these systems – for which no manufacturers’ instructions exist and that are generally dealt with by
commissioning specialists working under the instruction of system designers and installers – that are covered by this module. The main concern of designers is to ensure that the distribution of flows around the system are correct. The module explains the design issues and the types of c valve, damper and/or flow measurement devices that need to be incorporated in systems to make them commissionable, operable and energy efficient.
The course is available for members at £150 plus VAT, and non-members for £200 plus VAT. For further information visit
www.cibsetraining.co.uk/online-learning Have bursary, will travel: Dale applications open
Applications for this year’s Ken Dale Travel Bursary are now invited. The bursary, which was established to commemorate Ken Dale’s contribution to the Institution and the building services profession, makes awards available of between £1,500 and £4,000 to CIBSE members in the developmental stage of their career, to enable them to spend three to four weeks outside their own country
researching aspects connected to their field of work.
The research should be of benefit to CIBSE, your employer and clients in the profession. CIBSE is particularly keen to encourage applications for research that articulates the Institution’s concern for the environment.
The successful applicant will be required to complete a 5,000 to 10,000-word report,
Obituary Richard E Tully CEng, FIMechE,
FCIBSE, FASHRAE, FIOP
Richard E Tully, a career-long CIBSE member, died peacefully after a long illness on 4 February, aged 88. He commenced his career in the early 1940s, joining a firm of public health engineers and then transferred to E Wingfield-Bowles & Partners. He joined Buckle & Partners at its foundation in 1946, became a partner in 1961, was senior partner from 1973 to 1988, and then a consultant to the practice from 1989 to 1990. He retained his directorship of Harringtons and continued his active interest in the industry during his semi-retirement. He joined the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (IHVE) in 1946, and served on Council and various committees of the IHVE and CIBSE. He was CIBSE president in 1984/85 and was honorary treasurer from 1989 to 1994.
He served for five years as a CIBSE-nominated director on the board of the builder group responsible for CIBSE’s magazine, then known as Building Services. He also served as a director of the National Engineering Specification (NES), then a CIBSE-owned company. He then became the representative for the Association for
Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), on the National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (NJCC) committees, and was the chairman of the NJCC in 1987.
He was the first Englishman to be awarded a Fellowship of the
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American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and achieved 50 years of membership in 2006. Professionally, he was responsible for the overall design of comprehensive environmental engineering services for a variety of multi- purpose and specialist projects for public companies and government departments, including the original London Heathrow Airport central terminal area passenger buildings and the control tower. In the course of his working career he travelled widely in Europe, North America, the West Indies, Africa and the Middle East. The portfolio of countries he visited expanded further during his semi-retirement years. During his fulfilling retirement time, he was still interested in his professional institutions and continued to support them where he was able to do so. He believed in providing the tools to assist others in their careers and that CIBSE has an important continuing role to play in that. To this end he established the Richard Tully Family Technical Publications Fund to support the development of guidance and technical information by the Institution. CIBSE would like to make special acknowledgement of this generous support. Richard Tully will be missed by Pauline, his wife of 63 years, his family and many local friends whose company he enjoyed, and by many CIBSE members who knew him.
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outlining the research undertaken, and report their research in a presentation to the CIBSE board. Last year’s winner, Deivy Riquier, visited Sweden, Japan and the USA to investigate ‘Advanced district cooling technologies: an international insight’. For more information and an application form, visit
www.cibse.org/bursaries Entries should be received by 12 April, with interviews being held on 7-9 May.
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