CIBSE NEWS
Trialling a new way of working together
The CIBSE publications team are looking at new ways to produce publications to give them a wider, more international appeal. They hope to do this by tapping into the knowledge and expertise of members living outside the UK and getting them to participate in project steering committees to help write and develop content. The current project to update TM04: Design in
the Middle East, with a new title, Buildings in Extreme Environments: Arid, reflects this new approach. From the outset of this project, all meetings have been ‘virtual’ and hosted online, allowing a broad range of international committee members to participate fully. Committee members have been based across the world, including in Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cambridge (UK), and Qatar.
‘This flexibility has been positively reflected in the level of attendance’
This move away from face-to-face meetings makes greater engagement with our international membership possible. For everyone involved there are a lot of perks to meeting virtually – there are cost and time savings, and it makes it easier to fit meetings into working days. This flexibility has been positively reflected in the level of attendance and excellent contribution of members to the project.
The project team has found it to be a more efficient way of working, allowing the institution to benefit from, and engage with, a wider range of expertise independent from geographical location – a fact particularly pertinent for this one project. In addition, this project has moved forward more quickly than can sometimes be the case. The intention is to continue this work and to start new projects through the use of remote steering groups. CIBSE already has a number of other projects being run from abroad.
In the end, the aim is to work towards improving the quality and applicability of CIBSE
knowledge.Therefore, opportunities for more distant
CIBSE members actively to take part are growing, allowing those with time and knowledge to get involved in the whole process of producing, updating and sharing.
Notifications of suitable projects will be made in the e-bulletin and on the website at the initiation stage, so anyone seeking to assist should apply to participate at that stage. In the meantime, if you have any comments or suggestions, contact CIBSE head of knowledge, Nick Peake (
npeake@cibse.org)
In review: CIBSE Lifts Group 2012
The CIBSE Lifts Group hosted a full schedule of events in 2012, kicking off with a seminar on ‘The new health and safety framework’. March saw a seminar review of ‘New EN and BS standards’, featuring members of the revision panel. A second March meeting included presentations on ‘BREAM in theory and practice’, and ‘A five-year review of the application of supplementary tests of in-service lifts and the guidelines for the safe operation of escalators and moving walks’.
The second symposium on lift and escalator technology was held jointly with the University of Northampton in September. The symposium attracted international speakers and attendees, with
12 peer-reviewed technical papers presented. In 2013, the symposium becomes a two- day event, bringing together experts from the field of vertical transportation. Visit
www.liftsymposium.
org for further information on both the 2012 and 2013 symposiums.
In 2012, the group also
provided sponsorship for a PhD student, Ana Lorente. She used the award to attend ISO Committee TC178/WG10: Energy efficiency of lifts, escalators and moving walks. Lorente is supporting the working group by providing scientific evidence to formulate the methodology applied in the standard.
The CIBSE Lifts Group elected officers for 2013 at its annual general meeting in February 2013. Those serving this year include John Bashford as chairman, and Len Halsey as vice chairman.
Ana Lorente at the Lift and Escalator Symposium
A full schedule of events for 2013 includes a site visit to view the Paternoster lift in the Sheffield University Arts Tower. For more information on the group and the 2013 events, visit
www.cibseliftsgroup.org
Focusing on heat metering
Following on from well received Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) training, which took place in March, CIBSE has scheduled two further training dates for June in London. The two courses will cover
an introduction to the RHI and also a focus on heat metering: Applying for the RHI – what you need to know – for potential applicants and installers, 18 June, London. Metering requirements for RHI – for installers and independent meter report providers, 19 June, London. For further details of both
and to book, visit www.
cibsetraining.co.uk/rhi or call 020 8772 3660.
LEED rating system training
CIBSE is to offer training for those interested in the LEED rating system. There will be two courses in June covering the Green Associate level, with the second of the courses examining buildings operation and maintenance. For more information please
contact Jennie Winterbottom on
jwinterbottom@cibse.org
President sets address date
George Adams will be giving his Presidential Address on 9 May, following the CIBSE AGM. Adams will present his
address after his inauguration at the event, which will be held at The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 4AG. Anyone who would like
to attend should register at
www.cibse.org/agm If you are unable to attend,
the presidential address will be broadcast online as a webinar, allowing you to listen to the speech and post questions. The audio file and presentation slides will be available after the event on the CIBSE website. Next month’s CIBSE Journal will also cover the event. To register for the webinar visit
www.cibse.org/agm
www.cibsejournal.com May 2013 CIBSE Journal 13
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