CIBSE NEWS
Denver welcomes YEN mentor
A rainy day in Denver, Colorado, didn’t dampen spirits when CIBSE Young Engineers Network (YEN) mentor Andrew Saville presented Ian Metzger, winner of the ASHRAE New Face of Engineering, with a year’s CIBSE Affiliate membership on behalf of the YEN. Metzger is a member of
Visit to historic Paternoster lift ● Largest ever-made Paternoster is restored
The CIBSE Lifts Group recently visited the Arts Tower at the University of Sheffield to view the historic Paternoster lift and to hear about its refurbishment. The lift has a series of open compartments that move slowly in a loop up and down the building without stopping, with passengers able to step on and off at any floor.
The Paternoster was first built in 1884 by the engineering firm J & E Hall, of Dartford, and was known as the Cyclic Elevator. The lifts initially proved popular as they could carry more passengers than a standard elevator. They were relaunched in the 1920s, and again in the 1960s, but since then most
have been taken out of service because of safety concerns. Few now survive around the world, with the Paternoster in Sheffield being the largest ever made. With 38, two-person cars, it weighs more than 20 tonnes without passengers.
The building’s listed status, plus a need to maintain the people-carrying capacity and expectations from English Heritage for the Paternoster to be returned – as far as practical – to its original state, have ensured the Paternoster remains one of the iconic interior features of the building. The Arts Tower Paternoster has been featured on the BBC One programme, The One Show, and can now be viewed on YouTube. The CIBSE Lifts Group is a special interest group focused on vertical transportation. To find out more, visit
www.cibseliftsgroup.org
Join the debate with George Adams
Change is afoot as George Adams takes over blogging duties for his presidential year. In his first update, now live, he discusses the importance of tackling climate change. With collaboration and diversity playing such an integral part of Adams’ year in office, he invited guest bloggers to the debate. During his
term in office he will introduce some key issues to the blog and each week a guest blogger will give their unique insight and expertise. In the first of his blog debates, Adams cited the need for an ‘energy engineering conscience’. The CIBSE LinkedIn and Twitter profiles saw an influx of thought provoking
posts from bloggers and tweeters – including Susie Diamond, Ant Wilson and the University of Sheffield. You can read the blog each week at
www.cibsepresidentblog.co.uk and join the debate through the CIBSE LinkedIn group. To become a guest blogger, contact
nwalsh@cibse.org
ASHRAE Young Engineers of America (YEA), which is working closely with its YEN counterparts in the UK. The two first met following the
CIBSE Technical Symposium in Liverpool, Metzger attending as a reward for his award win. Saville had a trip scheduled to the US city and found time to visit Metzger and take a tour of the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) facilities, where Metzger is based. CIBSE YEN congratulate
Metzger on his award and continue to work alongside ASHRAE and the YEA group.
www.cibse.org/yen
New members, fellows and associates
FELLOWS Cheung, Yuen Fong Tai Po, Hong Kong
Liddament, Martin William Reading, UK
Offer, Nicholas Robert George London, UK
Tam, Wing Shing Hong Kong
Tonks, Nigel John London, UK
Wallace, Malcolm William Thornhill, Canada
West, Philip John Nottingham, UK
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Abd Elrazek Mota, Amr Doha, Qatar
Aitcheson, William Glasgow, UK
Alexandru, Andrei Valentin London, UK
Aristotelous, Aristos Limassol, Cyprus
Bamford, John Brian Richard London, UK
Barahona, Maria Cardiff, UK
Barnes, Matthew Ferndown, UK
Beales, Adam Dartford, UK
Bell, David Michael Blackburn, UK
Bennett, Andrew Mark Droitwich, UK
Bera, Hadrien London, UK
Beveridge, Stuart Andrew Glenrothes, UK
Billington, Ben Michael Chester, UK
Bosomo, Emuesiri Croydon, UK
Boulton, David Jeffrey Bristol, UK
Bramhill, Robert Michael Worcester, UK
Brooker, Christian Keith Poole, UK
Brownlie, Jocelyn Drysdale Telford, UK
Burns, Keith Robert Epsom, UK
Butler , Stephen John Birmingham, UK
Campbell, Michael Thomas Mid Glamorgan, UK
Chan, Chun Yue Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Cheung, Ki Tat Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Chiu, Chi Keung Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Chu, Yiu Cheong N.T., Hong Kong
Chubb, Geoffrey Lee Ferndown, UK
Collins, Steven Kent, UK
Cook, Phillip Roy St Albans, UK
Dalton, Gary Glasgow, UK
Dent, Matthew Cottingham, UK
Dewar, Gordon London, UK
Diab, Jihad Mohamad Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dimbleby, Christian Peter London, UK
DuJiangtao Lund, Sweden
Duan, Min West Malling, UK
Edwards, Sean Lewis Waterlooville, UK
Ellis, Anthony James Surbiton, UK
Ene, Aurelian London, UK
Fernandes, Rochelle Karen Sydney, Australia
Fernando, Robin London, UK
Fisher, Mark Basildon, UK
Flannagan, Ben Glasgow, UK
Freehill, Cormac Newtownabbey, UK
Fung, Chi Kit Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Fung, Ka Yin Shatin, Hong Kong
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