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Jon Belfield, president of the Building Controls Industry Associaon (BCIA), believes that highlighng the environmental message can play a pivotal role in aracng potenal engineers of the future to the building controls sector


t various stages over the past 30 to 40 years campaigns have been started in a wide range of industries aimed at cleaning up our environment. The reduction in the use of fossil fuels, recycling schemes and congestion charges, to name just three examples, are clear evidence that the world is taking measures to preserve our planet for our future generations. There is a danger that we have become numbed to the message and there is little we can do as individuals. This is the greatest threat but also the greatest opportunity – we need engineers who can work at the highest level in our industry to create high performing buildings that increase productivity but use the least energy in achieving this goal.


INDUSTRY COMMENT: BCIA


Inspiring the next generation of engineers A


On Friday 15 February, school pupils across the UK staged an organised ‘strike’ in a bid to urge the government to do more to tackle the threat of climate change. Whether or not you agree with their striking, the underlying point is that it is on their radar, as they inherit the world that they will ultimately engineer. The building controls sector certainly meets the criteria for a career where they can be the difference they wish to see.


Excing career opportunies


Building controls will play a significant part in making our built environment both more productive and more energy efficient, but we need the quality and quantity of engineering talent to enable us to fulfil our industry’s potential, and to do that we must do our best to promote our sector as an exciting career opportunity. It is an absolute fact that BMS engineers who can integrate systems and design innovative solutions


for environmental control are becoming increasingly critical to the design and supply chain that is rapidly changing to meet the demand for performance and wellbeing. The good news is that with the BCIA training programme that is already in place and the launch of the BEMS Trailblazer this year, we are already blazing a trail and are a long way down the track in creating the framework for these innovative engineers to fill the demand for smart building solutions. We have witnessed some very impressive structures erected in the last 10 to 20 years, such as the The Shard in London, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, (or the ‘Giant Egg’), in Beijing, and Seattle’s Public Library. While the architect may well get the plaudits, it is important to remind ourselves that these are more than just empty shells and there is a great deal of complex engineering underneath the exterior that we can take pride in. Modern legislation and environmental targets have of course made good building management a necessity, meaning that we and our engineers of the future are part of a difficult, but also exciting and rewarding challenge to make our buildings energy efficient, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing.


Sense of pride


I am as guilty as all of you when pointing out buildings that we have worked on as we drive past them as a family. This is with a genuine sense of pride and there is always a story of some particular technical issue that needed to be overcome. The pride comes from seeing a building that is working for the people who use it, whether it is an office, a theatre, a school, a museum or a hospital – the Building Management System is critical to the performance of all buildings.


I see nothing wrong with being proud of the work we do and we shouldn’t be shy about being more vocal about it. The next generation of engineers will be the key drivers in evolving technologies to create a more environmentally friendly building landscape. Casually dropping in to conversation some of the exciting projects you’ve had the privilege to work on might just inspire a potential engineer of the future to follow in your footsteps.


www.bcia.co.uk


26 BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER APRIL 2019


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