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President of the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR), Stephen Gill, has been named as one of the world’s top science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) influencers.
This is based on an analysis by Oanalytica of nearly 2.4m posts on STEM from 18 July 2017 to 18 July 2018, looking at social influence as well as authority by analysing how much influencers are referenced on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Forums, Blogs, News and Tumblr content.
Mr Gill was named as one of the influencers in the Top Industry Professionals category, which gathered experts from some of the world’s most renowned brands and organisations including Microsoft, Amazon and the British Council. This reflects the fact that the promotion of technical advancement and cooling careers are at the heart of what the IOR does, and social media is increasingly becoming a crucial tool in helping the IOR to spread the word about the latest industry news.
Mr Gill said: “It’s exciting to see that in my role as president of the IOR, I have been listed as one of the Top Industry Professionals in STEM. This reflects positively on the impact of the work of IOR to raise the profile of refrigeration’s contribution to society and as an excellent career choice.
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is urging the industry to ensure that they are fully clued up on the best ways
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to tackle growing demands in commercial buildings to ensure optimum comfort for occupants during the summer heatwave. The hot temperatures have had a dramatic impact on some of those who work in commercial buildings. Research undertaken by Harvard University found that those working in hotter buildings performed worse in problem solving and memory tests compared to those with air conditioning. Buildings which feature innovative and effective building controls help to improve the productivity of occupants by providing a healthy working environment.
Many smart and sophisticated building controls allow building occupants to manage their own personal preferences for their workspace in regard to ventilation, cooling and lighting. However, opportunities are still being missed to take full advantage of the latest smart controls and solutions in today’s buildings. Therefore, the BCIA is urging those both new and experienced in the industry to invest in training.
The BCIA has recently updated its suite of seven CPD-accredited training courses. Each module has a core focus – for example, BCM01 includes an introduction to ventilation and air conditioning, while BCM05 covers in more advanced detail the structure and modes of operation of the most common control functions used in ventilation and air conditioning plant.
Knowledge gained through these modules can greatly assist in
improving the comfort of building occupants.
All courses are available to book throughout the year at various UK locations, and feature the latest technical developments in the industry.
BSRIA has issued a new one-day industry course, Building Services Explained, aimed at people who manage, operate, or maintain buildings.
With a focus on delegate participation, the interactive course will run at both BSRIA’s headquarters in Bracknell and at BSRIA North in Preston.
It commences with an overview of building services and leads into a discussion of the 14 categories of building services, including electrical, mechanical, fire protection, water, heating, air conditioning and security systems. In addition to accounting for over 30 percent of the construction cost of a property, building services have a profound impact on different aspects of building performance such as usability, personal comfort, energy consumption, maintenance and utilities costs and business continuity.
The course will explain the importance of building services to facilities managers and their clients, and is based on the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM), the BSRIA Building Services Job Book and Rules of Thumb for Building Services.
Mike Lee, BSRIA training manager, said: “This fantastic new course is designed to be an
interactive learning experience, rather than a lecture. Individual and group exercises include categorising different items from project photographs and drawings, marking-up building services schematics and layouts and answering multiple choice questions about building services systems. “This course is written from the perspective of people that manage, operate and maintain buildings. It uses scenarios, procedures, documents, drawings, images and videos that these facilities management professionals will be familiar with. Movie clips and props such as a human torso are also used to illustrate key learning points “The staging of this new course at its BSRIA North offices demonstrates BSRIA’s training commitment to the northern powerhouse. I urge members and industry alike to book on now.” Developed by Glenn Hawkins, who will be the lecturer, the course will be beneficial to anyone who manages, operates and maintains buildings, including estate managers, facilities managers, building managers, premises managers, maintenance managers, maintenance engineers, project managers, contracts managers, commercial managers, asset managers, energy managers, energy assessors, and built environment and real estate graduates. Building Services Explained is taking place on Thursday 06 September at 09:00am at BSRIA Bracknell, and Wednesday 12 September at 09:00am at BSRIA North, Preston.
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