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5 Comment: Excitement builds ahead of key event 5 Cover story: Hands-on element key to training facility’s success 7 Institute News: Celebratory evening at Science & Industry Museum
13 Training and Development section 23 Health Sector News: Cancer Hospital appoints construction firm
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28 Key ‘people issue’ set for Manchester panel debate Duane Passman, FIHEEM, Co-Chair of IHEEM’s Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, reports on the Group’s work since it was formed six years ago.
31 Technical Platforms’ varied activities discussed in Epsom Speaking at IHEEM’s 2023 Authorising Engineers Conference, representatives from IHEEM’s Technical Platforms updated delegates on their Platform’s recent activities, and looked ahead to some of the exciting work they have planned.
37 Fire safety issues when designing ‘green’ buildings At the IHEEM Wales Regional Conference, Anthony Pitcher, Senior Fire Safety Adviser, NHS Wales
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Shared Services Partnership – Specialist Estates Services, discussed key fire safety challenges when decarbonising buildings.
44 Strengthening compliance around the AE audit Building on success in delivering its solution for NHS Trusts to manage their PAM submissions, QuiqSolutions, in conjunction with IHEEM, is launching a suite of digital tools to assist in EFM governance and the AE auditing process.
47 AE: Beware water treatment firms’ ‘magic bullet claims’ IHEEM-registered AE (Water), Steve Mount, warns specifiers of water treatment systems to be wary of unvalidated, exaggerated, or false claims.
53 Are BESS systems a ‘green alternative’ to diesel? Tomas Jucas, a principal electrical engineer at Mott MacDonald, presents ‘an open review of the proposition that Battery Energy Storage Systems could be considered a green alternative to carbon- emitting standby diesel generators’.
59 Installing a fit-for-purpose emergency lighting system Martin Green, Commercial Training and Support manager at Hochiki Europe, discusses some of the key questions that specifiers and users need to ask to ensure the safe and compliant installation of emergency lighting.
64 Heat pumps can be key to a ‘decarbonised’ future Johnson Controls’ Michael Anderton says that against the backdrop of the NHS Net Zero carbon drive, heat pumps could play a key role as a primary source of generation in healthcare facilities.
68 How offsite construction can help alleviate NHS pressure James Withey, MD of Algeco, looks at how offsite construction and modular buildings for hire can play a leading role in improving the UK’s existing healthcare estate – where many buildings are now ageing and in less than ideal condition.
72 Infrastructure implications of installing a Gamma Knife Ian Paddick, a Consultant Physicist at Amethyst Radiotherapy, discusses some of the challenges, practicalities, design considerations, and logistics, of installing a Gamma Knife radiosurgery machine into medical facilities.
75 Healthcare Estates 2023 preview A comprehensive look ahead to this year’s flagship IHEEM conference, exhibition, and dinner in Manchester next month – which will feature high- profile speakers from the EFM sector, the construction supply chain, academia, and the scientific community, plus an exhibition featuring over 220 organisations, and a gala awards dinner.
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