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New agreement will make buildings safer by design
Association for Project Safety (APS) will help ensure British buildings are safer and better designed.
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The partnership aims to enhance the professionalism of building construction, management and engineering as well in the UK. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) means members of both professional organisations are able to share and build on the expertise and experience of colleagues across the construction sector to improve their skills and knowledge.
Dr Gavin Dunn, CABE CEO said: “The signing of this MOU represents a great opportunity to bring the relevant and competent skills of both organisations together to offer a joined-up approach to representation of our industry. “It clearly shows that we recognise the importance of health, safety and well-being at the heart of all we do, not only in the construction industry but in the design and
new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the
operational aspects of the built environment. These actions allow us to ensure a valid and meaningful contribution to society with a strengthened voice.”
Bobby Chakravarthy, APS President said: “Safer buildings and construction sites must be a priority for the UK construction sector. And, at the heart of delivering the improvements we all want to see, is the need to share the vast knowledge and experience held within the professions across the sector. “I believe today’s ground-breaking agreement between the CABE and the APS will help members access a deeper pool of skills and information and help ensure everyone can keep up to date with changes and developments in the UK construction industry.” Part of the impetus behind the move is the realisation – in the light of the of the Grenfell Tower tragedy – that, together, organisations within the built environment could and should be doing more to equip their own members help prevent future disasters. The MOU will run, initially, for two years from 26 June 2018.
Gibbons joins Anglian Water equipment and service providers
ibbons Engineering Group has been invited to join the Anglian Water mechanical and electrical (M&E) framework for the awarding of planned and emergency work at local AW sites.
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This means Gibbons is one of a select number of the most knowledgeable and experienced companies to be allocated M&E projects for Anglian Water. Via an online interface, Gibbons’ quoting and invoicing of jobs now becomes much more streamlined. Gibbons is already an established provider of M&E products and service for Anglian Water sites across Essex, Suffolk and beyond. The company’s range of electric motors, pumps and variable-speed drives are used to increase energy efficiency, productivity and reliability at fresh water and wastewater pumping stations.
Along with the capacity to provide both installations and repairs, a key requirement of the framework is the ability to respond to emergency calls on a round the clock basis within four hours.
Gibbons’ Director, Matthew Gibbons, said: “We feel privileged to be accepted on to the Anglian Water M&E framework which will allow us to respond to both planned and emergency jobs even more efficiently. We’ve already begun rolling out training to our staff to ensure a smooth transition to the new online system.”
BSRIA appoints new Principal
Facilities Management within BSRIA’s Sustainable Construction Group. Most recently, Blake headed up an engineering department, managing all aspects of building maintenance for three private hospitals including the site and ‘bank’ personnel. The role covered project
management, contract negotiation and tendering. He has experience in electrical installation and commercial and residential maintenance.
Consultant – Facilities Management N
ick Blake is the new Principal Consultant –
Peter Tse, Business Manager, Sustainable Construction Group, BSRIA, said: “Nick brings with him a rare mix of facilities management and construction experience. We see the appointment of Nick as an essential step in our continued development of our FM service offering, supporting both building owners and operators tackling their unique challenges.”
BSRIA is a non-profit distributing, member-based association, providing specialist services in construction and building services
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The key(pad) to unlocking your drive’s potential
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on’t make the mistake of dismissing variable speed drive (VSD) keypads as simple control panels. Like VSDs themselves, keypad technology has developed rapidly in recent years, with the latest models helping to make drive installation and operation quicker, easier and safer.
Smart safety
By Andy Preston, UK Drives Product Manager, ABB Limited.
The arrival of Bluetooth-enabled keypads is a recent development that is transforming the maintenace of VSDs in hazardous or hard-to-reach areas. By downloading the manufacturer’s app to a smartphone or tablet, the user is able to wirelessly connect to multiple drives and execute any task they could accomplish by directly accessing the keypad, including commissioning, tuning and maintenance. Bluetooth is typically functional up to 75 metres from the drive in any direction. This avoids the need for maintnance staff to enter the ceiling space or other confined or hazadous areas. This not only improves safety but frees up the time to spend on more rewarding projects. Drive parameters and loggers for each VSD are kept separate and secure by assiging individual passcodes to each drive.
Speaking your language
Today’s VSD keypads support graphics, charts and icons to make complex information instantly understandable. The innovative views, transitions and screen will be very familiar to users of smartphone technology. Modern keypads also support text editing to allow users to switch to language of the application or industry. If you are pumping water, for instance, you don’t need to read the motor’s speed in rpm but rather the actual flow rate in litres per second with scaling factors. Plain English is much more preferable to codes and symbols that you have to interpret or memorise. Should a problem occur, it is far easier to identify the cause and find the solution if the information is presented in plain, simple language – for example: “Pump 2 failed in bay 6, top floor”.
Improving maintenance
Today’s VSD keypad can even point the way to developing a preventive maintenance strategy for HVAC applications. This is achieved by the drive’s real-time clock (RTC) function, which date and time stamps trips and faults. These events are almost always a symptom of problems in the wider system. Using this data the end user is able to spot patterns of events and perform preventive maintenance before a major issue occurs.
ABB has created a series of eBooks that tackle the technical issues facing users of VSDs in the building services industry, including how to choose the right user interface. Sign up here:
http://web.abb-update.com/HVAC_30Challenges_Signup.
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