NEWS
CIBSE recognises leaders in digital engineering T
he Society of Digital Engineering (SDE) recently presented its first annual awards, recognising innovation, leadership and best practice in a discipline that has become fundamental to the design of high performance buildings. SLC Lavalin Atkins was
recognised as the overall ‘Digital Engineering Champion’ for its consistent application of high quality digital design. This was also recognised in the ‘Best Process and Application’ category in which its ‘Digital Blueprint’ technology narrowly beat off several impressive entries to take the award.
Innovative applications and working practice were the hallmark of the awards entries, but the Innovation category was looking for genuinely ground- breaking thought. In a very tight result, BuroHappold took the award for its Single Analysis Model, solving one of the perennial problems of digital design. Michal Dengusiak of Buro Happold Engineering was singled out as ‘Best Digital Engineer’ for his work across the digital spectrum of the organisation, exploiting a wide range of data and interpretive
BSEE
IET urges electrical industry to comply with updated wiring regulations
requirements for BS 7671:2018, now that the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations have come into effect.
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tools to help the company streamline its business and revealing insights to drive improved building design. Speaking at the awards presentation event, which took place at the CIBSE conference Build2Perform Live, CIBSE’s Rowan Crowley highlighted the success of this inaugural awards programme. “The response to this new awards scheme has amazed us and, from a CIBSE perspective, it was great to see the number of international entries coming from Australia, Hong Kong and the US as well as the UK and Europe.
“CIBSE engineers have been at the forefront of developing and implementing digital engineering solutions so it was natural for the organisation to establish the Society of Digital Engineers last year. The purpose of SDE is to provide engineers who specialise in digital engineering with formal recognition of their particular skill set. The awards programme gives us the opportunity to single out examples of excellence in this fast- moving sector.
The awards scheme was made possible through the sponsorship of Autodesk and Cadline.
From 1 January this year, all new electrical installations must be designed to comply with the standards and requirements set out in BS 7671:2018. Although not compulsory, electrical professionals can leave themselves open to legal action if the work that they carry out does not meet the necessary industry requirements.
BS 7671 focuses on improving the safety of electrical installations, minimising the risk of fires resulting from unsafe wiring, and
standardising electrical installation design.
JPEL/64 (the national Wiring Regulations committee) has a responsibility for keeping these standards up to date in line with new and emerging technologies and industry developments, which are vast and fast moving. A number of new Regulations, or changes to existing Regulations were carefully considered, put out for public consultation, and debated within the committee for
ll electrical contractors must ensure they are up to date with the new
the 18th Edition. This includes new and amended requirements and recommendations around the use of Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs), Surge Protection Devices (SPDs), methods of support of wiring systems and earthing arrangements for electric vehicle charging equipment, among others. Mark Coles, head of technical regulations at the IET, said: “The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations contains some significant changes to the way all electrical professionals are required to carry out their work in order to safeguard themselves and the public.
“With this in mind, it is essential that all electrical professionals ensure that they are up to speed with the new requirements.” To help industry get up to date, the IET offers a dedicated course on their online training resource, the IET Academy, offering comprehensive training for City & Guild’s 2382:18 qualification.
The IET also offers BS 7671 and a range of expert guidance, both in print and digital versions to help you get up to date ahead of the 18th Edition coming into effect. Find out more online at:
www.theiet.org/18th-resources-pr
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