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he CSA Awards, launched by the Commissioning Specialists Association two years ago, is already regarded by many as one of the building sector’s most valued events.


The awards recognise companies and individuals that ‘go the extra mile’ to make buildings work as the designer intended. The awards focus on best practice in key areas of commissioning, including innovation and achievement, energy saving, sales growth, customer care and service provision. This year, five companies and three individuals were awarded: uInnovation in Commissioning (Sponsored by: SAV Systems)


Winner: Ashford Environmental Services for


Minimal Discharge Process u Project of the Year (Sponsored by: Marflow Hydronics)


Winner: Banyard Consultants for Hewlett Packard – One Aldermanbury Square London u Product Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by: CSA)


Winner: Johnson Controls Metasys Access Portal (MAP) Gateway u Commissioning Provider of the Year (Sponsored by: Modern Building Services) Winner: Ashford Environmental Services u Investment in Training Award (Sponsored by: BSRIA Instrument Solutions) Winner: Marflow Hydronics u Student of the Year (Sponsored by: CSA) Winner: Robert Cleworth, End Systems


Advertising: 01622 699116 Editorial: 01354 461430 Recognition for companies and individuals in 2016 CSA Awards


u Engineer of the Year (Sponsored by: Ashford Environmental Services)


Winner: Tom Bradbury, Airtech Premier uLifetime Contribution (Sponsored by: CSA) Winner: Chris Davey, JPS Commissioning Services Following the success of this year’s awards, the 2017 CSA Awards Dinner will again be held at the Copthorne Effingham Park Hotel, near Gatwick Airport, on 15th June.


Commenting on the awards, CSA Chairman, Andrew Watkin said: “Once again the 2016 CSA Awards proved to be a huge success and provided an excellent forum through which to celebrate business and professional excellence right across the commissioning arena.”


www.csa-awards.co.uk


SRIA will be exhibiting and presenting at the Chillventa International Exhibition, from October 11-13 in Nurnberg Convention Center Ost. Chillventa is the exhibition for energy efficiency, heat pumps and refrigeration.


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BSRIA’s presentations will chart recent developments in refrigeration, AC, ventilation, heat pumps and the smart revolution.


Andrew Giles, Director of Worldwide Market Intelligence, BSRIA, said: “BSRIA is delighted to be working with Chillventa


BSRIA is exhibiting and presenting at this month’s Chillventa exhibition T


International Exhibition to promote this conference and exhibition. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn about the latest trends on smart energy, refrigeration, AC and the global markets from the most innovative and influential practitioners.”


The presentations will take place between 6pm and 8pm in the Istanbul Room on the 2nd floor. The BSRIA stand will be in hall 4, stand 4-312.


https://www.chillventa.de/en


CNS showcases smart IoT control solution at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair


convergent Niagara- based control solution elitedali on booth 1C-C02, alongside Fulham Co Inc in the Hall of Aurora, at the 18th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair.


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The fair, which runs from the 27th- 30th October, attracts exhibitors from 38 countries, with categories including commercial lighting, LED and green lighting, smart lighting and solutions. CNS Managing Director, Mike Welch, said: “Since last year’s fair, Fulham and CNS


ontrol Network Solutions’ (CNS) will be exhibiting


have partnered to deliver a smart lighting solution based on the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) intelligent lighting


communications standard and CNS is excited to communicate this further to the Far East sector.”


Integrating into the leading Tridium Niagara building controls system, elitedali offers a truly convergent lighting control solution, with access to live value data as well as unrivalled interoperability when considering the system’s maintenance and operation. Continues Welch: “With the ability to halve total


lighting energy


consumption, elitedali controls contribute to significant energy savings, and were created with the Internet of Things (IoT) in mind. This means lighting settings can be controlled instantaneously both locally and remotely using any suitable web browser and smart mobile device. “Requiring less of an initial investment due to it simply connecting with the already installed BMS, elitedali smart lighting control provides the user with absolute


confidence, autonomy and certainty over the lighting control system and its data.”


uCNS Managing Director, Mike Welch.


uCSA Chairman, Andrew Watkin.


Installers are being urged to stay ahead of updated fibre optic testing standards


he international standards to which fibre optic cabling and encircled flux compliant light sources are field-tested are changing.


Tim Widdershoven from IDEAL Networks says that new ISO/IEC and ANSI/TIA standards will have a notable impact on the test equipment required by installers.


“The new encircled flux testing standards will slowly start to make their way into contracts and customer requirements,” says Widdershoven, Global Marketing Manager for IDEAL Networks.


“Installers will need to obtain accurate, compliant measurements so to ensure a problem-free testing experience they must be equipped with the correct testing tools and equipment.”


The ISO/IEC 14763-3:2014 standard specifies systems and methods for the inspection and testing of installed optical fibre cabling designed in accordance with premises cabling standards while the ANSI/TIA- 526-14 standard is applicable to the measurement of attenuation of installed fibre


optic cabling using multimode fibre.


The purpose of these standards, which are both due to be updated this year, is to ensure that regardless of which manufacturer’s test system is being used, all the different test systems report the same loss for the cable being tested.


“To stay ahead of the new testing requirements, installers should not delay in ensuring that the test cords that accompany their power meters and light sources are made with reference grade connectors,” continues Widdershoven.”


Flux testing


The most significant change is the addition of encircled flux testing which ensures that all fibre optic testers provide the same results when testing the same cable.


IDEAL Networks has


published an article offering detailed guidance on how to test fibre optic cable with encircled flux compliant light sources:


https://www.idealnetworks.n et/UK/EN/News/Using- Encircled-Flux-Compliant-Lig ht-Sources-for-Testing-Fiber- Optic.aspx


8 BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER OCTOBER 2016


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