The theme for  #NationalEngineeringDay  2022 is how engineering improves lives. We hear from Ruth Tatanga, CEng MCIBSE as she shares her engineering journey, r ising to the #CIBSE125Challenges  and celebrating  #NationalEngineeringDay   (02 November 2022) Ruth is chair of the Young Engineers Network (YEN) London Committee. She is also a member of CIBSE's Minority Ethnic Group Panel and was one of the 2022 judges for the Apprentice of the Year, at the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards (11 October 2022).  Read about Ruth's journey below: I wanted to work in the energy sector in general as, growing up in Cameroon, it was the main driver of the economy and employment. I started my journey with the French equivalent of an HND in Energy Engineering, and the internship at the end of the program was what made me fall in love with building services and sustainability. I went to Guadeloupe Island for three months and worked on energy audits and energy efficiency refurbi...

Welcome to the next instalment of our #CIBSEYEA blog series. The  CIBSE Young Engineers Awards  recognise and reward the innovative thinking, hard work and skills of graduate engineers, whilst also showcasing employers who are truly committed to developing and encouraging young talent. These critical to the future of the sector Awards, delivered in partnership with CIBSE Patrons, are possible thanks to our dedicated sponsors and partners.  Today, we are delighted to hear from  Tamlite Lighting   who   joins us to share a cross-division message on how their association with the Awards future-proofs their organisation. " As a UK lighting manufacturer with a rich heritage and over 50 years’ lighting experience, Tamlite understands the value of young engineers with fresh ideas, to help create spectacular building solutions.  As a result, Tamlite is delighted to sponsor the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards 2019, which provid...

Welcome to the next instalment of our #CIBSEYEA blog series. The CIBSE Young Engineers Awards recognise and reward the innovative thinking, hard work and skills of graduate engineers, whilst also showcasing employers who are truly committed to developing and encouraging young talent. These critical to the future of the sector Awards, delivered in partnership with CIBSE Patrons, are possible thanks to our dedicated sponsors and partners.  Today, one of the established Award supporters, Kingspan Industrial Insulation , explain why supporting young engineers is vital to driving innovation and technology forward within the sector. “It is a truly exciting time to be involved in our industry and we look forward to seeing another outstanding field of nominees at this year’s ceremony.” Read their full account below.  " Young engineers entering our profession today do so at a time of unprecedented change.  Modern building services are required to perfor...

Welcome to our #CIBSEYEA blog series. The CIBSE Young Engineers Awards recognise and reward the innovative thinking, hard work and skills of graduate engineers, whilst also showcasing employers who are truly committed to developing and encouraging young talent. These critical to the future of the sector Awards, delivered in partnership with CIBSE Patrons, are possible thanks to our dedicated sponsors and partners. Today, we would like to thank one of the long-standing Award supporters,  Swegon ,   for joining us for the seventh year in a row. "The Awards programme provides a procession of impressive candidates every year and so should give us all great hope for the future. It also demonstrates the many and varied routes into our industry that are now available to young people from all backgrounds." We invite you to read below an inspiring account from Swegon's Managing Director, Robin Vollert, on how their ongoing association with the Awards confirms...

Welcome to our #CIBSEYEA blog series. Entries for the CIBSE Employer of the Year Award 2019 are now closed and with the shortlist under way, what better way to inspire your business to enter next year than to revisit our 2017 and 2018 CIBSE Employer of the Year Award winner,  Elementa Consulting . Earlier this month, we managed to catch up with Managing Director of Elementa Consulting, Doug Kerr , to help us celebrate their fantastic victory of becoming the 2018 overall employer winner and shed some more light on their ongoing commitment to supporting and mentoring newly qualified engineers. Enjoy the read. Doug Kerr: When applying for the CIBSE Employer of the year award, the question we asked ourselves was:  "why do we want to be recognised in this way?"  And really, there were two sides to this coin. On the one hand, we wanted to raise our profile as a top company within our industry, to appear more attractive to both clients and future employees...

Welcome back to our #CIBSEsymposium 2019 follow-up series. It is your space to highlight unique perspectives on Symposium content and outputs; share experiences as a first-time student-attendee or a returning colleague, all part of the inspiring community that Symposium attendees form.  Environment allowing for an open exchange of cross-disciplinary learning is at the heart of what Symposium strives to embody.  Thank you for all your support for the past 9 years.   This week, we have a pleasure of bringing you a very personal account from an international student.  Visit us back to learn about unique perspectives on this year's Symposium.  We asked Christian Guerra -  MSc Smart Buildings and Digital Engineering   student  at University College London  - about his event highlights, motivation behind attending and how he envisages Symposium attendance will help in his further studies. By Christian Guer...

I am YEN Scotland I am a Graduate Mechanical Building Services Engineer  I am playing a part in the move towards more sustainable building services Welcome to the first of our #IamCIBSE blogs, where we'll be speaking to different individuals within the CIBSE community. We've started with  Andrew Griffiths, a Graduate Mechanical Building Services Engineer at Arup and part  of the Young Engineers Network (YEN) in the Scotland region.  On Building Services Engineering…  I work in mechanical building services engineering working on thermal modelling, CFD, ventilation, heating, cooling and domestic water supply in a wide range of sectors I always had an interest in engineering, buildings and renewable technologies, but it was not until visiting Northumbria University on an open day and going to a talk about Architectural Engineering, that I realised building services was the best option for all of my interests. Playing a part in the move towards mo...

Celebrations of CIBSE Australia and New Zealand's 30th birthday are in full swing this year, with a Presidential visit and a cocktail reception already under their belt. CIBSE ANZ Business Development Manager Sharon Pestonji takes a look at the highlights. It’s been 30 years since the Australia and New Zealand region of CIBSE was inaugurated. The faces of the ANZ committee have changed, but the passion driving our region forward is still as relevant as ever. In times where the pulse of change beats fast, CIBSE continues to provide industry with the guidance and training for safe, comfortable and efficient buildings. It is not prudent to forge forward without looking back to recognise your roots, CIBSE ANZ has published 30 Years and Counting, to mark the occasion. The 30th Anniversary publication is a collection of monumental projects, photographs and memorabilia documenting the history of CIBSE in the region, plus a look at the present and future of the building services ...

In this month's #Build2Perform podcast, CIBSE PR and Communications Executive Matt Snowden spoke to Ant Wilson, Director of Building Engineering at AECOM , about his career, inspirations, and his opinions on some pressing issues in building services. Opening up the paper to check the New Year Honours list isn't something that the majority of us will ever have to concern ourselves with, but it recently became a reality for AECOM Director of Building and CIBSE veteran Ant Wilson MBE. Ant will be familiar to many at the Institution, being part of CIBSE life for most of the last 40 years and lending his expertise to countless committees, groups, societies and technical projects. A silver medal winner and Fellow of the institution, rarely has the citation in an award for 'services to Engineering' been so apt, as Ant has lent his time to a huge variety of areas across the industry - from young engineers and BIM, to lighting and facades. I sat down with him on one of thi...

It's a new year and a new start, but let's not forget all that came before in 2016! PR and Communications Executive Matt Snowden presents a picture gallery of some of 2016's best moments from head office, the regions, the groups and societies and beyond! It's been quite a year here at CIBSE, with enough launches, awards, events and milestones to fill a decade. CIBSE has a dedicated network of members, volunteers and staff all around the globe who are striving to spread the art and science of building services engineering, and to make the industry and the planet a better place as a whole. Below is a slideshow of snaps to show just some of the things you got up to over the last 12 months. (Note: The slideshow is best viewed in full screen mode. To access full screen mode, click the arrows in the bottom right-hand corner. To view captions, click 'show info' in the top right-hand corner)

The UK has one of the world's largest research industries, employing more than 60,000 people and worth over £3bn a year to the economy. Every researcher wants their material to be published in respected journals to be read, cited and acclaimed by their peers, but how do you get your work noticed in a crowded market?  Martin McDonald, Publishing Editor of Building Services Engineering Research and Technology (BSER&T) explains in this short guide.  CIBSE Members benefit from free access to  Building Services Engineering Research & Technology  and  Lighting Research & Technology   Publication is often the culmination of research and is an opportunity to present your work to the community, to justify your funding, to promote your institution, your research group and yourself. Impactful papers can make your name at an international level which can bring many opportunities both professionally and personally. It also allows you to influence po...