April 2008
Ramboll Whitbybird win E3 Education award
Ramboll Whitbybird has won the inaugural E3 Excellent Engineers Working with Education award at the ICE & IMechE Joint London Dinner which took place on Thursday 3 April at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London.
Top flight firms support industry-wide training initiative
A number of top industry firms have signed up to a new Flexible Learning Programme aimed at addressing the growing shortage of qualified building services engineers, launched by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
CIBSE working
towards a
sustainable
future
Sustainability presents building services professionals with a new business opportunity as well as an active role in solving the practical problem of climate change. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) recognises that the industry has a crucial part to play in promoting sustainable buildings and aims to provide its members with the knowledge and training needed to meet the demand.
Careers in Lighting
Jeff Shaw, Associate Director for Arup Lighting. It is said that 80% of the information we receive is through the eye, so the design of any lighting system is crucial to one’s experience of a space. Few other careers in building services have such an impact on the appearance of the architecture and on the well-being of its users.
Low carbon
energy assessor training
If you want to help combat climate change then taking up a career as an energy assessor is the perfect way to realise your potential and to show employers and clients that you have the knowledge and training necessary to fulfil such a role.
Atkins
engineering
India - Engineering
in Bangalore
with Atkins
Indian retailing industry has seen phenomenal growth in the last five years. Organised retailing has finally emerged from the shadows and is contributing significantly to the growth of the Indian retail sector.
Hays Building Services what employers
want?
There has never been a more exciting time for graduates to enter the building services industry. Qualified professionals are in high demand, the industry’s profile is continuing to grow and organisations are facing the challenges raised by modern lifestyles and building practices. Mike McNally, director of Hays Building Services, reflects on the opportunities offered by the industry:
Buro Happold more than just
a job
Founded by Professor Sir Edmund Happold 1976, Buro Happold aims to produce high quality engineering design in concept, in detail and in execution, on time, to programme and delivering excellent value for money. Our distinctive culture and ethos is still based on the same founding principles of care, value and elegance.
CIBSE North East gives away £1000
to students
A total of 17 First Year Building Services Engineering students at Northumbria University are each due to be given a £1000 Cash-Back, towards their Tuition Fees, by a consortium of 19 Building Services Engineering companies in their bid to attract more people into the Building Services Engineering profession.
Buro Happold practice celebrates winning four awards
International multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold swept the board at this year’s IStructE Awards with four wins, including the Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence.
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