CIBSE News

Article category: News
Published on: 03 Mar 20

28 built environment professional bodies jointly pledge to tackle climate change

Twenty five built environment professional bodies in membership of the Construction Industry Council together with the UK Green Building Council, the Edge and the University College of Estate Management have joint pledged to work together to tackle climate change.

Article category: News
Published on: 17 Feb 20

Australia and New Zealand outshine at the Building Performance Awards

The Australia and New Zealand region once again outshine at the CIBSE Awards night in London this month.

Article category: News
Published on: 17 Feb 20

Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Industry Roundtable

Recently, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) hosted an Industry Roundtable to discuss and share information on a number of topics, such as pipe sizing research, water usage monitoring, data collection and use and pipe sizing Performance Solutions, which Paul Angus participated in.

Article category: News
Published on: 12 Feb 20

CIBSE 2020 Awards Highlight Regeneration

A new focus on renovation and renewal emerged at the 2020 Building Performance Awards: dramatic building performance achievements in existing and re-modelled buildings were celebrated, alongside ground-breaking new build projects and industry-leading teams.

Article category: News
Published on: 15 Jan 20

The South Australian 2019 Annual Christmas Luncheon

We had a reasonable turn-up of 20 people who filled the room at the Caledonian Hotel in north Adelaide. The food and service were good as always there.

Article category: News
Published on: 02 Jan 20

Spotlight Façade Awards: WSP Paddington Square

The SFE Façade Design and Engineering Awards recognise excellence and achievement in façade engineering. We will be using the SFE newsletter as a platform to showcase some of the winners from 2023. WSP's Paddington Square was awarded first place for the New Build UK category.

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

SFE Newsletter spotlight interview: Chris Macey

In 1983 Chris co-founded Wintech, now in its 40th year, the company has grown from a single client, to be recognised as one of the UK’s largest Façade Engineering Consultancy. Employing more than 100 industry experts in a range of specialist sciences and disciplines from all over the world. Wintech group are dedicated engineering specialists in the science of Façade Engineering, including Façade Access & Maintenance, Fire Engineering, MEP and Sustainability Consultancy services from the early phases of building delivery strategic development to completion. Chris has provided strategic direction, over the past 40 years for the Group operations that focus on the science and delivery of façade engineering. Chris is the founder member for the Society of Façade Engineering, past Chairman, a Fellow of the Society and is passionate about the further professionalism of the science of façade engineering and the specialist training needed to support this important discipline.

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

Spotlight Academia: Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham

Our environmental façade module investigated a real-life study to evaluation the University of Nottingham Castle Meadow Campus, CMC. To review the historic vision of Modernism through the original concept applied by Michael Hopkins & Partners' 1994 Inland Revenue Centre and current listing achieved June 2023. Our façade program undertook measures to progress a 30-year design through the challenge to integrate new technological advances in materials science, pre-heat and heat recirculation’s systems for the UoN Business School.

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

Group A: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham” (1)

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

Group B: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham”

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

Group C: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham”

Article category: News
Published on: 01 Jan 20

Group S: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham”

The University of Nottingham façade program undertook measures to progress a 30-year design through the challenge to integrate new technological advances in materials science, pre-heat and heat recirculation’s systems for the UoN Business School.