CIBSE News

Article category: News
Published on: 19 Jun 23

How the transformation of 388 George St set out to reduce embodied carbon impacts

The focus for this year’s CIBSE ANZ Young Engineers’ Awards is ‘embodied carbon’. In celebration of this topic CIBSE YEN hosted a site visit to 388 George Street, Sydney where core building services were retained to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of this project.

Article category: News
Published on: 05 Jun 23

Meet Crispin Rock, CIBSE ANZ Lighting Design trainer

Lighting Design is a very specialised area of Electrical Services Engineering in buildings. Crispin Rock, is a lighting control specialist, and one of CIBSE ANZ’s experienced facilitators who delivers the 1-day Lighting Design training that forms part of CIBSE ANZ’s 3-day Electrical Services Engineering Course.

Article category: News
Published on: 25 May 23

Australian National Energy Performance Strategy - next steps

CIBSE ANZ provided one of 119 responses received by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to the National Energy Performance Strategy consultation earlier this year. Submissions into the consultation process have now been made public and can be accessed.

Article category: News
Published on: 24 May 23

Student Mentorship Pilot Takes Off

Recognising the need to cultivate a deeper understanding of the building services industry among university students, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Young Engineers Network (CIBSE YEN) has launched a mentorship programme.

Article category: News
Published on: 24 May 23

ANZ YEN Chair reveals embodied carbon views, common entry mistakes and secrets to an outstanding entry

The next frontier of building services that demands attention is embodied carbon. To gain some valuable insights into the theme of the 2023 Young Engineers Awards, we reached out to Niro Siriwardena, Chair of CIBSE ANZ YEN and 2023 Awards judge.

Article category: News
Published on: 23 May 23

Enhancing Engineering Practices and Professional Development in the ANZ Region: Insights from a Collaborative Workshop

In March of this year, CIBSE ANZ took advantage of a visit from the global leadership team to bring together building services consultants and kindred industry organisations over breakfast in Sydney. The objective of this gathering was twofold: to gather insights on the challenges and opportunities surrounding engineering registration, as well as to explore learning and development prospects for new engineers.

Article category: News
Published on: 22 May 23

2023 CIBSE ANZ Seminar Series: Call for speakers

The 2023 CIBSE ANZ Seminar Series is set to kick off on Tuesday, August 22, with the theme of 6 Minutes to Midnight: Insights & practical solutions to make a difference in the built environment by 2030 ...and beyond. The event features five sessions that run each Tuesday from 12-2pm AEST, and each session explores the latest trends and innovations that can help us achieve a sustainable built environment by 2030 and beyond.

Article category: News
Published on: 26 Apr 23

Can your story inspire the next generation of engineers?

Article category: News
Published on: 26 Apr 23

Building services careers enlightenment

Talking to university students about career pathways and project experiences is one of the ways CIBSE's Young Engineers Network (YEN) helps to create an awareness of the opportunites for those engineering students looking to make an environmental and community impact though Building Services Engineering. Below is an extract from a LinkedIn post written by Behzad Rismanchi, Senior Lecturer at University of Melbourne about a recent presentation given by two of our committee members in Victoria.

Article category: News
Published on: 26 Apr 23

Meet Tommy Sailing, CIBSE ANZ Electrical Services Engineering trainer

Meet Tommy Sailing, one of CIBSE ANZ’s experienced facilitators of Electrical Services Engineering training that launched this year. Tommy shares some of his learnings over the course of his career, his thoughts on training and his top-tips for budding building services engineers.

Article category: News
Published on: 26 Apr 23

Get inspired and enter

Are you a young aspiring engineer looking to make your mark in the industry? Many Young Engineers Awards finalists go on to have inspired careers.

Article category: News
Published on: 20 Mar 23

Meet the 2023 CIBSE ANZ Young Engineers Awards judging panel

CIBSE ANZ is pleased to announce the 2023 Young Engineers Awards judging panel. Our panel has been carefully selected, bringing experience and knowledge from various organisations across the building services industry and expertise in embodied carbon solutions.