CIBSE Trainers

Adrian Flaherty

Adrian has experience in all areas of Public Health design and installation. This includes domestic hot and cold water services; above & below ground drainage; rainwater & greywater harvesting and fire fighting systems. These systems have been designed for a wide range of projects including offices, multi residential units, hotels, schools, high-rise, airfields and hospitals. Adrian started as a plumbing apprentice and developed as a contractor and designer. He has worked mainly in the UK but also has experience in Europe and the Middle East. Competencies include pipe & pump sizing, pressure loss, loading and discharge unit calculations. Previous work includes the training of apprentices, mentoring graduates and working as a lecturer delivering plumbing and gas training.

Adrian Sweetman

Adrian Sweetman has an engineering background and has applied that knowledge to the energy management field thus bringing a practical perspective to the courses he delivers.

Having been training for CIBSE since 2008, Adrian has a good level of knowledge in the field of energy efficiency, legislation and compliance gained through working with a divers set of commercial and industrial clients as a consultant.

Adrian is also a CIBSE Accredited Non Domestic Energy Assessor and ESOS Lead Assessor.

Andrew Rowe

Andrew is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers.

He has delivered and managed many capital projects during his career in the public and private sector; including leading the technical and delivery elements of Suffolk County Council’s Building Schools for the Future programmes and two large TUPE transfer of services from County Council’s.

Andrew has managed the in-house consultancy team at Suffolk County Council, offering multi-disciplinary design services, project and programme management, and estates advice on acquisitions, disposals and ratings. And then went on to lead the outsourcing of services in 2013 to Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited becoming its Chief Executive for nearly 10 years.

Andrew is currently a trustee for the Engineering Council, he Chairs the Education, Training and Membership Committee for CIBSE and is currently sits on a number of industry groups.

Christopher Ayres

Passionate Low Carbon Consulting Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the field of Building Services Engineering ranging from new builds to renovation of existing buildings in various building arena types, from domestic “Grand design” new homes to BREEAM-rated award-winning buildings at hospitals, schools and commercial offices.

I worked in a range of private consultancy practices until 2008. I then moved over to private consulting, having recognised a need to provide clients of all types (Private landlords, Councils, to Large Companies) with bespoke advice and guidance on reducing their energy use & carbon footprint.

Christopher Underwood

I joined the industry in 1973 as a student apprentice heating and ventilating technician with Haden Young Ltd. I went on to complete a BSc in building services engineering and then a PhD on the modelling and control of absorption cycle heat pumps before becoming a full-time lecturer in building services engineering at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University) in 1981. I remained at Northumbria until retirement in 2018. I am now an Emeritus Professor at Northumbria and continue my research on the modelling and control of HVAC systems with a major emphasis on heat pump systems. Throughout my academic career I continued to engage with consultancy including a period of time when I was the Practice Consultant to R W Gregory & Partners (now RPS Gregory LLP). I currently do consulting work for hydrogeologists FWS Consultants Ltd - carrying out all their ground-source heat pump work.

Darren Coppins

Darren is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in mechanical systems design and 20 years’ experience in building physics.  Industry involvement includes co-authoring CIBSE AM11 2015 Building Performance Modelling and is currently the vice chairperson of the CIBSE Building Simulation Group.  Darren became involved with the initiative to bring NABERS to the UK in 2017 through the provision of modelling at the early pilot stage and subsequently one of the first to become an approved NABERS Independent Design Reviewer.

David Butler

David had a long career at BRE including technical team leader of a team of HVAC specialists involved in research, testing and consultancy relating to building HVAC systems and equipment. He has over 30 years’ experience of designing and undertaking of physical mock-up tests, laboratory testing and site investigations and consultancy on the performance of building conditioning systems. This has included conventional HVAC systems and low energy and passive systems and heat pumps. Experience over the last 10 years of building investigations relating to building physics including overheating, condensation and the operation and performance of HVAC systems in houses, commercial and other buildings. He has also acted as a technical expert for policy related work under DEFRA’s Market Transformation Programme for air conditioning and for the Carbon Trust's Enhanced Capital Allowances scheme related to air conditioning and refrigeration products.

Gordon Hudson

I have worked in both Academia and Professional Practice in the Building Services Engineering Industry. I have always been enthusiastic about learning, whether in formal situations or from experience and that probably explains why I have a had a sort of foot in both camps.

In Academia and Professional practice, sustainability has been a keen focus for me over the last twenty years. I am particularly interested in whether we can really achieve our aim to deliver low carbon, low impact buildings that deliver well-being. With partners at Northumbria University we researched the use of BREEAM in healthcare and that led to sustainable assessment development work in Abu Dhabi and Egypt. It became clear to me that although building sustainable issues are worldwide their solutions and delivery are specific to regions too. In completing the first BREEAM assessment in Iceland it was evident that infrastructure primary energy mix, water use and local natural resources availability would lead you to specific projects actions and targets rather than generalised ones, and I believe this is how we should proceed.

Heather Beaumont

An experienced Technical Manager with over 35 years in technical service delivery, coupled with a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Heather has worked in technical consultancy as well as contract and operations management in facilities management. She is qualified for working in highly regulated environments such as MoD, Defra and NHS as well as pharmaceutical research and manufacturing. Heather is trained in all key areas of customer account and team management, including KAM, Customer Service Skills, Performance Coaching and Leading People through Change. Heather has been working in Training for 7 years and is currently MD of her own technical consultancy business providing facilities management and health and safety apps and software.

Hywel Davies

Hywel leads the technical and policy development work of the Institution, particularly focussed on the ongoing development of the Building Regulations and implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), and other construction related Regulations, Directives, Codes and Standards.

He is also part of the CIBSE team working on the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM), particularly as it is related to the mechanical and electrical sectors. He has an interest in building services systems and cyber-security, and is leading for CIBSE on a joint project with ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, which seeks to raise awareness of the importance of cyber-security in the design, installation and operation of building systems, and the implications of the “internet of things” for the security of systems.

Ian Watts

Ian Watts has 25 years of experience working with a wide range of fire and lighting manufacturers. He was co-opted onto BS 5266 part 1 in 2015 as the independent industry expert on new technology through his work with innovative manufacturers.  

Ian has lectured for CIBSE, The Lighting Industry Association and FIA since 2012.

Jackie Portman

With a 35-year track record as an accomplished electrical engineer, including a decade in the Middle East overseeing multi-million pound infrastructure projects, I bring a wealth of practical experience to my work. Beyond my engineering achievements, I am passionate about education. I have had the privilege of sharing my knowledge as a lecturer and tutor at various academic levels, from HNC to undergraduate and post-graduate programs. This parallel career allows me to not only apply my technical expertise but also to nurture the next generation of engineers. It's a fulfilling aspect of my professional journey, contributing to both industry and academia.

John Griggs

I am a former Government Scientist that worked on water supply and drainage issues. As such I was a technical advisor to Building Regulations in England, Scotland and Wales. I have also worked for the CIPHE as Principle Technical Officer and run European Projects on hot water systems, solar panels and reusable pipework. I serve on various British, European and International Standards committees and have written many books on drainage, water efficiency and water reuse. I am currently working with the Future Home Hub developing roadmaps for future water use.

John Harrison

Entered the building services industry as an apprentice and progressed to become a trade supervisor at site level. Then re-entered education, graduating with two Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics & Control Theory

This blend of practical and academic experience led to appointment within a Commissioning Management consultancy after graduation. Have a wealth of Commissioning Management experience having fulfilled lead Commissioning Manager and Associate Director roles

Am actively involved in the advancement of commissioning as a professional specialism through membership of CSA and was a member of the steering group of CIBSE’s updated Commissioning Code M: Commissioning Management 2022

Kevin Noyce

Kevin Noyce is an Energy Consultant who splits his time between training on building and mechanical services and carrying out Efficiency and Condition Surveys at commercial premises.

Kevin is an electrical engineer by trade and has spent all of his career in the building and building service industry.

Kevin is a qualified Air Conditioning, Commercial, and DEC Assessor.

Laura Mansell-Thomas

Laura Mansel-Thomas began her career in engineering as a Design Engineer at WRc plc in 1993. After completing a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London, specializing in the treatment of toxic industrial wastewaters, she joined Max Fordham and Partners in 1996. Early projects included a number of schemes for Churchill College, Cambridge, designing warm air and district heating systems from first principles.

In 1999 Laura moved to Atelier Ten as a Senior Mechanical Engineer, where she stayed until 2010. She spent many years as project engineer for the low energy Sloane Robinson Building at Keble College and the refurbishment of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and became an Associate Director in 2007. She joined Ingleton Wood LLP in 2010 as an Associate, becoming Director of Engineering in 2011 and a Partner in 2014. Laura oversaw the growth of the M&E discipline from around 20 to over 40 people and in April 2021 she became Senior Partner. Laura is also HR Partner and oversees training and apprenticeships across the practice. 

Laura has always been interested in the communication of engineering ideas, particularly around low energy building design and sustainability. She was a Member of Council for the University of Essex from 2010 to 2015, also becoming a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and helping to recruit their first Sustainability Champion. Since 2016 she has been a Colchester Ambassador, working with other businesses and the Local Authority to drive inward investment into the Colchester area. In 2020 she was appointed as a Commissioner for the Essex Climate Action Commission and is particularly involved in the Built Environment Special Interest Group.

Laura is a keen cyclist, married with two teenage children, two dogs and a cat.

Matthew Turner

Matthew is a Regional Director at AECOM and is primarily focused on delivering decentralised, low and zero carbon energy solutions for both new developments and existing communities. Matthew provides energy and sustainable design guidance to developers working on a wide range of projects, from small innovative developments to large urban extensions. He delivers strategic research work for the Government and works with local authorities and large organisations to assess strategic opportunities for delivering carbon reductions through planning policy, energy management, renewable energy projects and heat networks. Matthew has been delivering training courses for CIBSE since 2009.

Michael Powers

Mike Powers is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE. He’s passionate about supporting engineers to complement their technical expertise with rich communication and relationship skills so that colleagues can get the most out of their work together. 

Some of Mike’s proudest achievements of his career have been where he’s been able to support his mentees to grow and become successful engineers and leaders in their own right.  

Mike has extensive experience of mentoring engineers from early-career to senior leadership and is a Level 5 Mentor at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). 

Peter McElroy

Peter is a Chartered Engineer and has an MSc from Glasgow Caledonian University. His professional training was undertaken within some of the leading international design consultancies. He then the design team of one of Scotland's top M&E Contractors; to learn and develop an understanding of the practicalities of Building Services from an installation perspective and sharing his passion for design with junior staff. This hands-on approach is apparent in his training, with deep and rich theory woven together with real life practical examples.

Richard Holmes

Richard has been involved in energy management and assessment for 30 years.
He is a CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant for Design and Operation, a Chartered Environmentalist (C.Env.) and a Member of the Energy Institute (MEI).
After 10 years working for the Energy Saving Trust’s advice network, the European Energy Agency network and local authority Carbon Management Teams, Richard set up his own consultancy business (Third Stone Limited) in 2005.
He provides an advisory service to various clients from the construction industry to other businesses and public sector organisations.
He has delivered training courses on energy management and assessment throughout his career and is a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University’s Business School and School of Architecture.

Robert Boyer

Rob heads up AECOM’s technical and engineering delivery for Energy project identification and development with a focus on District Energy projects. His focus is on sustainable performance; balancing environmental, economic and social values. He has been heavily involved with Heat Networks Code of Practice (CP1) and technical papers associated with the reduction of production temperatures of hot water.

Ross French

Since 1997, Ross has worked in both contracting and consultancy, holding leadership positions at three international practices. His qualifications and experience span architecture, urban design and engineering.

In 2009, Ross co-founded mesh, a design practice working towards a sustainable built environment. The company provides targeted, valued advice on new-build and refurbishment schemes across a wide range of sectors.

His project work has a heavy emphasis on energy performance, including Building Regulations compliance, energy assessments for planning applications, and estate-level decarbonisation in the public sector.

He has been a Low Carbon Consultant (LCC) since 2010 and is a member of the CIBSE Technical Symposium Scientific Committee.

Siegfreid Kwama Yeboah

Siegfried is currently a Senior Lecturer in Building Services Engineering at School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University (LSBU). Prior to joining LSBU, he was an Assistant Professor in Building Services Engineering/Building Physics at the University of Nottingham’s overseas campus in China. Siegfried has over 15 years research and teaching experience in Building Services Engineering. He has a PhD in Engineering (Sustainable Energy Technologies) from the University of Nottingham. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), qualified Advance HE External Examiner, a Chartered Engineer, and a Member of CIBSE (MCIBSE).

Stephen Rockhill

I have started my own consultancy offering 20 years of construction experience and almost 20 years of legal experience to developers, owners and consultants. I produce documentation and provide training. I also provide live project advice. This includes running risk work-shops on different projects I am also about to lecture on Construction Law at the University of Portsmouth.

Stephen Willett

I983- 1988 Weapon engineering mechanic Royal Navy

1989-2003 Firefighter/ leading firefighter

2003- 2009 Watch manager fire safety

2009-2012 Watch manager B fire safety trainer

2012-2016 Fire Safety Deputy team leader, policy and delivery

2017-2019 Fire consultant/ Senior fire consultant BB7

2019-2021 Fire Safety Tutor Xact Safety and Engineering

2021- Present Head of Specialist Training Part B Group Ltd

Steve Glass

Steve joined Kent Fire & Rescue Service in 1987 and served 28 years in numerous roles, operationally, in training, and fire safety. He was a former Assistant Divisional Officer and lectured in technical fire safety, command and control and fire-fighting operations.
He is a Chartered Member of IOSH and a Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers, and holds an NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, NEBOSH General, and Construction Certificates
He is a registered CITB/NEBOSH tutor and teaches on NEBOSH General/Construction/Diploma courses, Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) / Site Safety Supervisors Training Scheme (SSSTS) courses (Site Safety Plus).
Steve has a massive interest in history and has a Master’s Degree in Military History, War Media and Society from the University of Kent, with a post-graduate diploma in Management Studies from Christchurch University.

Steven Johnson

Steve is an experienced technical director at Hilson Moran with over 30 years experience. Steve studied Building Services Engineering Design and Management at Reading University before joining Max Fordham and Partners in 1996. Steve carried out MEP designs for a range of projects including the Cold War Museum at RAF Cosford, and a new study block at Benenden School. On joining Hilson Moran in 2004, Steve led their sustainability team, leading many projects such as the Principal Place office through to blocks of flats in Wembley to the restoration of 184 Shepherds Bush Road. In 2020 Steve was made a Technical Director responsible for technical excellence across their sustainability and energy teams.

Vince Arnold

I have enjoyed a full career in Buidling Services from Apprentice through to Managing Director spanning over 40 years.
I have been a CIBSE Volunteer for 25 years, carrying out Professional Review Interviews, serving on various committees both as member and chair. I am currently a member of the CIBSE Board and Trustee. Since May 2022 I have been Honorary Treasurer.
I have been involved in the development of the Building Safety strategy since inception serving as a member of the Engineering Council's Working Group one (Engineers Competence) and Technical Author for BSI on the topic.

Gordon Hudson

I have worked in both Academia and Professional Practice in the Building Services Engineering Industry. I have always been enthusiastic about learning, whether in formal situations or from experience and that probably explains why I have a had a sort of foot in both camps.

In Academia and Professional practice, sustainability has been a keen focus for me over the last twenty years. I am particularly interested in whether we can really achieve our aim to deliver low carbon, low impact buildings that deliver well-being. With partners at Northumbria University we researched the use of BREEAM in healthcare and that led to sustainable assessment development work in Abu Dhabi and Egypt. It became clear to me that although building sustainable issues are worldwide their solutions and delivery are specific to regions too. In completing the first BREEAM assessment in Iceland it was evident that infrastructure primary energy mix, water use and local natural resources availability would lead you to specific projects actions and targets rather than generalised ones, and I believe this is how we should proceed.

Ryan Levett-Lee

Chartered Building Services Engineer specialising in electrical engineering.

Kevin Noyce

Kevin Noyce is an Energy Consultant who splits his time between training on building and mechanical services and carrying out Efficiency and Condition Surveys at commercial premises.

Kevin is an electrical engineer by trade and has spent all of his career in the building and building service industry.

Kevin is a qualified Air Conditioning, Commercial, and DEC Assessor.

Christopher Ayres

Passionate Low Carbon Consulting Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the field of Building Services Engineering ranging from new builds to renovation of existing buildings in various building arena types, from domestic “Grand design” new homes to BREEAM-rated award-winning buildings at hospitals, schools and commercial offices.

I worked in a range of private consultancy practices until 2008. I then moved over to private consulting, having recognised a need to provide clients of all types (Private landlords, Councils, to Large Companies) with bespoke advice and guidance on reducing their energy use & carbon footprint.

Tony Marlow