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2015 – I am reminded of the song “the onlyway is up” what a year for the Society!

Engineering; the technologies, processesand practices move at great speed with theadvancement of material knowledge and thedevelopment of components systems andapplications to maximise the use and benefitsof both the materials and the resourcesavailable.

The year has seen considerable focus on“working with others” with our participationwithin the Local, European and Global arenasreinforced by the enhancement of ourworking relationships with FellowProfessionals and Professional Bodies.

The final weeks of 2015 will see theSociety participating in the Buildings andEnergy Efficiency Event in Manchester andhosting representatives from the SocieteNationale des Ingenieurs Professionnels deFrance (SNIPF) to explore how our memberscan achieve further recognition withinFrance.

Another area being explored is the“Professional ID card” which will provide aUSA equivalence opportunity in conjunctionwith our members in the Association ofBritish Engineers in Italy (ABEI) and theCalifornia University.

The Society’s Development Committeechaired by David Gibson, Vice President

International is lookingto reinforcedevelopments bothwithin the UK andOverseas during 2016.

These activities arereported in the journalProfessional Engineer which is currentlyissued 4 times per year in hard copy format.The programme for 2016 is to provide abalanced mix between hard copy andelectronic communication and journalprovision therefore it is essential that youprovide us with a current email address. Weare also looking for further contributions tothe journal and support to the developmentand delivery of initiatives during the year.

The recent Annual General Meeting wasmost positive and you will see from this pagethe current Directors details and a newterminology, that of CorrespondingMembers, this is seen as a positive movewhere Members may provide a focal pointwithin their locality and also support theSociety through their review ofdocumentation and initiatives asappropriate.

I take this opportunity to wish you andyour families good health and every successfor 2016.J.Malcolm Parker P.Eng President

Council & Officers 2016

PATRON(To be appointed)

VICE CHANCELLORS The Earl of YarboroughLord Alistair Nelson of Stafford 4th BaronThe Earl of Lytton

PRESIDENTJames Malcolm Parker, PEng MSPE C.BuildEFCABE MRICS MCIOB Hon.FABEI

VICE PRESIDENTIng. P. Eur. Iain Allan Cooper Wright, PEngMSPE F.S.E. C.BuildE MCABE

VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONALAntony Wedge, BSc C.Build E FCABE PEngFSPE MIET MPMI MAPM.

VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONALDavid Gibson BA MSc DMS PEng FSPE MRICSC.BuildE FCABE MWOBO Hon FWABOHon.FABEI

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Dr Song Pang Lim PEng(UK) FSPE FCMIC.BuildE FCABE MRINA MIPENZ FIES

Ing. P. Eur. Ronald Douglas Finch PEng MSPEMIET

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Kwok Kheong Teng MSc PEng(UK) MSPE FSIBFCIOB C.BuildE FCABE CBIFM MSIFM CMILT

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Stephen Pearse BEng PEng FSPE MIET

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS Hugh Wynne, BSc, MSc, C.Eng, PEng FSPEC.Sci M.Inst.MC. MBCS. CITP MIEE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

David John Hardcastle, PEng MSPE Hon.F.S.E.F.C.M.I. B.Ing.(Germany)

Brian R Dixon, BA, PEng. MSPE ACABEMCCES P/PGIS. Hon. FHKIConst.E Hon.FASISASPE

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1969/70 F.W. HYDE

1970/71 D.J. AYRES

1971/72 S.N.B. GAIRN

1972/73 J.D. BURROWS

1973/74 J. MASON

1974/75 D.J. AYRES

1975/76 J.D. BURROWS

1976/77 T.M. SCANLON

1977/78 S.N.B. GAIRN

1978/79 W.E. HUMPHREY

1979/80 R.C. WYKES

1980/81 V.C. EALEY

1981/83 A.J. BARTER

1983/84 D.J. HARDCASTLE

1984/86 J.A. GARDNER

1986/87 D.T. COATES

1987/90 I.A.C. WRIGHT

1990/91 K.A. STATHAM

1991/93 M.J. PREECE

1993/96 R.J.T. ROLLINGS

1996/00 G.K. TURNER

2000/02 BRIAN R. DIXON

2002/03 IAN T. FITZHERBERT

2003/05 DAVID PARRATT

2005/08 BRIAN R. DIXON

2008/10 D.J. HARDCASTLE

2010/12 HUGH WYNNE

2012/ MALCOLM PARKER

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Wales – Social regeneration The UK is currently struggling withsignificant issues linked to housing and inparticular those within the social sector. Theproblem has seen a range of initiatives putforward at national level, however, it is mostimpressive when initiatives are put intoaction, a prime example being Rhyl in Wales,where work has commenced on a ground-breaking £1.4m social housing scheme aimedat rebuilding a community. This initiative ispioneered by the West Rhyl Housingcooperative – a first for Wales – brought

together by North Wales Housing and WestRhyl Community Land Trust

Fiona Davies, chairman of the Trust, said:“This is an exciting opportunity for localfamilies to benefit from brand new highquality, affordable housing. The aim of theCooperative is to rebuild the close-knitcommunity that once thrived in West Rhyl.”

Tenants become members of the housingco-operative, which entitles them to getinvolved in how their properties aremanaged and to determine and influence

future plans and projects in the area.Barry Mellor, Mayor of Rhyl, enthusedstating that the development was fantasticand what we’ve needed here for a long, longtime and it will boost this area considerably.

Award-winning builders, Anwyl will buildseven new three-bedroom family homeswith private gardens and parking and arerefurbishing former commercial premiseswhich will house a community shop and abakery on the ground floor with two one-bedroom and two two-bedroom flats above

e-PlanSoft™ Announces Issuance ofU.S. Patent for Management andProcessing of Electronic Documents

Irvine, California, September 22, 2015: e-PlanSoft™, a leading provider of electroniccompliance plan review solutions, todayannounced that U.S. Patent No. 9,135,602was issued by the U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice (USPTO) for its patent applicationentitled, "Management of Building PlanDocuments Utilizing Comments and aCorrection List". This new patent relates to technology thatenables users to upload their standardizedcomments to a Standard Comment Libraryprovided in the software. The StandardComment Library then allows users to applyfilters to that data to narrow results byproject type, discipline code, etc. as well as toperform keyword searches. A user may theninsert these standard comments into theirproject/review document. The software alsoautomatically controls how each reviewcomment is grouped and sorted on thecorrection report that is returned to thecustomer - in addition to tracking theapproval/decision status of each comment.Additional technology allows users to filterreview comments by department, reviewer,discipline code, disposition status, submittal,plan name, etc. - whose results can then beused to generate the correction reports."This newly issued patent furtherstrengthens our position as a leader inelectronic plan review solutions. Our vision isto provide governmental agencies and theAEC industry software that not onlyintegrates to their permitting, landmanagement, and project managementapplications, but includes singular emphasisfor comment management and ease of use,"said Leon Kotovich, COO of e-PlanSoft. www.eplansoft.com

New Zealand - affordable housing?Can Auckland ever deliver affordable housing?The Property Council’s ResidentialDevelopment Summit explored issuesrelating to housing unaffordability inAuckland by looking at its key causes,reviewing issues such as the shortage ofland supply, the increase in demand frompopulation growth and the “onerous centraland local government regulations” andtheir application.

Regulations always hurt and concernswere raised about the consistency or lackof consistency in interpretation and thatthe solutions to many regulations wereconsidered to be impractical placing asignificant burden on the propertydevelopment industry within Auckland.

It was recognised that Auckland iscurrently experiencing unabated housingshortages and escalating house prices in a

city where infrastructure development hasbeen neglected for decades. The need for adynamic legislative and regulatoryenvironment was recognised in seeking tomeet these mounting challenges.

Key pressures relate to the supply of landand its price for residential development.Focus was placed on the need for greatercertainty surrounding Auckland Council’sProposed Auckland Unitary Plan and landsupply strategies as well as the future ofthe Special Housing Areas legislation.

Property Council Chief Executive ConnalTownsend acknowledged that many issuesare localised whilst recognising the needfor integrated local and national policiesthat account for and will address all of theissues raised.www.propertynz.co.nz

Health and Safety - USADr. Michaels, Assistant Secretary OSHA,testified before Congress on OSHA'sefforts to improve workplace safety andhealth in testimony to the HouseSubcommittee on Workforce Protectionson Oct. 7, he described how, with limitedresources, OSHA achieves its missionthrough a balanced approach of standards,compliance assistance, enforcement,outreach and whistleblower protection."We recognize that most employers wantto keep their employees safe and makegreat efforts to protect them fromworkplace hazards," Dr. Michaels told thecommittee;

"Our enforcement program specificallytargets the most dangerous workplaces,

where workers are most likely to be hurt onthe job, and the most recalcitrantemployers. For those employers who needtechnical assistance, we provide free on-site consultations to small employers, aswell as other compliance assistance,educational materials and training."

Dr. Michaels also detailed challenges inaddressing the changing structure ofemployment relationships, such as thedramatic increase in temporary workers invirtually every type of workplace. Unlessproperly managed, these structuralemployment changes greatly increase risksof injuries and illnesses among all theworkers in these workplaces.www.osha.gov

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The third phase of GDA looks at the safetyand security arguments presented by Hitachi-GE to underpin the safety and security claims.ONR has concluded that sufficient progress

has been made by Hitachi-GE to move intothe final assessment stage, which Hitachi-GEexpects to complete in December 2017.

ONR will now progress to the final phase of

assessmentwhich willinclude assessment of detailed design, safetycase and security.

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Solar Power Plants – Performance and Certification The BBA and Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin)have unveiled a newinspection process for solarpower plants. The PQ Rating provides a rapid overview ofthe strengths and weaknesses of PV powerplants, supporting stakeholders – includinginvestors – on the secondary PV market tomake acquisition decisions, and providingsellers with plant inspection reports toimprove their sales prospects. The PQ Ratingfacilitates the decision-making process byevaluating projects on a scale of one to tenand by providing both a detailed report and achart-based summary. Experts compile the summary by analysingproject documentation and performing anon-site assessment of the plant based onmore than 1,300 test criteria.The PQ Rating, which is short forPhotovoltaic Plant – Performance andQuality Inspection, is particularly suitable forlarge-scale PV power plants with outputs of1 megawatt (MW) or more. The expertreport awards points for each of theparameters being inspected, which rangefrom the quality of the contractualagreements, the plant layout and installation,

to the module quality and overallperformance. Assigned different weightings,these points are used to calculate a rating ofbetween one and ten, which places thepower plant into one of three classes. If thePV project scores less than the minimumthreshold, the experts classify it as carryingtoo much risk. The process differs from thatof other expert reports by includingcommercially relevant aspects also, and byrating performance beyond simplecompliance. PI Berlin was co-founded by Dr Paul Grunow,who also helped establish photovoltaicsmanufacturer Q-Cells. PI Berlin has alreadyprovided support for projects with a totalrated output of over two gigawatts (GW)worldwide.

The Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin providesindependent, expert advice on designing,constructing and operating PV power plantsworldwide. With its experienced team ofresearchers and engineers, the instituteoffers a wide range of design and testservices with a focus on quality assurance incomplex PV projects. PI Berlin has alreadyprovided support for projects with a totalrated output of over two gigawatts (GW)worldwide.

The institute also has an IEC-accredited testlaboratory at its Berlin site for checking theperformance, reliability and resistance ofsolar modules. Another test laboratory islocated in Suzhou, China.www.pi-berlin.com/en www.bbacerts.co.uk

PI Berlin Engineer inspecting a PV power plant.

EDF and its Chinese partner China GeneralNuclear Corporation (CGN) have committedto Hinkley Point C during the recentlandmark China State Visit, confirming thefirst new nuclear power station in the UK fora generation.

The companies have signed a StrategicInvestment Agreement which marks acritical moment for the site in Somerset. EDFhas confirmed it will take a 66.5 per centstake in Hinkley with CGN taking 33.5 percent, demonstrating a clear commitmentfrom both parties.

The Government and EDF have finalisedthe detail of the Contract for Differencewhich offers increased price certainty for theelectricity produced from Hinkley Point C.The Funded Decommissioning Programmehas been approved and will make sure thatthe tax payer doesn’t pick up the cost ofdecommissioning the plant in the future.

Hinkley Point C will provide low carbonelectricity to six million homes, twice asmany as the whole of London, for around 60years – and consumers won’t pay a pennyuntil the plant is up and running. It will

provide a vital boost for the national andlocal economy - creating 25,000 jobs, up to1,000 apprentices and landing UKbusinesses billions of pounds worth of supplychain contracts.Prime Minister David Cameron said:

“I’m pleased to announce that today weare signing an historic deal to build theHinkley nuclear power station, providingreliable, affordable energy for nearly sixmillion homes and creating more than25,000 jobs, all while working together tobuild a low-carbon future.”

Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said:“We are tackling a legacy of under-investment and building energyinfrastructure fit for the 21st century as partof our plan to provide the clean, affordableand secure energy that hardworking familiesand businesses across the country can relyon now and in the future.

“The UK is open for business and this is agood deal for everyone – Hinkley Point C willcontinue to meet our robust safetyregulations and will power nearly six millionhouseholds with low-carbon energy, creating

over 25,000jobs and morefinancialsecurity forworking peopleand theirfamilies.”

The Government will support new nuclearpower stations as we move to a low-carbonfuture. Hinkley Point C will kick start this andis expected to be followed by more nuclearpower stations, including Sizewell in Suffolkand Bradwell in Essex. This will provideessential financial and energy security forgenerations to come.

EDF Energy CEO Vincent de Rivaz said:“Hinkley Point C and successive nuclearprojects will guarantee the UK the reliable,secure low carbon electricity it needs in thefuture. Nuclear power will save customersmoney compared with other energy optionsand provide a huge boost to British industrialstrength, jobs and skills both in Britain andabroad. Today’s announcements are alsogood news in the fight against climatechange.”

Hinkley Point C to power six million UK homes

The office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has completed Step 3 of the Generic Design Assessment of Hitachi-GE’s UKAdvanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) nuclear power station design.

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The Prime Minister announced that theUK’s FTSE 100 has reached the target of 25per cent of board positions being filled bywomen. The target was set by Lord Daviesin 2011.

The Cranfield International Centre forWomen Leaders has been monitoring thenumber of women on the boards of FTSEcompanies since 1999. During this timethere has been a steady increase.

Professor Susan Vinnicombe who has ledthe research commented: “It's great to seethe FTSE 100 reach the target of 25 percent women on their boards. Manycongratulations to everyone involved.Now we need to see more women movinginto executive directorships, seniorindependentdirectorships andchairman positions.”

FTSE 100companies havemet target for 25%of board membersto be women

The Conservative Party has pledged tobuild 200,000 “affordable” starter homesby 2020. One of the ways the governmentintends to achieve this pledge is torelease Brownfield sites for the newhousing projects by changing the planningsystem to free under-used or unviableBrownfield land from planning costs andlevies in return for a below market valuesale price on the homes built on the site.

It is easy to see why this would form anintegral part of the “housing reforms” thegovernment is promising as according to aresearch study linked to the RICS whereNottingham was used as the case study itwould appear that there is enoughBrownfield land available in England tobuild 226,000 houses by 2019.

As part of the plans, the governmenthas promised that up to £10 million grantfunding will be open to councils to assistthem in bringing forward Brownfield sitesthat are currently underused or vacantwith a view that this will help them carryout preparation, clearance andinfrastructure work to make the sitesviable for the development of starterhomes. The funds are a one-off paymentdesigned to generate momentum and assuch accelerate the provision of starterhomes.

Brownfield sites –panacea forstarter homes?

As a result of climate change andurbanization, more frequent flooding, diffusepollution, and combined or separate seweroverflows are impacting on infrastructures,private or public entities, and on theecological status of urban water systems.

Which flood management strategies willbe the most appropriate/effective under a

given local climate scenarios? Answeringsuch questions are crucial for future floodprotection planning, and effective floodmitigation measures in dense populatedareas.

Veolia Research and Innovation, throughits office in Singapore, opens a position for aPhD research project in collaboration with arecognized local university.

Sought profile – you must be motivated fora 4-year scientific project, relying onhydraulic models and optimizationalgorithms, to define optimization problemsand build what will be the core of a decisionsupport tool.

The candidate must be Singaporean or PR. Nicolas Marechal-AbramManager at Veolia City Modelling Center

Singapore - PhD research project

The UK and China have signed anagreement to work together to transitionto the low carbon economy.

The Clean Energy Partnershipestablishes co-operation in research andindustry while transitioning to a lowcarbon global economy. This willstrengthen the UK’s position as thepartner of choice for China in low carbonenergy and will help to pave the way foreffective energy relations between thetwo countries.

Both the UK and China are determinedto find the right solutions to deliver clean,secure, and affordable energy for all. Theagreement will support our efforts totackle climate change and provide energysecurity for decades to come, helping toreduce energy bills for hardworkingbusinesses and families as well as growingthe low carbon economy.

The UK companies in the low carbonsector will gain more opportunities toaccess the largest energy market in theworld; enabling them to share expertise intechnology and innovation to secure newbusiness. It is expected to encourage more

investment in clean technologies, which inturn could help to reduce their costs inboth countries.

Earlier this week, a number of othercollaboration agreements were announcedat the UK-China Fourth Annual EnergyDialogue. These include the first everChinese investment in the UK offshorewind market with China Three Gorges(CTG) agreeing to invest in MorayOffshore Renewables Ltd.; as well as theUK China joint civil nuclear research anddevelopment centre to be opened in theUK; industry and academic collaborationfor marine energy research; andpartnering of our two countries’ offshorewind industry groups to establish jointOffshore Wind Industry Advisory Groups.

Also, complementing our work on cleanenergy, the China National ExpertCommittee on Climate Change and theUK’s Committee on Climate Change haveagreed to establish a new process of jointwork on climate change risk assessment,recognising the importance of riskassessment for informing climate changepolicy.

UK and China sign the Clean Energy Partnership

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Dutch architecture firm MVRDV hascompleted work on a new tennis clubhousein Amsterdam which allows spectators toview the on-court action from the structure’sroof.

Named 'The Couch' due to its distinctivedesign, the 332sq m (3,570sq ft) clubhousefeatures a roof which dips down towards thesouth side and is raised 7m (23ft) towardsthe north. Rows of seating are subtlyincorporated for up to 200 spectators, whoare able to watch games on the club's 10outdoor courts. Should the tennis action failto wow the crowds, the elevated platformprovides views of Amsterdam’s IJburgneighbourhood and the waters that surroundits three artificial islands.

In addition to its innovative roof, theclubhouse also stands out because of itsdistinctive red appearance. The building hasbeen fully sealed with an EDSM polymerhotspray to match the colour and texture ofthe clay tennis courts.

The building was commissioned in 2013 byTennisclub IJburg. MVRDV worked with co-architect Studio Bouwkunde and structuralengineer ABT on the project, which wasconstructed by Ballast Nedam Bouw.

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Over 3,000 people have attended thetopping-out ceremony for the BjarkeIngels-designed Lego House, a visitorattraction made to resemble a giant stackof Lego bricks.

Local citizens and Lego employees in theDanish town of Billund were invited to tourthe construction site now the keystonebrick has been set in place.

According to the Lego Group, thecompleted experience centre will open tothe public in the second half of 2017. It willbe 12,000sq m (129,000sq ft) and stand23m (75ft) tall.

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designedthe building as a three-dimensional villageof interlocking buildings and spaces. Thestructure will consist of 21 huge Lego

bricks, built on top of one another. Thesewill enclose a large indoor space abovewhich a Keystone Gallery – shaped toresemble a classic 2X4 LEGO brick – issituated.

After unveiling their design back in early2014, BIG said in a statement: “We proposeto approach the spaces and activities forthe Lego House through the lens of a coreelement of Lego’s philosophy – inventingthe future of play through systematiccreativity.

“The Lego House will be both expressiveand rational. Innovative and systematic -like a Guggenheim of white cubes,combining the functionality of the modelspace with the iconic character of asculptural building.”

Bjarke Ingels’ Lego House -Denmark

MVRDV –Amsterdam

Consett Leisure Centre, a new £44m (US$68€61) complex which combines educationalestablishment, Consett Academy, with a newleisure centre – to be shared by students andthe public – has opened in County Durham inthe UK.Financed by local government body DurhamCounty Council, the two venues occupy anew single building – designed by SeymourHarris Architecture – and located in theheart of Consett on the town’s formerfootball ground.“Significant expertise and effort has goneinto the careful design and development ofthis new concept, ensuring a high quality andsustainable facility is developed to meet theneeds of all those involved and localresidents,” said Steve Howell, head of cultureand sport at Durham County Council.Facilities at the new centre include the

largest swimming complex in CountyDurham with a 25m, six lane pool and a 20mx 8.5m pool, both with moveable floors; aninteractive slide; and splash water features.The centre also features three glass-backedsquash courts, with a moveable wall forlarger spaces as required, as well as an eight-court sports hall for badminton, football,gymnastics and other indoor sports. Outsidefacilities include a 4G pitch and a multi-usegames area for netball, football, basketballand other sports.

A sprint track forjump and sprintpractice is due toopen early nextyear.Consett was thecradle of the Britishsteel industry and

one of the leading steel producers in theworld in the 17th and 18th centuries, but lostthe lead to the city of Sheffield in the 19thcentury.The steelworks - although still profitable -were closed in 1980 for political reasons andfollowing the closure, unemployment in thetown reached 38 per cent. The last steelingot from the Consett ironworks was madeinto a cross and is kept at St Mary's RCChurch, Blackhill.

Seymour Harris Architecture - Consett Leisure Centre, County Durham, UK

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European Roofing Systems needed toprovide an insulation solution to meet York’snew rail operating and training centre’senvironmental requirements, and meet therigorous demands of an inverted roofapplication. The result was a specification of3,000m² of Polyfoam ECO Roofboard Extra(XPS) insulation, a product that boasts a BBAAgrément certificate 07/4418 and a BRECertified Green Guide Rating of A providedby Knauf Insulation.

Sustainability is at the heart of thedevelopment of Network Rail’s YorkEngineers’ Triangle which is the largest railoperating centre in the country and willcontrol signalling and rail operations on theeast coast, from London King’s Cross to theScottish borders. The development centrealso provides a training facility with spacesfor up to 200 delegates to be trained at anyone time.

Liam Murray, Estimating Manager for

European Roofing Systems commented:“The roof areas created a challenge that

was met by our experienced design and siteteams. With the help from Knauf Insulationwe were able to develop an inverted roofsystem to meet the rigorous brief ofrequiring a product that had impressiveenvironmental credentials, an excellentthermal performance and most importantlycould be installed above a hot meltwaterproofing system.

Luan Anderson, Network Rail’s projectmanager added:“With brown roof spaces and green walls to helppromote biodiversity on the site, combined withthe installation of Knauf Insulation’s PolyfoamECO Roofboard Extra and cooling and heatingsystems, we believe that the sustainability willpermeate further than the actual building andhelp us to save energy consumption and reduceour CO2 emissions.”www.knaufinsulation.co.uk.

Knauf Insulation in York Engineers’ Triangle

The Ministry of Manpower Singapore(MOM) and Great Britain’s Health and SafetyExecutive (HSE) have signed an agreementon closer ties and shared learningHSE’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr RichardJudge, met with Ministry of Manpower(MOM) Singapore’s Permanent Secretary,Loh Khum Yean, to commit to workingtogether to drive world-class innovation,science and specialist expertise aroundhealth and safety in both countries.A formal Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) has been agreed, marking acommitment between the two organisationsin a partnership to share knowledge,experience and facilities in pursuit ofexcellence in work-related health and safetyand to support economic growth in both

countries. The agreement provides aframework for the UK and Singapore toshare scientific and regulatory knowledge,experience and good practice and developjoint initiatives to promote excellence.President Tan of Singapore visited the UK inOctober 2014, where he acknowledged theeconomic advantages for both nations inbuilding strong relationships, particularly incutting edge research, science andtechnology.Permanent Secretary Loh Khum Yean said:“This marks the beginning of a long-termpartnership in which Singapore and the UKcan learn from each other and build world-class knowledge through joint researchprogrammes.”MOM works closely with the Workplace

Safety and Health Council and theWorkplace Safety and Health Institute toimprove WSH standards in Singapore.Dr Richard Judge said: “Between our twocountries, we have a wealth of valuableresearch, technology and scienceunderpinning our regulatory systems. Byworking together, we can combine ourworld-class knowledge and learning andensure both countries can take the lead indevelopingsustainable, healthyand safe workingenvironments, asour economiesevolve and newtechnologiesdevelop.”

Singapore – Health and Safety Collaboration

CD276 – Consultation on thetransposition of Directive 2013/35/EUon the minimum health and safetyrequirements regarding the exposure ofworkers to the risks arising from physicalagents - electromagnetic fields (EMF)This consultation relates toimplementation of Directive 2013/35/EUon the minimum health and safetyrequirements regarding the exposure ofworkers to the risks arising from physicalagents (electromagnetic fields).

This is often referred to as the EMFDirective. HSE is proposing to introducethe ‘Control of Electromagnetic Fields atWork Regulations 2016’ to transpose therequirements of this Directive notalready covered by existing legislation.

The consultation seeks views on: theproposed transposition approach andregulations; the draft EMF guidanceproduced to support the new regulations;and views on the initial assessment of thecosts and benefits of the proposedchanges.

Consultation began on 20 October2015 and will end on 3 December 2015.http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd276.htm?ebul=condoc&cr=1/28-Oct-15

CD277 – Proposals on the review of theDangerous Substances in Harbour Areasregulations 1987 (DSHAR), ApprovedCode of Practice (COP 18) and guidanceHSE (R27)This consultation invites views on HSE’s

proposals to replace the DangerousSubstances in Harbour Areas Regulations1987 (DSHAR) with new shorter andmore up to date regulations. Theconsultation also seeks views on a newshorter Approved Code of Practice(ACOP) to support the regulations. Theproposals are intended to retain existinglevels of health and safety protection inrelation to dangerous substances inharbour areas in Great Britain. Theproposed new regulations will be re-named the ‘Dangerous Goods in HarbourAreas Regulations’.

Consultation began on 28 October2015 and will end on 23 December 2015.http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd277.htm?ebul=condoc&cr=2/28-Oct-15

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Jon Heselton. P. Eng. (UK)FSPE. FEI. FCMI.Currently reading: MSc.Project Management.University of Liverpool.Management School

In these days of global standardization anddocumented Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) demanded in thegrowing professionalization of traditionalproject functions, spare a thought for thetime honored heuristic approach to projectdevelopment solutions.

What exactly are heuristics you may ask,and you may be surprised to learn you havebeen unconsciously utilizing them for sometime already.

A concise definition for reference may befound at the following site:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic.

Heuristics are generally the experiencefactors within seasoned practitioners thatsimply cannot have metrics imposed onthem easily, yet are invaluable to a process.We begin with the more commonly usedheuristics in project scheduling startingwith Estimation (E) and the Three PointTechnique of (O) Optimistic, (P) Pessimisticand (M) Most likely, leading to the formula:

E= (O+4M+P) / 6This theory is argued by Wysocki (2012)and subject to Wide Band Delphi Technique,an experienced panel reality check,provided by seasoned practitioners anddiscussed, to arrive at schedule estimatedurations.

This leads to further heuristics in thehierarchical approach to the detailedProject schedule applied to individualProjects consisting of verticaldecomposition from high-level goals downto the component work packages asdiscussed by Meredith and Mantel, (2012)and leading to the Work Break Structure(WBS).

The importance of a robust WBS issupported by PMBOK® Guide (2013) andprogresses to the, equally importantRequirements Breakdown Structure (RBS)identified by Wysocki (2012,) and yetanother heuristic function essential to thescheduling and based on the experience ofthe compiler leading to a series of Ganttcharts as presented by Meredith andMantel, (2012) and known to us as the LevelI schedule prior to further decomposition tothe required Level and associated detail, allbased on practical experience.Validation of situations requiringapplication of heuristic technique in place ofexact scientific methodology is supplied byMartí and Reinelt (2011) who advocate the

practice when:• No current methodology is available toaddress the problem that exists.• Available technology is incompatible withcurrent hardware/software• Heuristic methods are more flexible andallow for incorporation of unique factorsdifficult to model.• The heuristic technique is a recognizedmodel providing an optimal solution The efficacy of the heuristics approach maybe measured by comparison withalternative methods. Yang and Fu (2014)related their method to the critical chainproject management (CCPM) developed byDr. Eli Goldratt first introduced to theindustry in 1997 in his Theory ofConstraints book ‘Critical Chain’.

Assigning limited resources betweencompeting Projects demands compromisesfrom individual PMs to achieve theOrganizational goals of the program orportfolio therefore the efficacy of anyresource allocation model is directlyproportional to the cordial relationshipsbetween the various parties involved, afurther heuristic trait identified by Lasloand Goldberg, (2008)

Kuprenas (2003) argues that pastresearch on matrix structures indicates thatManager politicization related toassignment of finite resources betweenProjects can lead to Project delays andalterations to prioritization and is one of theleast desirable heuristic factors to beconsidered.

Risk Management is generally the lastfunction during the planning phase.Considering Kerzner, (2009), failing to planwill not create less risk, but will limit theability to respond; PMBOK® Guide (2013)states six criteria for consideration themajority of which are heuristic andgenerally based on previous experience:• Risk identification •Management planning• Quantitative risk analysis• Qualitative risk analysis• Risk monitoring• Risk response planning

ConclusionLaslo. Z (2010) advocates that heuristics inscheduling defines a policy that enablesdecisions at any major decision pointsthrough life cycle of the Project In reality acommon Project decision is to immediatelystart proceedings and resource a crediblesets of tasks, reliant on informationavailable at the decision point. It may beconcluded that the heuristic approach inscheduling is essential due to the uniquenature, uncertainty and ambiguity of the

Projects development. However, evenheuristics requires some degree ofgovernance, hence it is essential to supportthe seasoned practitioners making hands ondecisions with a structured OrganizationalLearning procedure system advocated byVon Zedtwitz (2003,) furtheraccommodating the Double Loop Learning(DLL) considerations presented by Argyrisand Schon (1978) if there is to be any firmreference database and degree ofcredibility to the heuristic approach.

Finally, in support of heuristics rememberthe parable of ‘The Repair Man ‘: The boilerwas malfunctioning and despite the bestefforts of the technicians refused tooperate.

The PM reluctantly engaged the servicesof a retired Consultant, who arrived,surveyed the system and after dueconsideration, in front of all, produced a canof fluorescent spray and marked a large Xon a specific area on the boiler and, taking alarge sledge hammer delivered a forcefulblow right on the mark. The boiler rumbledinto life and the Consultant duly emailed hisinvoice to the PM.

The PM was aghast, arguing that he wasnot paying such a vast fee for merelystriking a boiler with a hammer.

The Consultant calmly responded withthe statement that striking the boiler wasfree. Knowing where to strike it validatedhis fee.

Never underestimate the value ofexperience, Lessons Learned and the skillsetimpossible to pigeonhole.

ReferencesArgyris C & Schon D A (1978) Organizational Learning.London. Addison-Welsley.Kerzner, H. (2009) Project management: a systems approachto planning, scheduling, and controlling. 10th ed. New York:John Wiley & SonsKuprenas J A (2003), Implementation and performance of amatrix organization structure International Journal ofProject Management 21 pp.51–62Laslo, Z. & Goldberg, A.I. (2008) ‘Resource allocation underuncertainty in a multi-project matrix environment: isorganizational conflict inevitable?’ International Journal ofProject Management, 26 (8), November, pp.773-788.Laslo. Z (2010) Project portfolio management: An integratedmethod for resource planning and scheduling to minimizeplanning/scheduling-dependent expenses InternationalJournal of Project Management 28, pp.609–618Martí, R. & Reinelt, G. (2011) The linear ordering problem:exact and heuristic methods in combinatorial optimization.Berlin: Springer-Verlag.Project Management Institute. (2013) A guide to the projectmanagement book of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). 5th ed.Newton Square, PA: Project Management InstituteVon Zedtwitz, M. (2002) ‘Organizational learning throughpost-project reviews in R&D’, R&D Management, 32 (3),pp.255-268.Wysocki R W. (2012), ‘Effective Project Management:Traditional, Agile, Extreme’, 6th Edition, Wiley, IN.Yang, S. & Fu, L. (2014) ‘Critical chain and evidencereasoning applied to multi-project resource schedule inautomobile R&D process. International Journal of ProjectManagement, 32 (1), January, pp.166-177.

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Lee Wilson, AccessConsultant, MelbourneAustralia

Braille Sign Supplies is a specialist companyin Australia manufacturing high gradeBraille and tactile signage. Braille SignSupplies has recently joined the AccessibleExit Sign Project and are the first companyin the world to release a complete range ofnew generation emergency and exit signsthat consider the needs of all occupants.These signs can be used to identify thelocations of all components of an accessiblemeans of egress, including exit doors, exitroutes, refuge areas, assisted rescue areas,evacuation chairs, and evacuationelevators. The new signs adopt universaldesign principals and the provision ofBraille and tactile characters, as well as theconsistent use of the Accessible Means ofEgress Icon pictogram provides a clearindication of where accessible exits or partsof the accessible means of egress arelocated.

The signs form part of the Accessible ExitSign Project which is an internationalawareness campaign that promotes theneed for an accessible means of egress. TheProject has already started some importantdiscussions between industry stakeholders,

disability groups, legislators, developers,and insurers who are looking at betterbuilding design solutions that provide saferbuildings, reduce risk and meet the needsof all occupants. Appropriate exit signageused to identify accessible egress featuresin a building is a critical part of providingevacuation wayfinding information for alloccupants. For more information on thisconcept or to download the White Paperplease visithttp://universaldesignmeetstheexitsign.comhttp://braillesignsupplies.com.au

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Universal Design meets the Exit Sign‘Universal Design Meets the Exit Sign’ is aninitiative of The Accessible Exit SignProject and Egress Group Pty Ltd. Theobjectives of the Project are to startdiscussions between industry stakeholders,disability groups, legislators, developers,and insurers to look at better buildingdesign solutions that provide saferbuildings, reduce risk and meet the needs

of all occupants.A critical part of planning for safe

evacuations is clear wayfinding informationwith appropriate exit signage identifyingaccessible exits, refuge areas, evacuationlifts and other evacuation devices.

The Project has now moved to the nextstage with the release of a White Paper.

The ‘Universal Design Meets the Exit SignWhite Paper’ presents the case for a newgeneration of exit signs to be used in allforms of transportation, facilities andbuildings.

The White Paper discusses the complexissues that have led to the development ofthis initiative and argues for the support ofthis new era of emergency and exit signs.The paper proposes the use of aperformance-based approach to acceptthat emergency egress and exit signageprovided can adopt a best practice‘universal design’approach andargues thisapproachprovides a safersolution for allbuildingoccupants. Tofacilitate this, theWhite Paperincludes anAppendix, whichis titled ‘UniversalDesign Meets theExit Sign White Paper PerformanceAssessment Template’. The templateprovides support to accept the use ofsignage as a variation from the prescriptiveprovisions of the building code. Thedocuments can be downloaded fromhttp://universaldesignmeetstheexitsign.com

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Disney Springs – Downtown Disney OrlandoThe transformation of Downtown Disneyinto Disney Springs is surging forward tocreate a unique destination that will treatguests to significantly more shopping, diningand entertainment amid beautiful open-airpromenades, meandering springs andwaterfront charm.

The programme set in place in 2013 was tocreate a focus that; “Disney Springs will be a timeless, vibrantplace where Walt Disney World guests andlocal residents can relax, shop, dine and beentertained in an imaginative setting wherethey’ll instantly feel at home,” said TomStaggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks andResorts. “Featuring distinctive brands, world-class restaurants and unforgettableentertainment, Disney Springs will bebrought to life with the same focus onstorytelling and attention to detail that goesinto our theme parks, resorts and cruiseships, resulting in a welcoming space thatonly Disney could create.”

The development provides a key focus onspace and land utilisation whilst recognisingthat visitors need ease of access linked tosafe and secure parking facilities, this hasbeen addressed through the creation ofmulti-storey car parking and access links tothe highway.

The proposals incorporate two multi-levelparking structures built, one on theMarketplace side, and one of the West Sideto provide a total of around 6000 spaces –with no charge for parking.

This fundamental provision has enableddevelopment to take place, in effect,development on virgin land previouslyallocated for parking, on space which hasenabled further redevelopment within thecurrent complex to be carried out. The worksprovide a mix of low to medium risedevelopment with flair and character tocontrast with and enhance the architecturalsetting of the newly named Disney Springs.

When complete in 2016, Disney Springswill double the number of dining and retaillocations of Downtown Disney, andexpanding the facilities to more than 1million sq ft.

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Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs)using Solar Photo-Fenton Disinfection for Water and Wastewater Treatment in African States.

Kiran Tota-Maharaj.BSc, MSc, PhD PEng,MSPE, CEng, MSEE,MASCE, FHEA. SeniorLecturer in Water andEnvironmentalEngineering, Universityof Greenwich, Faculty

of Engineering and Science, Departmentof Engineering Science, Medway Campus,Kent, United Kingdom.The use of solar energy in water andwastewater treatment is a relatively newconcept, drafted in as a possible option toreplace chlorination wherebycarcinogenic concerns have beenhighlighted in recent years. Theapplications of solar energy drivenprocesses via Photo-Fenton kinetics canbe beneficial in the long-term forsustainable treatment of water andwastewater where there is an abundanceof sunlight. Solar energy driven waterdisinfection processes are especiallypractical in developing African countries. Solar Photo-Fenton (SPF) disinfectioncombines UV rays (free and naturalresources) with readily available chemicalcommodities such as Hydro-Peroxide(H2O2) if applied suitably can detoxifypolluted waters. This project assessed theperformance of a novel solar-photochemical reactor, designed,constructed and tested at the Universityof Greenwich, UK using surface waterfrom the Medway River, Kent England.The main purpose for testing andapplications of SPF is for potentialimplementation in developing Africancountries such as Tanzania.

A design was conceptualised and builtwith the aim of modelling a reactor thatachieved the concept of sustainable waterand wastewater treatment. The reactorcomponents was relativity cheap to buildand remained effective and durablethroughout the water treatment process.These features of the project conspired asa further dimension: to create a modelthat was applicable to rural communitiesin Africa, specifically Tanzania, where thelack of clean water is an evident anddangerously invasive element of the 21stcentury. The Photo Fenton or Solar PhotoFenton reaction involves a reaction withthe addition of Ultra-Violet rays, IronFe(II) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). TheFenton reaction was discovered bychemist Henry John Horstman Fenton in1894. He (H. J. H Fenton) discovered thatmixing Iron Fe (II) with specific oxidisingagents (H2O2) created a solution withpowerful oxidising capabilities which isreferred the ‘Fenton Reagent’ today.

The photo-reactor constructed had a

volumetric capacity of 15 Litres and wasconnected to an inflow/storage watertank. Regulated flows occurred through aperistaltic pump for varying retentiontimes (Figure 1). The water treatmentperformance was evaluated weekly forthe removal of chemical oxygen demand(COD), biochemical oxygen demand(BOD), turbidity and nutrients (Nitrates,Nitrites and Phosphates) within watersamples at various retention times andflow rates. When there was overcastconditions, a UV lamp (200-400 nm) wasused for the disinfection process to mimicconditions similar to those found inTanzania. Figure 1: Experimental schematic of solarreactor detoxifying river water viaPhoto-Fenton kinetics

The design was effective with turbidity,colour and organic loading levelsgenerally dropping throughout the courseof the experiments (April-July 2015). Areduction in these parameters proved theeffectiveness of the Fe(II) as a coagulantand H2O2 as an oxidising agent. Theinfluent water chamber also created a lowturbulence environment, whichencouraged suspended solids to settle atthe base.

The Photo-Fenton reactions from thefindings proved to be very applicable to

the African continent and its needs forpotable water supply. The reactor designwould require continuous maintenancedue to pipes, leakage and general wearand tear caused by organic and inorganiccompounds in the water which can alsodisintegrate the pump components(Figure 2). Furthermore, the Photo-Fenton process can be quite effective inprimary stages of water treatment,without the requirements of a UV-Lampdue to sufficient sunlight and warmclimatic conditions.

Currently the Fenton reactions hasshown to be quite effective in the primarystages of the water treatment process,with its effectiveness as a coagulant andoxidising agent as shown by previousresearch, in reducing organic loading to a

desirable level for water consumption.The low capital cost and operational costfor such technologies can be veryapplicable to developing nations such asTanzania. However in conditions wherelevels of pollution are extremely high,there will be requirements for additionalfiltration and treatment before it canbecome a remotely viable portable watertreatment mechanism. Figure 2: Solar photo-reactor detoxifyingriver water in Operation at University ofGreenwich, Medway Campus, Kent, UK.

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Canal Mania and the Engineer That Time Forgot - Part 2The Grand Junction Canal as designed andcreated by William Jessop was, and still is,the vital link between the Home Countiesand the Industrial heartland of England.The Grand Junction canal was built to awide beam specification. The proof of thevalue of this wide beam decision ishighlighted in the fact that this very canalwas increased in the 20th century byadding an additional narrow lock alongsidethe original wide locks.

This picture shows a typical Grand Union(the modern name of the Grand Junctioncanal) lock showing on the left, the originalwide lock and on the left, the location of thenarrow lock built alongside. The secondpicture shows a similar set up on thePaddington Arm of the Grand Union atCamden, in North London.

This expansion came at a time when thecanals in general were in decline, trade wasstill brisk on the Grand Junction Canal,carrying goods from the Black Country to

London and beyond. This increase in lockcapacity was invaluable during World War2 when countless tons of goods, fuel,ammunition etc. were moved, generally bya band of willing volunteers. Many ladieschose to operate the canal boats ratherthan join the Land Army.

The route of the canal was largely asBarnes had surveyed it. The London endwas moved to join the outfall of the RiverBrent and a considerable amount of

straightening out wassuggested by Jessop,particularly around theLeighton Buzzard area. Evenwith these “Jessop”modifications, this section ofcanal is very twisting, makingtowing a butty with amotorboat quite hard work.Water supply was one ofJessops main priorities andconcerns. This vital questionwas frequently overlookedby the first generation ofcanal engineers. The lack ofattention to this vitalquestion by the pioneers ledto many canals becomingquickly unviable, particularly

in summer time when rainwater runofffrom fields was almost non- existent.Jessop always made sure there wassufficient water for any canal he wasinvolved in.

The Grand Junction follows the naturalcontours of the Brent Valley and thenheads north to follow the river Colne,

taking the contour routewhich would have pleasedthe earlier engineers. Wherethe likes of Brindley may wellhave of staggered their locksalong the length of thewaterway, Jessop tended togroup his locks together.This made constructioneasier as all the materials,tools and workforce neededwere in one place. When thecanal was completed theclose grouping of locks madea journey quicker as lockscould easily be preparedslightly in advance of theboats arrival without fear ofthe lock being turned by a

boat coming the other way. Lifting the canalat Hanwell over 50 feet was achieved inwhat is now known as the Hanwell flight.Six closely grouped locks making the climb

in a very short distance. During the 20thcentury peak a small tractor was designedand used on this flight to speed up thepassage of the work boats, many stillworking with horse and mules as their mainpropulsive source. A steady, unspectacular,almost boring climb brings the canal to thefirst of the major obstacles on the proposedroute, the Chiltern Hills. Barnes originalplan was to take the canal on a moreeasterly direction with a lock free sectionbetween Hemel Hempstead andRickmansworth but with a tunnel atLangleybury, south of Kings Langley.

Jessop was no lover of tunnels and theGrand Junction canal was to confirm thissomewhat negative view. Tunnelconstruction technology was borrowedfrom the mining industry. Sadly thistechnology was surrounded by myth,legend and uncertainty; not a great way tohelp a sceptic plan the construction of atunnel. A mining engineer simply followedthe seam of coal, wandering wherevergeology took him. Perhaps they shouldhave been called shoring engineers as thiswas their main purpose in life. The canalengineer had no choice but to bore a tunnelin as straight a line as possible between twofixed points. By this time the art andscience of surveying was pretty wellestablished, skills mainly “borrowed” fromthe military. However, the science ofGeology did not exist. One of the pioneersof Geology, William Smith, discovered theprinciple of rock strata from his work as acanal engineer in the 1790’s. With all thisuncertainty Jessop changed his mind aboutthe Langleybury Tunnel and opted for analtered route and the use of locks instead.When the canal reached the Chiltern HillsJessop was presented with the ChilternHigh Ridge. A road ran through this ridgearea, a drovers’ road now known as theA41. Jessops solution to the problem ofthe Chilterns was unique at that time. Hemade the decision to not use locks. Thenumber of locks required would have beenhuge, probably 20 going up and thirty goingdown the other side. The water shortageproblems created by that number of lockswas massive. As a brief aside, a typical lockon the Grand Junction canal uses 96,000gallons of water every time the lock is used.That water flows downhill, so whateverdirection the boat is travelling in, the96,000 gallons travels downhill andeventually to the sea, lost forever. InJessops view, using locks was not an option,nor was a tunnel. Jessop was forced tocreate a new item in the field of canal

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Canal Mania and the Engineer That Time Forgot - Part 2 (Cont’d)engineering, the deep cutting. Jessops plancalled for a deep cutting to slice throughthe hills. This concept was civil engineeringon a new and impressive scale. In todays’terms the Tring summit cutting, as it isknown, doesn’t even look that exciting orimpressive when compared for examplewith the M40 cutting that passes throughthe same chalk ridge. However, we need toremember that the Tring cutting was cutusing manpower alone, whereas the M40cutting was a machine powered operation.

Picks, shovels and pretty crudeexplosives were the tools used to movemountains in the era of Jessop and hiscolleagues. Moreover, when the mountainhad been moved there was the question ofremoving the spoil. The quickest way toremove the spoil was to carry it straight upto the top of the new cutting. Thesteepness of the cutting sides mademanual, one man and his wheelbarrow,removal an impossible task. Another pieceof fascinating civil engineering was createdjust for this particular task. Planks werelaid up the side of the cutting and thebarrows were attached to a rope which ranover a pulley and was connected to a horse.As the horse walked away from the edge ofthe cutting the barrow was pulled up, beingbalanced by the navvie in his huge boots,trying his hardest to retain his balance onthe greasy planks at all times. Comingdown was equally interesting as thenavvies ran down the slope, being chasedby their barrows! Exactly this sametechnique was used less than 50 years laterwhen Robert Stephenson arrived to createa similar cutting literally a few yards fromJessops, to carry the London andBirmingham railway.

Once clear of Tring the canal swoops andswings down the hill in a collection of locks,passing the reservoirs that keep the canalin water. Tring has always played a vitalpart in our canal heritage. Many of theunique elements that give the canals theirfascination seem to come together at Tring.Firstly of course is Jessops masterpiece,the deep cutting. When that cutting isviewed today it has largely been reclaimedby nature. No cold, bare, chalk slashthrough the Chilterns contrasting with thegreen surrounding countryside. That slashis now hidden, covered by nature. Whentraversing the cutting today there is still nopossibility of mistaking the cutting assomething nature created, howevermanmade it is, the cutting is an amazingexperience. The cutting itself is wideenough for two narrowboats to bebreasted up, forming, if you will, one broadboat. This wider canal width was anessential part of the Jessop plan. With thereluctance of the more northern canalcompanies to increase lock width, Jessop

had to make his locks, tunnels and canalstructures wide enough not to justaccommodate a wide beam vessel but toalso be able to handle two narrowboatsrunning abreast. This gave the narrowboatthe versatility it needed. On arriving at thenarrow canals the paired narrowboatswould be singled up, the motor boat (orhorse drawn boat) would simply tow its’partner along behind. Tow ropes remainedattached even when the motor boatentered a narrow lock. The motor boatwould exit the lock and stop, the lock wouldbe turned and the motor boat would pullthe butty boat into the lock. This pictureshows a typical narrowboat pair of workingboats, still plying their trade, breasted upand passing through Hemel Hempstead.

As the boater comes out of the cutting heis presented with the Navigation pub onthe left and the Bulbourne Maintenanceyard. Until recently lock gates of solid Oakwere made here and transportedthroughout the canal system, naturally byboat. The Grand Canal is a broad canal,able to take either a Thames barge or twonarrowboats at the same time.

Original Oak lock gates have been largelysuperseded by steel gates. However, thesteel gates have proved less than perfectfor their task. With lightweight balancebeams the slightest breeze will easily opena closed steel gate causing all sorts of waterleakage problems. Most of the yard is nowin private hands however the ornamentaltower clock, a feature of all canal companybuildings, is still in place. The lock cottage,Managers house and simple canal bridgesmake this area into the epitome of visualcanal lore. Interestingly, Tring is always thecanal area that Members of Parliamentvisit when the question of BritishWaterways’ expenditure is discussed.

The canal continues to swing past the

reservoirs, their man-made appearancegreatly reduced to almost nothing. Theedges softened by bull rushes and reeds;something that is not allowed to happen onthe canals themselves. Reeds have a habitof growing from either bank, trying theirhardest to meet in the middle of thewaterway.

The slow, gentle passage is interruptedby the next major problem to confrontJessop – the River Ouse. It has to beremembered that Jessop was not at thehead of the navigation all the time. He wasalmost always away from the canal,working on the next engineering questionthat needed to be solved. The day to dayoperation was managed by Barnes, theResident Engineer. Barnes post survey planwas to drop the canal down to the river,cross it and then climb back up to the canallevel. Jessop talked to local farmers andgained an important understanding of thelocal conditions. The river Ouse at thislocation is well known locally for itscapacity to flood at the slightestopportunity. Jessop recognised anotherwater problem and that was of supplyingthe flights of locks with water. The wholeRiver Ouse problem was the first timeJessop and the Canal Company crossedswords; it was not to be the last. Jessopwanted to build an embankment and anaqueduct to cross the river. At this time theinvestment support for the whole GrandJunction project started to falter. News ofa possible war against France kept moneytightly tied in financers’ purses. TheCompany needed a quick solution to theOuse problem so that they could get trafficmoving and therefore bring in someincome. To bend to the demands of theDirectors of the Company Jessopformulated a plan to create two flights oflocks, one down and the other up, the sidesof the river. These locks were to beconstructed of timber only, no bricks wouldbe used. Jessop insisted that they would bea temporary remedy; the lock gates wouldbe used elsewhere once the embankmentand aqueduct were in operation. Jessopmoved on to the next potential problem,leaving Barnes in charge to control theconstruction of the locks and aqueduct.

A conventional brick built aqueduct wasbuilt. On frequent visits Jessop complainedof falling standards both of materials andworkmanship. The Company were notprepared to listen to his concerns and in1807 part of the embankment collapsedand Jessop reported that the aqueductitself was far from satisfactory withshrunken brick piers, out of line arches andmortar failing. A number of acrimoniousmeetings took place with all partiesblaming the each other. The argumentswere brought to a sudden end when the

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Canal Mania and the Engineer That Time Forgot - Part 2 (Cont’d)whole structure collapsed damming theriver and causing fears of widespreadflooding. There was to be no more talk ofrepairs. Jessop pushed ahead for theconstruction of his iron aqueduct, a plan hehad been trying to promote for some time.This aqueduct is still doing its job to thisday. It is not particularly attractive.However it is perfectly functional and sincea recent facelift paint job, looks and actsthe part to perfection. The temporary lockswere dismantled and the gates used inother locations on the canal. A climb downfrom the aqueduct takes the keen canalbuff to the site of these locks. There is notmuch to see but imagination will show theexact location of the locks themselves.Nothing is overgrown, but just gentlycovered in grass, nature once morecovering the canal builder’s scars.

Meanwhile Jessop had been working onthe next problem, the Blisworth Hill. Twotunnels were planned in this region, one atBlisworth itself measuring 3,055 yards andthe second at Braunston measuring 2.044yards. Both of these tunnels confirmedJessops earlier fears of taking the canalunderground. The problems were largelydown to the failure of the contractors tocarry out their work thoroughly and thefailure of the Resident Engineer, Barnes, tokeep the contactors literally, on the straightand narrow. Both of these canals have an Sbend in them. Quite an interesting exerciseas the first time boater venturesunderground! At Braunston, quicksandwas discovered. This was not found whenthe test bores were sunk. In spite of thishiccup and the S bend in the middle,Braunston tunnel was completed on timeand was opened in the June of 1796.Blisworth however was not so easilyconstructed. Without Jessop beinginformed, the contractors started todeviate from the underground surveyroute. This was done to make their workeasier. Brickwork was found to be sub-standard with whole sections crumblingand falling away. The whole tunnel was inline to become a total disaster.

Many harsh meetings were held. Jessopsanswer was to abandon the tunnel and optfor a deep cutting on the top of the hill andto run locks to and from this cutting. Heproposed steam engines to pump waterback up the lock flight to keep the summitlevel filled. In later years, when watershortages became commonplace, the ideaof steam engines pumping water backuphill was adopted on many canals,including the Grand Junction. Barnes, theoriginal surveyor and also the ResidentEngineer who had not been keeping strictcontrol over the wayward contractors,offered to contract for a new tunnel that he

could complete in three years. Jessop wasagainst the idea but true to their recentform, the directors of the Grand JunctionCanal company ignored their ChiefEngineer in favour of the “quickie” solutionoffered by Barnes. Work started on thenew tunnel in 1796 but the still pertinentpotential war was keeping money awayfrom investments. The construction almostcompletely ground to a halt. Jessopsuggested a tramway to remove the spoil,one of the largest problems the contactorswere experiencing. A specialist in tramwaydesign and construction was called in tooversee the work. Benjamin Outram alsohappened to be a partner with WilliamJessop in a Derbyshire Iron works. Withthe help from the tramway and the fairlyregular news updates to Jessop supplied byOutram, the tunnel was finally completedand opened in 1805. One of the longesttunnels in the country, Blisworth was wideenough for a barge to pass through or twonarrowboats to pass each other in oppositedirections. There was no towing path in thetunnel so the horses had to be taken overthe hill and down the other side, hopefullyin time to meet their boat as it exited thetunnel. Horse powered craft were “legged”through the tunnel by two men lying onplanks and “walking” along the tunnel wall.The shifting sands and moving loose rockthat plagued the tunnel create problemseven to this day. When Barnes offered his“build another tunnel” bid he stated that”tunnels, when completed require littleexpense in keeping them in repair”. Had theCompany known just how much that “littleexpense” was to prove, they would havealmost certainly opted for Jessops cuttingand lock solution. A further tunnel justabove the, now famous, Hatton flight of 21locks has a unique answer to the “movin’the hoss” problem. The hill proved to betoo steep for horses to climb easily, Jessopgave them their own tunnel as can be seenin this picture. As can be seen, this tunnelwas only quite short, however, there is stilla very slight kink in the middle, not noticedby a narrowboat but can be felt by abreasted up pair.

The Grand Junction Canal ended atBraunston junction where a smallcommunity quickly grew. Braunston is stillregarded by many as the heart of the canalnetwork. The canal was, from its inception,something far more than a route from theThames to Braunston.

The original Act made provision for anumber of branch arms to be built. As isinevitable, some of these branches neversaw the light of day or heard the clump ofnavvies’ boots, but the others werecompleted and joined the Grand Junctioncanal. Altogether the Grand Junction wasenlarged by branches to Aylesbury,Buckingham, Northampton, Old Stratford,Paddington and Slough. Of these, thePaddington Arm was by far the mostimportant. One carrying company, at least,realised the potential even before the Armwas completed.

The story of Pickfords and the canals isfor another time.

The Grand Union canal is a thrivingwaterway today. Hundreds of peoplechoose to live their lives on the canals,many of them on the Grand Union. Thispicture clearly shows the popularity of thecanals! An annual Canal Festival atRickmansworth in Hertfordshire withboats filling the canal from one side to theother and about 10 deep.

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Society moves at a pace and it is essentialfor engineers to be aware of informationand information sources to support them intheir delivery of effective services.

Information may be specific or general inthe context of setting a scene orchallenging trend and tested views. As anindividual I find the Barbour ProductsSearch and its supporting Blog an easy andinformative source.

The following item relates to buildings ingeneral but on reading it relates to all of theengineering technologies we use on a dayto day basisWhat is a Smart Building?Let’s set a scene: You're driving home fromwork. Your connected car pings yourestimated time of arrival to your home. Thethermostatically controlled heating comeson; the lights in the hall and living room popon; the oven begins warming up the dinneryou cooked the night before. No, you’re nottrapped in a sci-fi movie – your home hasjust been upgraded into a Smart Building.

The phrase "Smart Building” conjures up

images of sleek new structuresincorporating all the latest energy-saving,new age technology bells and whistles, butthat’s only part of the story as a number of“smart” elements could apply to older,existing buildings.

But what exactly are Smart Buildings?The simple answer is that there’sautomation involved somehow that makesmanaging and operating buildings moreefficient. Pinning down an exact definition,though, isn’t easy in a sector that’s evolvingso quickly.

IBM offers one explanation: “Smarterbuildings are well managed, integratedphysical and digital infrastructures thatprovide optimal occupancy services in areliable, cost effective, and sustainablemanner. Smarter buildings help theirowners, operators and facility managers

improve asset reliability and performancethat in turn reduces energy use, optimiseshow space is used and minimises theenvironmental impact of their buildings.”

At the most fundamental level, SmartBuildings deliver useful building servicesthat make occupants productive (forexample illumination, thermal comfort, airquality, security, and sanitation to name buta few) at the lowest cost and environmentalimpact over the building lifecycle. SmartBuildings look beyond the buildingequipment within their own walls. They areconnected and responsive to the smartpower grid, and they interact with buildingoperators and occupants to empower themwith new levels of visibility and actionableinformation.Posted by Katja Driver Editorial AccountManager, follow @KatjaBps on Twitter

Smart Engineering

Currently two of the hottest topics in theconstruction industry are BuildingInformation Modelling (BIM) andsustainability. BIM has been credited for itsability to provide innovative, efficientbuildings through closer collaboration andintegration. It has also received wide acclaimfor being extremely cost effective. With all thebenefits that BIM offers, can it also helpbuildings go green?

The short answer to this question is yes.One of the core values of using BIM is that itcan contribute to the design, construction andcommissioning of buildings with lowerenvironmental impacts, whether this is in theform of energy-efficiency, the cutting ofcarbon or for better use of fewer materials.Using BIM, designers have the option to runsimulations to test daylight usage, heaters andair flow systems at any stage in the designprocess, staying ahead of the game and havingconfidence to design projects sustainably.

The key point when discussing BIM intandem with sustainability is the fact that itgives managers, designers, architects andengineers an informed choice at the earlystages of a development. It helps contractorsreduce waste associated with the over-ordering of materials, whilst promoting amore efficient construction process. As wellas being clever enough to understand how toput a building together, BIM will also allowindustry professionals to have a better graspof how that building should perform andlater, how it might be taken apart. From thedesign stage to then monitoring how thebuilding is performing, the data BIM provideswill enable you to make choices that ensurethere are lower environmental impacts andless waste.

BIM allows access toautomatically calculatedand current design datauseful for environmentaland heat-loss analysis,such as floor and surfaceareas and buildingvolumes. This type ofinformation is vital whendesigning sustainably,and allows designers thefreedom to plan aheadwith confidence. This isproof that BIM can

provide immediate sustainability benefits,allowing designers to source materialsefficiently and thus reducing waste by usingthe right materials and products in the rightquantities for the job.

There is no doubt that greener buildingsare becoming more frequent. Designingbuildings with the idea of going green is nowan extremely important part of the wholeprocess. By embracing BIM andunderstanding the materials and tools at thedesign stages, you will be able to deliver abuilding that excels in terms of performance,efficiency, value for money and a greenerenvironment for the inhabitants.Posted by Paul Ricci,Editorial AccountManager Follow @Paul_BPS on Twitter

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NEWS

City of Berkeley enables Online Building Permit Application Processwith integrated solution from Accela and e-PlanCheck® The City of Berkeley, CA recentlyannounced it will be adding electronic planreview services by implementing e-PlanCheck (EPC) through the review tool'sdynamic integration the Accela CivicPlatform. Accela currently supports theCity of Berkeley with software solutionsfor permitting, workflow automation,auditing, reporting, and online servicesincluding mobile solutions. By 2016 theDepartment of Planning & Developmentwill incorporate EPC in the Building Permitprocess, enabling community members toapply for building permits online, andallowing the city to perform plan reviewswithout printing a sheet of paper.

The City of Berkeley has vastly benefitedfrom Accela's implemented softwaresolutions by reducing the amount of paperused to reconcile workflows, providingonline services to members not previouslyavailable, and alleviating the amount ofgreenhouse gas emissions for travel to thePermit Service Center. Additionalfunctionality such as online permitting andonline business license renewals will

expand upon thesebenefits as they go live.Accela's Mobile Officewill allow Public Worksstaff, as well as Buildingand Code Enforcementinspectors, to connect to the city's back officesystem and report inspection findings inthe field rather than relying upon thepaper-based process currently in use.

e-PlanSoft™, the online provider ofElectronic Plan Review solutions, andAccela will work together to implementthe integrated solution, enabling apowerful web-based concurrent planreview solution which provides extensivemarkup, comment and signaturefunctionality for documents submittedonline. Additional features within e-PlanCheck include simultaneouscollaboration between reviewers duringplan checks, advanced document versioncontrol and custom workflows for thereview process. Larry Zaret www.eplansoft.com

The new Revizto 3.7 has been released withmulti language localization!

All Revizto applications now support a totalof 8 languages:

• English• German • Spanish • French• Chinese (Simplified) • Portuguese (Portugal) • Russian • Japanese

info@revizto.com

BIM - REVIZTO 3.7

The programme for Government 2015-2016, announced their intention toreview the planning system. It stated:

“We will review the operation of theplanning system in Scotland, identifyingthe scope for further reform with a focuson delivering a quicker, more accessibleand efficient planning process, inparticular increasing delivery of highquality housing developments. Our aimsare to:• Ensure that planning realises its fullpotential, unlocking land and sites,supporting more quality housing across alltenures and delivering the infrastructurerequired to support development.• Streamline, simplify and improvecurrent systems and remove unnecessaryblockages in the decision-making process.• Ensure that communities are moreengaged in the process.• Continue to meet our statutory andinternational obligations in protecting andenhancing Scotland’s nature andenvironment.”In short, the review aims to achieve, aquicker, more accessible and efficientplanning process in order to build investorand community confidence in the system.The review will be undertaken by an

independent panel, chaired by CrawfordBeveridge, and also including PetraBiberbach and John Hamilton. The panelwill provide a strategic perspective andwill be open to ‘gamechanging’ views andideas.

TimescaleThe panel have set out the timetable forthe review process and are expected toreport in Spring 2016. Thereafter ScottishMinisters will respond to itsrecommendations with a programme forfurther targeted improvements to theplanning system.

Key IssuesThe review will focus on “6 key issues”.• Development planning;• Housing delivery;• Planning for infrastructure;• Further improvements to developmentmanagement;• Leadership, resourcing and skills; and

• Community engagement.Getting involvedThe panel would now like to invite writtenevidence from all interested parties. Theclosing date for written evidence is 1stDecember 2015.

www.gov.scotland

Building Standards consultation –Scotland Consultation is currently taking placeunder the heading Building StandardsReview 2015 – Broadband. The review isconsidering proposals for theintroduction of a new building standardand associated Technical Handbookguidance requiring new buildings to beadequately equipped to allow the futureinstallation of broadband cabling. Theconsultation was scheduled to close on11th November 2015. The proposals areavailable on the Scottish Governmentwebsite.

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AWARDS

The General Council of TechnicalArchitecture of Spain (CGATE), in linewith its ongoing commitment to theprevention of risk within the field ofconstruction is pleased to announce theXVII edition of the European BuildingSafety Awards.

The aim of these awards is todistinguish commitment and action, bothfrom individuals and those resulting frompublic or private initiatives, that advancethe prevention of occupational hazards inconstruction.(Note: the awards are available toindividuals, natural or legal persons basedin Spain or any other country of theEuropean Union)There are 3 awards:

Research – the contribution to theprevention or reduction of occupationalrisk within construction, through thedevelopment of research or thedeepening of understanding of workplacehazards thus fostering continuedprogress towards the decrease inoccupational risk (the award is worth€3000)

Innovation – the contribution to the

prevention or reduction of occupationalrisks within construction for developinginnovative actions whose application inconstruction will increase security in thebuilding process (the award is worth€3000)

Public initiative – aimed at central,regional and local public services andother public bodies from both Spain andother member states of the EuropeanUnion who have excelled in theimplementation in the initiatives thatcontribute to raising awareness amongstake holders about health and safety,improved working conditions on workingsites or the specific training of workers

The applications are to be written inSpanish or English with a clear indicationof the category in which they fall andfurther information may be obtainedfrom the General Council of TechnicalArchitecture of Spain (Paseo de laCastellana, 155, 28046 Madrid, Spain)The deadline for submitting application

is 12 noon on 1st February 2016 Awardsfor A & B will be decided by a jury madeup of representatives of the; •Ministry of Development

•Ministry of Employment and SocialSecurity• Inspection of Labour and SocialSecurity• National Institute for Safety and Healthat Work • Universities• National Confederation ofConstruction• Builders Association of Spain• FECOMA-CCOO, •MCA-UGT, • AEEBC, • DOUBLE TRADE, • Consejo General de la ArquitecturaTécnicaAward C will be chosen directly by theGeneral Council of TechnicalArchitecture of SpainThe ceremony for the awards will takeplace during the Building ConventionCONTART (Technical and TechnologicalConvention from Technical Architecture)to be held on the 20, 21 and 22 April2016 in Granada www.premiosdeseguridad2016.comconsejo@arquitectura-tecnica.com

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ONR announces new Chief Exec.Adriènne Kelbie has beenappointed Chief Executiveof the UK’s nuclearregulator. Adriènne willtake up the appointment on18 January 2016.

Commenting on the appointment, NickBaldwin, ONR Chair, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Adriènne asour new Chief Executive and look forward toworking with her. Her valuable skills andleadership experience will enable us tocontinue our work in taking forward ourpublished strategy and building ONR as anenabling and responsive regulator”

Adriènne said: “There has never been agreater need for effective regulation, giventhe growing part that nuclear energy plays inthe UK. This is a matter of legitimate publicconcern, and national security. I’m lookingforward to working with the Board and staffto help ONR achieve its vision as an enablingand responsive regulator that ensuresindustry maintains high standards, controlsits hazards effectively and has a culture ofcontinuous improvement.”

Adriènne is currently the Chief Executiveof the Disclosure and Barring Service. Priorto this, Adriènne had a varied careerincluding periods as Deputy Chief Executivein a local authority and as Director ofOperations responsible for national andinternational funding at the Big Lottery Fund.

Adriènne will take over from Les Philpottwho has been Acting Chief Executive sinceMarch 2015.

BBA welcomes new CommercialDirector

Phil Bloomfield joins theBBA as CommercialDirector with oversight ofBBA’s Commercialactivities aligned to ourProduct Approval,

Certification, Testing, Inspection and ClientAccounts.

Phil has had an extensive internationalcareer within Engineering in a variety ofsectors, including Oil and Gas, PowerGeneration, Manufacturing and Serviceprovision. Engaged in multiple highcomplexity contracts and projects includingsignificant off-shore and sub-seahydrocarbon extraction developments,extensive European nuclear powergeneration projects, supporting the Ministryof Defence on the Vanguard and AstuteSubmarine Projects and significantGovernment investment contracts for criticalinfrastructure. Representing on IndustryBodies and All Party Parliamentary Groups.

Phil received a BSc with Honours inTechnology from the Open Universitycontinuing to achieve a Post GraduateDiploma in Law from Nottingham TrentUniversity Law School, recently completinghis MBA at Warwick Business School.

OFFICERS PRESIDENTJames Malcolm Parker, PEng.MSPE C.BuildE FCABE MRICSMCIOB Hon.FABEIMalcolm Parker was born inNorth Yorkshire and had aprivate education before

starting work in a surveyors office. He studied parttime at local technical colleges, Leeds andNewcastle Universities obtaining an HNC inBuilding Construction. He completed the IAASdirect examinations as a Building Surveyor in 1971.Malcolm joined his father's practice in 1972 andbecame a junior partner in RA & JM Parker. Thepractice included building design and also servedas a Consultancy with government agencies onmatters relating to building maintenance andstructural repairs and became senior partner in thepractice following his father’s death in 1979.In the next twenty-five years the practice wasdeveloped and later expanded to include TheParker Design Consultancy.Malcolm was elected a fellow of the IAAS in 1976,he took an increasingly active part within the IAAS,(later the CABE) becoming a member of Counciland serving on numerous committees. During thisperiod he became actively involved with the SPE,becoming a Director and member of Council. Hewas elected as Vice President and now serves asPresident.

Malcolm specialises in Building ConditionSurveys and Building Control Inspections for BRCS(Building Control) Ltd in North East England.

VICE PRESIDENTIng. P. Eur. Iain Allan CooperWright, PEng MSPE F.S.E.C.BuildE MCABEIain is a unique product of aformal training process tobecome a Structural Engineer.

His training with WA Fairhurst and Partners ofGlasgow developed a love for in-depth structuralanalysis, tall buildings and problem solving.

He moved to London working for a range ofconsultants including Ross and Partners becomingthe Resident Engineer for the majorreburbishment of a listed building in the City ofLondon.

He was recruited into the City of LondonDistrict Surveyors Office where he continued hislove of structural analysis and then on leaving theGLC he established his own Practice, working on avariety of projects, many linked to thedevelopments at Manston Airport, Lubeck and theBlack Forest Airport.

Iain is a Professional Engineer, and holdsmembership within the Institution of Engineeringand Technology, Chartered Association of BuildingEngineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, CivilEngineers and the Welding Institute, Society ofEngineers and the Royal Society of Arts

VICE PRESIDENTINTERNATIONALAntony Francesco WedgeBSc C.Build E FCABE PEngFSPE MIET MPMI MAPM.Antony was born inHampshire and is a “Chartered

Building Engineer” with over 35 years ofexperience in the Construction and Engineeringindustries. He has worked throughout England onseveral MOD bases and with private companies onlarge projects such as the Cascades Shopping Mallin Portsmouth, the Nationwide Technology HQ in

Swindon, an ASDA Hypermarket in Bournemouthand one of the first “Single Pathfinder” BuildingSchools for the Future (BSF) Projects in the UK, theChessington Community College in SW London.He graduated in Bristol and has worked in SouthAmerica on new property development andindustrial refurbishment projects in Colombia andthe Falkland Islands for Turner FM,

For over ten years, he has been running his ownproject management consultancy deliveringcontracts for London, local authorities overseeingtheir framework consultants/contractors in leisureand educational projects.

VICE PRESIDENTINTERNATIONALDavid Gibson BA MSc DMSPEng FSPE MRICS C.BuildEFCABE MWOBO HonFWABO Hon.FABEIDavid Gibson, formerly the

Chief Executive with the Association of BuildingEngineers, is the owner and Principal Consultant atTDRG, offering Consultancy in respect of property,construction and technical matters relating toRegulations and Building Control. He providestraining, research and development on a Nationaland International basis. A Professional Engineer,Chartered Building Surveyor, CharteredEnvironmentalist and a Fellow of the CharteredAssociation of Building Engineers and hasdelivered a range of Research and Technical papersat National and International levels

He was appointed by the Minister ofConstruction to the Building Regulations AdvisoryCommittee, a position held for the maximum 10year term. During which he chaired committeesand participated in the creation and delivery ofBuilding Regulations in conjunction with theDepartment for Communities and LocalGovernment.

COUNCIL MEMBERSDr Song Pang Lim PEng(UK)FSPE FCMI C.BuildE FCABEMRINA MIPENZ FIESDr Song joined the marine andoffshore industry in 1963 withPSA Dockyard Departmentmoving to Sembawang

Shipyard as a Planning Officer in the 1970’s. Hiscareer encapsulated a range of positions withinvarious shipyards including the role as anOperation Manager. He then progressed to theposition of Commercial Manager at SelcoSingapore prior to setting up his own companyJEMIX Engineering PTE Ltd in 1986. Currently theManaging Director the JEMIX group of companiesoverseeing their day to day activities andexpansion for the future. Dr Song has also been apart time lecturer with the Singapore Polytechnicwithin the marine and mechanical engineeringdepartments.

Ing. P. Eur. Ronald DouglasFinch PEng MSPE MIETDoug entered the engineeringindustry in 1959 as anapprentice in the StructuralD.O. of Ashmore, Benson,Pease and Partners of

Stockton-on-Tees, (Heavy Structures) BlastFurnace and Steel plant and Ship loader/unloadercranes.

At the end of his apprenticeship, he wastransferred to the Design office. He continued withhis studies for a further 2 years obtaining 4

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additional endorsements to his H.N.C. He was theDesign Engineer to Ward Bros of Sherburnworking on Steel portal framed buildings andsimilar construction moving to become ChiefDesigner for Robert Stevenson of Norwich,returning to Ward Brothers as Head of Design ofLight Gauge sections and cladding in 1974.

In 1980 he formed his Consulting Civil andStructural Engineering practice in Malton,specialising in steel, reinforced concrete, timberand masonry structures as well as providingtechnical input to light gauge steel section systems.He was elected into Membership of the Society ofProfessional Engineers in 1971.

Sean Randall Morris DSc MScBSc L.LM PEng FSPE FRICSMCIArb M.ASCE Sean is a Dispute ResolutionLawyer specialising ininternational commercialarbitration and advocacy for a

broad spectrum of disputes from the construction,engineering and infrastructure sector. Sean hasbeen a Fellow of the Society for 20 years, and has aDSc in Building & Construction Science, and is alsoa Fellow of the Royal Institution of CharteredSurveyors. In the US, Sean is a Member of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers and a Memberof the New York City Bar Association.

Before becoming a Lawyer, Sean was a CivilEngineering Surveyor and spent many yearsworking in the defence sector.

Kwok Kheong Teng MScPEng(UK) MSPE FSIB FCIOBC.BuildE FCABE CBIFMMSIFM CMILT KK was a graduate from theNational University ofSingapore and the Oklahoma

City University. He has more than 30 year’sexperience within the construction engineeringindustry, progressing to the position ofExecutive/Project Director of three listedcompanies.

For the last 15 years he has been the Principal ofTrent Global College specialising in the builtenvironment, diploma and degree programmes.

An active member within the profession holdingpositions as Past President of the CIOB, SingaporeCentre, Past Vice President of the SingaporeInstitute of Buildings, Chairman, CharteredAssociation of Building Engineers, SingaporeCentre, Council Member, Society of ProfessionalEngineers, UK. and a Fellow and SingaporeRepresentative of the Heriot Watt University.

Godwin ChidiebereNWAFOR, BSc PGDip PEng(UK) FSPE MPM® CPCFAAPM ChMC ChPMC MSOEMIPlantE MIScT SFIIRSMGodwin is the Bulk ServiceCoordinator of the Well

Services (WS) Operations Planning Center (OPC)at Schlumberger Nigeria, responsible for bulkproduct delivery management, oilfield chemicalwarehousing and inventory control, cementingbulk plant management; including asset planning,utilization and optimization. Prior to this, he was aSenior Field Specialist in Cementing & WellIntegrity Technology for Schlumberger Nigeriaproviding field-based well engineering solutionsfor various E & P Clients in swamp, onshore,offshore and deepwater drilling rigs.He is a chemical engineer by training, and also a

member of various international organizationsincluding the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers (NSPE) USA; Institute of ManagementSpecialists (IMS) UK; Society of OperationsEngineer (SOE) UK; Institution of Plant Engineers(IPlantE) UK; International Association ofEngineers (IAENG) Hong Kong. He is also a Fellowof the American Academy of Project Management(FAAPM) USA, and Specialist Fellow of theInternational Institute of Risk and SafetyManagement (SFIIRSM) UK.

Stephen Pearse BEng PEngFSPE MIETStephen was born in Redhilland grew up in the Caribbean,where his father worked forTate & Lyle as a seniormechanical design engineer.

He returned to the UK in 1972.He began his career in the mid 1980’s as a

draftsman, progressing into engineering where hewas extensively involved in design, testing, andcommissioning on HV electrical systems.

As a consultant engineer he moved intoautomation in the 1990’s, working on projects inthe oil and gas, food and nuclear industries. He isnow a Project Manager in the renewable energyand airport automation industries.

He is an active member of the Institute ofEngineering and Technology.

Stephano Mirasole PEng MSPE CHFM FRSPHMIHEEM HNC

CORRESPONDING MEMBERSHugh Wynne, BSc, MSc,C.Eng, PEng FSPE C.SciM.Inst.MC. MBCS. CITPMIEE IMMEDIATE PASTPRESIDENTHugh graduated in Wales &

Birmingham and following post-graduateresearch at University (into mathematicalmodelling using analogue computer techniques),he practised patent agency at London, thenmoving to Newcastle upon Tyne to work ontelecommunications engineering procurementfor the Tyne & Wear Metro. He moved toGlasgow, to develop and implement motorwayand road traffic signalling, surveillance,telecommunications, and control systemsengineering for Strathclyde Region, Scotland,later returning to Newcastle upon Tyne he joinedCairns & Byles (later becoming WSP) ConsultingEngineers in designing and supervisingmotorway and other telecommunicationsengineering construction and improvementprojects. Hugh returned to Glasgow joiningRailtrack managing telecommunicationsengineering for railways throughout Scotland.

He has been a member of the Society ofProfessional Engineers since 1980, a member ofits Council since 2004, President of the Societyfrom 2010 to 2012.

David John Hardcastle,PEng MSPE Hon.F.S.E.F.C.M.I. B.Ing.(Germany)David was born before thelast world war andcompleted his studies atKingston Tech, (University),

achieving qualifications in Civil Engineering andBuilding Surveying.David spent 30 years with a civil engineering

contractor, with 10 of those years as theContracts Director. The work consisted in themain laying new and making diversions of gasand water pipes, including the integration ofpressure mains after nationalisation and theconversion of gas distribution from coal tonatural gas.David’s work area ranged from Cornwall toSouthend and included the Midland Counties,Drax power station etc. Following this heworked with an iron foundry companycontrolling highway and motorway maintenance.

Brian R Dixon, BA, PEng.MSPE ACABE MCCES P/PGIS.Hon. FHKIConst.E Hon.FASISASPE Brian entered theconstruction industry in 1947achieving a Diploma in

Building Specification and Quantities. He has aninterest in our heritage and has attended eventslinked to the repair and maintenance of ancientbuildings and supported the Society for Protectionof Ancient Buildings. In 1980 he diversified andextended his career achieving a BA Degree inArchitecture (at the Pacific Western University inthe USA) and a Diploma in Arbitration.

Brian was an Articled Surveyor and CompanyDirector working with Shering Builders inHampshire, as a Surveyor and Estimator he hasspecial responsibilities for National Trust, Listedand Church Buildings.

Brian is a former President of the Society ofProfessional Engineers, Associate Member of theChartered Association of Building Engineers, theEcclesiastical Architects and SurveyorsAssociation and the Ecclesiological Society. He isalso a Freeman of the Worshipful Company ofArbitrators and the City of London.

Arthur Watt PEng MSPEC.BuildE FCABE CEnvMWOBOArthur has a breadth ofbuilding engineering expertisewith over 30 year’s experiencein Building Control covering

both Scotland and Northern Ireland. He has a keeninterest in the area of energy and the creation of asustainable built environment, this saw him moveto Elmhurst Energy Systems Ltd as a BusinessDevelopment Manager.

In 2010 he set up a Building Standards andBuilding Control Consultancy offering a range ofservices encompassing building control matters,project coordination and management.

Heber G. Arch MBE, Hon. DB,PEng. FIET, FCIOB, FCMIHeber is the Chairman of Archand Godfrey (Cayman) Ltd.one of the Cayman Islandslargest and most respectedconstruction companies. He

also serves on the Board of Directors of severaldiverse companies.

Heber has served on numerous GovernmentBoards and Committees including twenty oneyears as a member of the Central PlanningAuthority nine of which as Chairman. He ispresently the President of the CaymanContractors Association.

In 1998 he was awarded the MBE by HerMajesty the Queen and in 2015 was furtherrecognised when awarded the Honorary Doctor ofBusiness (Hon. DB) by the University College ofthe Cayman Islands.

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The Energy Related ProductDirective (ErP)

The Energy RelatedProduct Directive(ErP) came into forceon 26th September2015 and will affectall heating and hotwater products, withan output equal to orless than 400kW (itdoes not apply tobiomass products).Organisations

installing Heat Pumps, Micro-CHP or SolarThermal will need to ensure that installationscomply with the Directive where required.The ErP comprises of two directives: Ecodesignand Energy Labelling.

For products currently MicroGeneration Certification Schemecertified (MCS), manufacturersneed to provide their certificationbody, such as the BBA, with aproduct fiche (a data sheet)detailing ErP relevant data by 26th March 2016.From 26th March 2016 – All MCS Contractorsmust comply with the requirements ofManagement Information System (MIS) 3005Issue 4.3 and MCS Contractors must now useSCOP/SPER data in accordance with MIS 3005Issue 4.3. The Heat Emitter Guide (HEG) willremain as a heat emitter design tool only.Any products issued with MCS Certificationfrom 26th September 2015 will need to be ErPcompliant.Baxi, part of BDR Thermea, have put together ashort video to help explain the Energy RelatedProducts (ErP) Directive, including the areas inwhich it applies, the labelling procedure, and theimpact it will have on products and installerresponsibilities. www.baxi.co.uk

PUBLICATIONS

Zero Carbon Hub - The Builders Book

The builders' bookis a goodcraftsmanshipguide thathighlights keyconstruction detailswhen building anew home, andgood practice fordelivering them.During multiple siteinspections, these

details were most commonly identified asrequiring further guidance. The book aims toimprove the quality of new homes built,especially with regards to comfort levels andenergy bills. It helps builders improve siteprocesses to deliver better performinghomes and reduce the risk of condensationand mould growth, excessive heat loss andfailure to meet building regulations. Thisedition of the builders’ book is for traditionalmasonry construction of new homes andextensions. It follows the construction phaseof the housebuilding process, and is aimed athelping site personnel and trades improvequality of the end product. It also highlightsareas where built environment professionalscan improve the design.www.zerocarbonhub.org

Local Authorities – Tackling overheating in homes

For the last yearthe Zero CarbonHub has beenworking with localauthorities, centralgovernmentdepartments andthe housing andhealth sectors tounderstand howwell prepared weare in England and

Wales to tackle the issue of current and futureoverheating in homes. Preliminary findingsfrom the evidence gathering stage of theproject were published on 16 June 2015 in areport “Overheating in Homes – The BigPicture”. See www.zerocarbonhub.org. Asecond phase of the project, which aims tomake recommendations about future policiesand frameworks on overheating, is due tobegin this summer. This booklet is intended toraise awareness of the issue and summarisessome of the steps the local authoritiesinterviewed by the Zero Carbon Hub arealready taking to address overheating inhomes in their area. Overheating, in thiscontext, is the term used to describe situationswhere the conditions in a building becomeuncomfortably warm or excessively hot,because the design of the building hampersthe occupant’s ability to keep it sufficientlycool. www.zerocarbonhub.org

Life Safety DigestThe Magazine of EffectiveCompartmentation, is aquarterly publication forprofessionals who want tolearn about Fire Resistanceand Smoke Resistant 'DIIM' -Design & Code Compliance,Installation & Construction,Inspection and

Maintenance. It is an excellent resource for:• Building Code Officials• Fire Marshals• Specifiers, Architects/Engineers• Firestop & Fire Resistance Contractors• Firestop/Compartmentation Inspectors &

Consultants• Building Owners and Managers• Healthcare & Education Building Engineers• Fire Protection Engineers & Students• Insurance ProfessionalsTo subscribe visit www.fcia.org or contact:Firestop Contractors International Association4415 W. Harrison St., Suite 436 Hillside, IL 60162 ~ 708-202-1108 ~ 708-449-0837(FAX)

CIHT launches Routes toDiversity & Inclusion toolkit for employers

The CharteredInstitution ofHighways &Transportation(CIHT) haslaunched aDiversity &Inclusion toolkit forEmployers

Routes toDiversity &Inclusion is the first

toolkit of its kind for the highways andtransportation sector. It provides a routemap to success through diversity andinclusion.

The toolkit offers practical guidance, casestudies and links to reliable sources ofexpert advice for employers to help recruit,retain and develop a more diverseworkforce. By doing so, employers willimprove their own business performanceand increase capacity within the industry.

Sue Percy, CIHT Chief Executive, said:“The business case for diversity andinclusion has been highlighted a number oftimes in the media recently, howeverimplementing the changes necessary to takeadvantage of these business benefits doesnot appear to be a priority for someemployers. Often, this is simply a case of notbeing sure where to start

This is where the CIHT Routes toDiversity and Inclusion toolkit can helpDiversity & Inclusion – some key facts andfigures linked to highways andtransportation CIHT surveyed its Corporate Partners tobenchmark the sector in terms ofdemographics and practical engagement ondiversity and inclusion:• In 71% of organisations, women make up

fewer than one in ten of the board.• Men occupy more than 90% of management

roles.• Only 48% of corporate partners are

currently using flexible working to attract and retain talented employees.• Minority ethnic people make up less than

10% of the workforce (national average is 14%).

What are the benefits of taking action?• Greater diversity of recruits from a wider

talent pool.• Greater diversity of people progressing

through the organisation.• Benefits to corporate reputation via

publicity, benchmarking and awards.• Benefits in terms of creativity and

innovation.• An increase in employee engagement.If you would like toreceive a hardcopy ofthe toolkit please contact;communications@ciht.org.uk

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ISO 9001:2015The latestedition of ISO9001, ISO'sflagship qualitymanagementsystemsstandard, hasjust beenpublished. Thisconcludes over

three years of revision work by expertsfrom nearly 95 participating and observingcountries to bring the standard up to datewith modern needs.

With over 1.1 million certificates issuedworldwide, ISO 9001 helps organizationsdemonstrate to customers that they canoffer products and services of consistentlygood quality. It also acts as a tool tostreamline their processes and make themmore efficient at what they do. Acting ISOSecretary-General Kevin McKinleyexplains: “ISO 9001 allows organizations toadapt to a changing world. It enhances anorganization’s ability to satisfy itscustomers and provides a coherentfoundation for growth and sustainedsuccess.”

The 2015 edition features importantchanges, which Nigel Croft, Chair of theISO subcommittee that developed andrevised the standard, refers to as an“evolutionary rather than a revolutionary”process. “We are just bringing ISO 9001firmly into the 21st century. The earlierversions of ISO 9001 were quiteprescriptive, with many requirements for

documented procedures and records. Inthe 2000 and 2008 editions, we focusedmore on managing processes, and less ondocumentation.

“We have now gone a step further, andISO 9001:2015 is even less prescriptivethan its predecessor, focusing instead onperformance. We have achieved this bycombining the process approach with risk-based thinking, and employing the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at all levels in theorganization.

“Knowing that today’s organizations willhave several management standards inplace, we have designed the 2015 versionto be easily integrated with othermanagement systems. The new versionalso provides a solid base for sector-qualitystandards (automotive, aerospace, medicalindustries, etc.), and takes into account theneeds of regulators.”

As the much anticipated standard comesinto being, Kevin McKinley concludes, “Theworld has changed, and this revision wasneeded to reflect this. Technology is drivingincreased expectations from customersand businesses. Barriers to trade havedropped due to lower tariffs, but alsobecause of strategic instruments likeInternational Standards. We are seeing atrend towards more complex global supplychains that demand integrated action. Soorganizations need to perform in new ways,and our quality management standardsneed to keep up with these expectations. Iam confident that the 2015 edition of ISO9001 can help them achieve this.”

The standard was developed by ISO/TC

176/SC 2, whose secretariat is held by BSI,ISO member for the UK. “This is a veryimportant committee for ISO,” says Kevin,“one that has led the way in terms of globalrelevance, impact and utilization. I thankthe experts for their hard effort.”

ISO 9001:2015 replaces previouseditions and certification bodies will haveup to three years to migrate certificates tothe new version.www.iso.org

The document Navigating ISO9001:2015 provides a detailed review as tothe origins of ISO 9001, the revisions andguidance to support you in understandingthe changes.

PUBLICATIONS

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 -United KingdomThe Consumer Rights Act 2015 came intoforce on 1 October and is intended to helpconsumers and businesses avoid disputes. Ifthere is a dispute, however, changes havebeen brought in to make them easier tosettle.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) willoffer a quicker and more affordable way ofresolving disputes than going through the

courts. ADR is a process that enablesdisputes to be settled by an independentmechanism outside the court system.Consumers can obtain more informationand advice on their rights from CitizensAdvice, including information on ADR.

Other significant changes fortradespeople will be increased clarity aboutwhen a consumer has or has not got the rightto reject goods, and a new presumption thatconsumers should not have to acceptmultiple attempts at repair or replacement.

Egypt - SolarEnergy demand continues to steadily riseacross the North African region due to acombination of a growing population andrapid urbanisation. 2014 saw Egypt launchan ambitious programme to procure 12,000megawatts of renewable energy capacity by2020 - the largest renewable energy targetin the MENA region after Saudi Arabia.

This report provides information on the;• Ongoing and future solar energy projectsplanned in North Africa to secure futurebusiness

• How the government is developing greenenergy capacity to meet rising domesticdemand and secure long-term sustainability• The successful implementation of thesescheduled projects and how they willbenefit developers with a significant arrayof socio-economic gains• Current reforms and how they will allowcompanies to sell more of the energy theyproduce, which will enable morecompetitive commercial operations in theEgyptian renewables sector

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EVENTS

Upcoming Events & Conferences

NCC 2016 NationalSeminar dates -presented by the ABCBand StandardsAustraliaThe National Construction Code now movesto a 3 year amendment cycle and attendingthe information sessions will enable you tohear and engage with presenters informingyou of the changes that will come into effectfrom 1 May 2016.

The National Seminars commencing inFebruary through to March 2016 are held ineach capital city. Strong attendance isexpected in preparation for the introductionof the 3 year amendment cycle, and we askthat you register early to secure your place.

City Date VenueCanberra 17 Feb National

Convention Centre

Hobart 19 Feb Hotel Grand Chancellor

Brisbane 23-24 Feb Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Darwin 26 Feb Darwin Convention Centre

Perth 3-4 Mar Perth Convention Centre

Adelaide 7 Mar Adelaide Convention Centre

Sydney 9-10 Mar Australian National Maritime Museum

Melbourne 16-17 Mar Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre

For information the Building Australia’sFuture 2015 presentations are now availableon-line

The Australian Building Codes Board(ABCB) delivered its most contemporary andinformative national Conference during 13-16 September 2015.

Feedback was extremely positive and theConference provided attendees with a worldclass built environment learning andnetworking opportunity, capturing the mostdebated and discussed topics across thefollowing areas: Building Reform: RealisingThe Potential,Unlocking theBenefits of aPerformanceBased Code,Taking the Lead:Tools, Trends &Technologies.www.abcb.gov.au

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MEMBERS

New MembersIng Roberto Mazzocchi PEng(UK) MSPE ITALYDr Kelly Wilson PEng(UK) MSPE UNITED STATESMr Ronald Gomeseria PEng(UK) FSPE QATARMr Man Wai Fan PEng(UK) MSPE HONG KONGMr Kong Hin Chow PEng(UK) MSPE MALAYSIAMr Jean-Marc Costa PEng(UK) MSPE FRANCEMr Giovanni Valastro PEng(UK) MSPE FRANCEMr Jean-Pierre Mortreux PEng(UK) MSPE FRANCEMr Peter Anthony Bray PEng MSPE UKMr Glynne Holmes PEng MSPE UKMr Guy Lacombe PEng(UK) MSPE FRANCE

Mr Tim Black PEng(UK) MSPE NORTHERN IRELANDMr Stephanus Roux PEng(UK) FSPE SOUTH AFRICAMr Joseph O'Connell PEng MSPE UKMr Kee Kwong Leung PEng(UK) FSPE HONG KONGMr Anura Leslie Perera PEng(UK) MSPE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESMr Joseph Ayre PEng MSPE UKMr Sanusi Emmanuel Oluwatosin PEng(UK) MSPE NIGERIAMr David Ashleley Barley PEng MSPE UKMr Toi Kee Paul Yu PEng(UK) MSPE HONG KONGMr Wai Lim Lui PEng(UK) MSPE HONG KONG

Reinstated MembersMr Tsz Tat Wong PEng(UK) MSPE HONG KONG

Bernard LeiceagaThe Society was pleasedto welcome BernardLeiceaga, InternationalOfficer for the SocieteNationale des IngenieursProfessionnels deFrance (SNIPF) into

membership.Bernard has a wealth of experience that

encompasses both academic and vocationalexpertise. He studied at the Technical LycéeBTP (building industry, Public works) atCantau-Anglet and joined the MilitaryService : 1st RPIMa–Bayonne. His vocationalactivity included his roles as;• Project Manager in charge of building

operations for Biarritz - Victoria Surf, andAvoriaz – Club Méditerranée and Ménuiresski resorts.• Project Manager, planning for Pierre etVacances, Paris.• Building companies : manager in charge ofpublic works with PILOTAZ Company, on theMediterranean – Port Barcarès, La Londe desMaures, etc.• BOUYGUES Group – Managing Directorof the Toulon Division, also in charge of therenovation of the Carlton Hotel Cannes.• He was registered as a SNIPF certifiedengineer certificate and recognised byCOFRAC since 1995, and became the SNIPFadministrator in charge of the developmentof international relations devising and

signing partnership agreements with ABEI (I),COGITI (E), SPE (UK), with the help of IESFCA (administrator of IESF- CA- Nice). Hebecame a EUR ING engineer in 2015,registered with FEANI Brussels.

A defined and extensive skills base enabledBernard to operate as a Judicial expert forseveral French courts. He is theadministrator of the National Council of theCompanies of Judicial Experts (CNCEJ),UCECAAP et UCEJAM in charge of relationswith administrative jurisdictions for theFrench experts.

Bernard will be working with the Society ofprofessional Engineers during the comingyear to reinforce the collaboration betweenSNIPF and SPE

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COLLABORATION

Buildings and Energy Efficiency Event Manchester 2015Professional Engineers play a key rolewithin the development team and there isan expectation that they are fully aware ofthe “expectations and requirements” of aclient and the needs to comply with the“political intent” of the Government.A prime focus is that of energyperformance geared to the resourcesavailable and the engineeringdevelopments that are taking place and themanner in which they can be applied toensure an effective payback period andfinancial incentive to the client. Manchester hosted the Buildings andEnergy Efficiency Event and the Societywas pleased to participate and share theexperience of the membership with boththe exhibitors and the delegates. TheSociety was represented by Ronald “Doug”Finch, newly elected to council and DavidGibson, Vice President International. Theevent had them on their feet and thediscussions that took place were mostpositive, with significant interest in bothmembership and activities of the members.The journal provided a real talking point asdelegates not only recognised andassociated themselves with the projectsidentified and the breadth of coverage.Doug, in his new role, shared his breadth ofknowledge and expertise in his discussionswith both students and fellow professionalsalike. A common theme being the linkagebetween academic and vocational learning.The exhibitors really applied themselvesand the range of materials, components,systems and technologies were of greatinterest and it was impressive to see theexhibitors not only working with thedelegates but also interacting with eachother. The event reflected not only anexhibition but also the opportunity forinteraction through the provision of one toone discussions with individuals but alsowith bespoke learning areas wherepresentations were made and opendiscussion took place. The content wassuch that the delegates were enthused andthis enthusiasm was apparent as theymoved from stand to stand. It is anticipatedthat specific articles will be provided andappear in later issues of the ProfessionalEngineer.

Alliance & Sustainable Building Products www.asbp.org.ukAmicus Horizon www.amicushorizon.org.ukAPSE Energy www.apse.org.ukAquatech Pressmain www.aquatechpressmain.co.ukAutron www.autron.co.ukArmstrong www.armstrongfluidtechnology.comBSRIA www.bsria.co.ukThe Business Growth Hub www.businessgrowthhub.comCMS Windows www.cmswindows.comCodra www.dcodra.netRenove- Domusa www.renove.co.ukDyer Enviromental Controls www.dyerenvironmental.co.uk

Eco Infrared Technologies www.infraredtechnologies.co.ukFernox www.fernox.comFuture Cities www.futurecities.catapult.org.ukGB Sol www.gb-sol.co.ukGranada Secondary Glazing www.www.granadaglazing.comGrundfos www.grundfosKast Energy Solutions www.kast-energy.co.ukKingspan Insulation www.kingspaninsulation.co.ukLCG Energy www.lcgenergy.co.ukM J Lighting www.mjlighting.comNEA www.nea.org.ukNest www.nest.com/uk

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COLLABORATION

NVC Lighting www.nvcuk.comOne Electrical www.oneelectrical.comOpen Control Systems www.opencontrol.co.ukOptimised Buildings www.optimisedbuildings.comPegasus Group www.pegasuspg.co.ukPegler Yorkshire www.pegleryorkshire.co.ukPilkington www.pilkington.comPlanetsaver LED www.dfxtech.co.uk/planetsaverPriva www.priva.co.ukRenove - CSTFire www.renove.co.ukRicoman www.ricomanled.comRuukki www.ruukki.co.ukR W Simon www.rwsimon.co.ukUniversity of Salford www.salford.ac.ukSchneider www.schneider-electric.comSelectglaze www.selectglaze.co.ukSenior Architectural Systems www.seniorarchitecturalystems.co.uk

Stokvis Energy Systems www.stokvisboilers.comSudstech www.sudstech.co.ukSustainable Energy Association www.sustainableenergyassociation.comSWEP www.swep.netTrailflex www.sudstech.co.ukTreco www.treco.co.ukSynseal www.synseal.comUKDEA www.ukdea.org.ukViessman Group www.viessmann.co.ukWilo www.wilo.co.ukARC Energy Reductions Solutions www.arc-ers.co.ukLCG Energy www.icgenergy.co.ukTomkinson Worrall Power Ltd www.twpower.co.ukGrowth Hub www.businessgrowthhub.comLoftzone www.loftzone.co.ukBecowallform www.becowallform.co.uk

COLLABORATION

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In collaboration and support of the CABE thesociety of Professional Engineers exhibitedand participated in their annual conference.The Society was represented by thePresident Malcolm Parker and the VicePresident Iain Wright. The event wassuccessful providing the opportunity toexchange information with fellow exhibitors,network with professional engineers,meeting with current members andexpanding our network through the gainingof new members, collaboration and affiliation.

CABE Conference and Exhibition 2015

AFFILIATION

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The Society of Professional Engineersmaintains a register that embraces allsuitably qualified Professional Engineersof whatever discipline. The goal of theSociety is to protect and enhance thestatus of the Professional Engineer. This isachieved through the promotion of this

title throughout the world by establishing,maintaining and strengthening close linkswith collaborating and affiliated bodies.

The process of collaboration andaffiliation reinforcing and promoting thehighest professional standards withinengineering without restriction to any one

particular engineering discipline.Collaboration is seen to be the action of

working together to fulfil a task and toachieve shared goals with affiliation beingthe reinforcement of collaborationthrough formal agreement andmemoranda of understanding.

Collaboration and Affiliation

Affiliation and Collaboration with Professional Bodies and Organisations

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National Society of Professional Engineers1420 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 - 2794,United States of AmericaTel: 001 (703) 684 2800Fax: 001 (703) 836 4875Website: www.nspe.org

The China Civil Engineering Society (CCES)Zhang Junqing, DirectorDept of International Contact, PO BOX 2500, 9, San LiHe Rd, Beijing 100835, ChinaTel/Fax: 00 86 10 58933071Website: www.cces.net.cn

Societe Nationale des Ingenieurs Professionnels deFrance (SNIPF) or (IPF)Christian Gerault, PresidentBernard Leiceaga, International Development3 rue Fortia, BP 60004, 13484 Marseille, Cedex 20, FranceTel: 04 91 59 90 14Fax: 04 91 33 13 56Email: snipf2@wanadoo.fr Website: www.snipf.org

Association of British Engineers in Italy President: Prof. Luciano Mirarchi C.Eng MIET MSEInternational Coordinator Dott. Eur Ing Saverio IuzzoliniCEnv(UK) MSEE(UK) MIET(UK) IPF(F)P.Eng(UK) FSPE MPM FAAPMCIPM(USA)Email: ingis@fastwebnet.itVia Padova, 127 - 20127 Milano, ItalyTel/Fax: +39.026698439811Website: www.theabei.eu

The Institution of Diagnostic EngineersProject Building, 581A Leeds Road,Outwood, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 2JLTel: 44(0)1924821000 Website: www.diagnosticengineers.org

Trent Global College of Technology & Management12 Prince Edward Road #06-13/14 Bestway Building Podium BSingapore 079212Tele: +65 6372 1464 / 6372 1465Fax: +65 63721460Email: info@trentglobal.com Website: www.trentglobal.com

Design, Technology and Management SocietyInternationalProf Dr J Potgieter Council MemberCompany Limited by GuaranteeP O Box 1126, Orkney 2620, North West Province,South AfricaTel: +27 (0)725016565 Fax: +27 (0)866997173E-mail: info@dtmsi.co.za Website: www.dtmsi.org

HCL International LtdFlat A3, 9/F, Forda Industrial Building,TAI LEE Street, Yuen Long,N.T, Hong KongDL: (852) 2148 2186T: (852) 2148 2186 F: (852) 2148 2986Web : http://www.hcl.hkhttp://www.hkioe.hk

Flaming 21 LimitedIr Dr.Teddy NG (Construction Management & Feng ShuiConsultancy & Training Services)15th Floor, Ka Wah Bank Centre,232 Des Voeux Road Central,HONG KONG SARTel: (852) 9016 0488 Email: flaming21@hotmail.comWebsite: www.flaming21.com

BIM AcademyIgnasi Pérez Arnal c/Córsega 603, 2º 2ª08025 Barcelonaignasiperezarnal@bimacademy.eswww.bimacademy.es

SSTC School for Further Education9 Penang Road#09-03 Park Mall,Singapore 238459E-mail: info@sstc.edu.sgwww.sstc.edu.sg

Nanyang Institute of ManagementLeonard Yang6 Eu Tong Sen #04-05The Central Singapore 059817Leonard.yang@nanyang.edu.sgwww.nanyangedu.sg

The Chartered Association of Building EngineersLutyens House, Billing BrookRoad, Weston Favell,Northampton NN3 8NWTel: (01604) 404121 Fax: (01604) 784220Website: www.cbuilde.com

Association d’experts du bâtiment et de la constructionAssociation of European Building Surveyors andConstruction ExpertsMr Martin Russell CroucherDip QS CertEd MRICS E.mail: mrussellc@gmail.com Website: www.aeebc.org

WOBOWorld Organisation ofBuilding OfficialsGovernor: Mr David Gibson Email: david@tdrg.co.ukWebsite: www.wobo-un.org

SIETSingapore Institute ofEngineering Technologists Dr Sam Man KeongClementi Central PO Box 103, Singapore 911204Email: admin@siet.org.sgWebsite: www.siet.org.sg

Col Legi D’Aparelladors, Arquitectes TècnicsI Enginyers D’edificació de BarcelonaBon Pastor 5, 08021 Barcelonawww.apabcn.cat

Hammerville Media GroupChris Eldridge , Group ManagerEmail: chris@beefficiency.ukHamerville Media GroupRegal House, Regal WayWatford, WD24 4YF, UKwww.hamerville.co.uk

Spencer Bray SurveyorsManaging Director: PeterBray FRICS CBuildE FCABELondon : Surrey : OxfordshireAdmin centre: 9 Market Place, Faringdon, OxfordshireSN7 7HL Tel: 01367 241151Email: admin@spencerbray.comwww.spencerbray.com

SPE welcomes fellow ProfessionalBodies, Academic Institutions and

Organisations as collaborating bodies