CIBSE Young Engineers Network wins Outstanding Contribution Award

CIBSE Young Engineers Network (YEN) has won the “Outstanding Contribution” award at the The Building Services 2008 Awards. This is a great achievement for the YEN and all those associated with it. See more details and pictures at BSJ online

CIBSE Ken Dale Travel Bursary Open To All Members

CIBSE BURSARY PROFILE OF THE MONTH

Purpose of the Ken Dale Travel Bursary

The Ken Dale Travel Bursary has been established by CIBSE to commemorate Ken Dale's contribution to the Institution and our industry. The bursary will allow CIBSE members to travel and research areas connected with the applicant's field of work and which will benefit CIBSE, their employer, their clients and the professions within the building services engineering industry more widely.

Candidate Criteria

• Open to CIBSE members in developmental stage of their career
• At least two years' professional experience

Conditions of Award

• The successful candidate will spend up to 4 weeks traveling for research connected with the applicant's field of work and which will benefit CIBSE, their employer, their clients and the professions within the building services engineering industry more widely
• The Award amount depends on the scope of the project to be undertaken, its length (3-4 weeks), and the country or countries proposed for the particular study
• A written report based on the research and travel experience will be produced for the Board within four months of commencing study leave
• A presentation will be made to the CIBSE council on the research and findings
• A commemorative presentation made at the President's Dinner in October by the successful applicant

2008 Timetable for Applications

• The closing date this year for applicants is 17th March 2008
• Applications will be acknowledged after 31st March 2008
• Interviews will be held in April 2008 (applicants will be notified of specific dates)
• A commemorative presentation made at the President's Dinner in October 2008

Download the 2007-2008 Ken Dale Travel Bursary Application Form at www.cibse.org/bursaries

If you have any questions, please contact Fiona Torrance on 0208 7723624 or email ftorrance@cibse.org.

Ken Dale Biography

Kenneth William Dale was born in Birmingham in 1925. He attended the Moseley Grammar School before serving the RAF from 1942 to 1946. Ken joined the National College of Heating, Ventilating, Fan Engineering and Refrigeration as one of their first students. After working in various contracting and consulting engineering firms, Ken started his own practice, K W Dale and Partners, in 1954. Later Ken became Senior Partner, then Chairman and Managing Director, of Dale and Goldfinger Ltd.

Ken designed the engineering for notable UK and overseas buildings - such as Chatsworth House, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, the Royal Opera House, Westminster Hospital, Trellick Tower in West London, the Mecca and Riyadh Hotels and Conference Centres, the British Embassy in Riyadh, and the British and Indian Antarctic Survey Bases. He was also on the EEC team seeking solutions to the heating problems of Romanian orphanages.

In 1974, Ken served as President of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (IHVE) when negotiating for a grant of a Royal Charter as part of the formation of the Chartered Institution of Building Services (CIBS). CIBS was formed in 1976 with Ken as Chairman of the Charter Panel. Working with the Secretary and Past-Presidents, Ken contributed to the Institution gaining recognition as the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) where corporate members could submit registration to the Engineering Council as Chartered Engineers.

Ken was Honorary Fellow of CIBSE, a Life Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, and President of the Federation of European Heating and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA) in 1993. He also served on the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for nine years, the Building Services Advisory Panel as Chairman, and as a tax commissioner.

In 1982, Ken received appointment as officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) after serving as a Colonel in T&VR and Aide de Camp to the Queen from 1977-1979. He became Commander of the Royal Engineer Specialist Pool Officers T&VR and Specialist Teams, and Colonel in the Engineer and Transport Staff Corps.

Ken contributed to teaching fellow engineers with academic appointments as Lecturer for Regent Street and South Bank Polytechnics, and as External Examiner for UMIST MSc Building Services Technology. Ken also published numerous technical papers.

Ken Dale Model for Development within Building Services Engineering

• Working closely with clients and industry colleagues across disciplines
• Striving for engineering services to be in harmony with buildings - functional, efficient, easily operated and maintained
• Designing engineering with rigorous research into the requirements of each building and its occupants
• Achieving intuitive and elegant engineering solutions
• Avoiding inappropriate solutions - whether fashionable or traditional
• Sustaining highest professional standards
• Being a ‘hands-on' member of the Institution
• Persisting to further goals
• Participating internationally in building services engineering
• Making time for hobbies, community, and public service

CIBSE YEN Network with Sponsors Denco, Evinox, mg partnership, and Schako on Boat Trip 2007

Boat Trip

The CIBSE Young Engineers London Centre held their first social event on Thursday 20th September with a sell out boat party on the river Thames. Over a hundred guests boarded the boat at Westminster pier for four hours of food music and networking.

The four sponsors Denco, Evinox, mg partnership and Schako helped provide for a very successful evening.

“Our aim is to show young Engineers that CIBSE can be as much about socialising and networking as all the serious technical stuff, we want young people in our industry to see CIBSE as an avenue to meet people and have fun” said the London Centre Chairman Michael Norton.

In contrast to the Networks recent breakfast reception at the House of Commons this event was informal and relaxed showing that the Young Engineers understand the importance of both the serious side of things and when to let their hair down.

If you would like to join the CIBSE Young Engineers and be kept up to date with future activities, please email your contact details to nhughes@cibse.org or see the CIBSE website for further details.