Klaudia Rudzionek (left) and Charlotte Hodgson (right)
Klaudia Rudzionek and Charlotte Hodgson have been named joint winners of the Ken Dale Travel Bursary. Both presented such strong, well-developed proposals, with clear value to the building services industry, that the judges decided to award two bursaries. Each will receive up to £4,000 to support their research.
Rudzionek, a public health engineer at Arup, has been selected for her proposal From scarcity to sustainability: a global comparative study of building water reuse strategies. Exploring how building-water reuse can help mitigate global water scarcity, she plans to travel to water-stressed regions in Italy, South Africa, Hong Kong and Uzbekistan. Rudzionek will investigate technical and socio-political influences on water-saving strategies, and aims to identify scalable solutions for sustainable and resilient building design.
Hodgson, senior sustainability consultant at Hilson Moran, won for her submission From design to operation: exploring the collaboration between design and operation teams in NABERS-accredited buildings in Australia and New Zealand. Her research will examine how effective collaboration between design and operational teams supports long-term performance outcomes in NABERS-rated buildings across the two countries.
The Ken Dale Travel Bursary awards up to £4,000 to early-career CIBSE members who wish to spend up to four weeks researching global engineering innovations connected to their work. CIBSE would like to thank the judging panel for their time, insight and consideration during the process.
For more, visit www.cibse.org/kendale
