Engineers James Byass and Luke Hadley are the first from Max Fordham to achieve higher-risk buildings registration through CIBSE.
The HRB Register, developed by the Engineering Council, provides clients, residents, employers and regulators with confidence that engineers are competent to work on higher-risk buildings.
CIBSE is one of only five professional engineering institutions licensed to award this registration, offering assessments against the generalist UK-SPEC HRB requirements, as well as the Building Services and Façade annexes.
The register assesses competence and commitment, ensuring UK engineers meet the standards required to design and manage complex, high-stakes projects.
Hadley, director and electrical engineering leader at Max Fordham, has been delivering electrical engineering solutions across a range of building types – from theatres, art galleries and multiple complex residential developments – for nearly two decades. He said: ‘I am proud to be one of the first building services engineers to achieve this status.’
Byass, director of Max Fordham’s MEP Housing team, has more than 20 years’ experience in building services engineering. He said: ‘Working on high-risk buildings carries a huge responsibility. HRB registration is a welcome necessary step for the industry.’