CIBSE NEWS Mandatory safety and sustainability CPD from 2024 The building services industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, as it strives to improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings and make them inherently safer. This change is being driven by two factors: the governments target to reach net zero by 2050 and the introduction, in April 2022, of the Building Safety Act. As a result, and after consultation with CPD panel members and other CIBSE groups, From January 2024, all CIBSE Licentiates, Associates, Members and Fellows members will be required to undertake and reflect on two mandatory semi-structured activities, one each in the subjects of sustainability and building safety. Semi-structured activities include supplier webinars, CIBSE events, or internal company presentations. This will help focus learning and development on these two key industry issues, ensuring building services engineers deliver more efficient building designs and stay informed on the latest technology and techniques in building safety. This will not only improve engineers competence, but will also be beneficial to our clients and, ultimately, the future occupants of the buildings we design. CPD can be carried out under many guises, and activities include structured courses, semi-structured webinars, mentoring, reading, or simply learning on the job. CIBSE members must abide by the CIBSE Code of Conduct, which includes recording their CPD activities in a log. The easiest way to do this is by using CIBSEs online tool mycareerpath, but it can also be done on a spreadsheet. The activities undertaken each year should be planned around development objectives, and often the easiest way to set these objectives is to base them on your companys internal development reviews. Course writers and reviewers wanted CIBSE is looking for experts to create and update content for the CIBSE Training on-demand platform (see bit.ly/3QEAoKb). The content ranges from 20-minute training to seven-hour courses. Experience of e-learning would be useful for this paid role. Please email mylearning@cibse.org to express your interest. 12 September 2023 www.cibsejournal.com President addresses ASHRAE Conference Adrian Catchpole emphasises role of CIBSE guidance in targeting net zero CIBSE President, Adrian Catchpole, highlighted the role CIBSE guidance and knowledge play in helping members lead on delivering better building performance at the ASHRAE Conference in Galway last month. Addressing the conference, Catchpole drew on his Presidential Address, Taking a Lead, to emphasise the need for a robust route to net zero, driven by industry and leadership. This linked to the conference title Achieving net zero, which referred to the summer wildfires across Europe as evidence Left to right: Ashish Rakheja, managing partner at AEON Consultant; CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole FCIBSE; ASHRAE President Ginger Scoggins; Gary OSullivan MCIBSE, President of the ASHRAE Ireland Chapter; and Conor Deane, Graduate of the Year 2022 runner-up SAVE THE DATE: YEN GALA Join the CIBSE Young Engineers Network as it gathers for a night to remember in Newcastle on Friday 3 November. For more information, and to be notified when tickets are released, contact YEN@cibse.org. Sponsorship opportunities are available. that action on climate change is required. He referenced the update to Part L of the Building Regulations committing to carbon emissions reduction of 27-31%, with further amendments promised in 2025 as well as changes to EPC requirements as having a positive change. He said he was encouraged by the new Part O for Overheating, which CIBSE has been calling for. He highlighted how CIBSE is leading the call for embodied carbon to be addressed in the Building Regulations. To be truly carbon neutral, he said, the carbon created in the manufacturing process of the materials used to construct the buildings must also be considered. For this reason, CIBSE guidance, such as TM65: Embodied carbon in building services, and CIBSEs role in the developing the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard are so important. Other publications, such as Guide M, launching in September, also demonstrate the importance of CIBSEs role in bringing knowledge and guidance forward, enabling CIBSE members to lead on delivering better building performance. Adrian Catchpole attended the ASHRAE Conference in August, together with CIBSE CEO Ruth Carter. F or details of the Guide M launch visit: bit.ly/CJGMlaunch23