An innovative game for nine to 11-year-olds, designed to engage pupils in building services engineering, has been launched by CIBSE.
The Flush Challenge is part of the Institution’s commitment to nurture the next generation of engineers and address the industry’s skills gap. Part-sponsored by CIBSE Patrons, the game will be available for CIBSE STEM Ambassadors to use during their educational outreach activities at schools.
It aims to spark interest and curiosity about building services engineering by challenging teams to assemble a functional system that uses water efficiently to flush a raisin down a 3D-printed model toilet using lengths of pipe.
This challenge introduces children to the fundamental concepts of services engineering, and encourages them to consider the importance of water conservation and environmental responsibility.
Dan Costelloe, CIBSE chair of the Talent Pipeline and Apprenticeships Panel, said: ‘We wanted an activity that would combine building services engineering, sustainability and teamwork. By making learning fun and interactive, we can capture the imagination of young people and show them the exciting possibilities within building services engineering – maybe even inspiring some of them to become our engineers of the future.’
For more information, visit www.cibse.org/flush-challenge.