CIBSE NEWS IN BRIEF In memory of Paul Yunnie Former CIBSE Heritage Group vice-chair was MD of Andrews Water Heaters New membership benefit: CIBSE Mentoring CIBSE members can now browse the new online CIBSE Mentoring directory to connect with a mentor. Currently, more than 100 mentors are registered. To find the most appropriate one, members can define a professional goal on which they want to focus and filter their search by region, experience and contact method. Mentors can provide personalised advice to navigate the industry, support career growth, and help members achieve professional registration. Find out more at www.cibse.org/ training/cibse-mentoring This new membership benefit is only available to current members. You can reinstate your CIBSE membership if it has lapsed by paying the subscription fees on your MyCIBSE account. If you want to become a member of CIBSE, you can join via our Affiliate grade. Diary of an ASHRAE attendee Jake Lenahan, CIBSE Young Engineers Network/Young Engineers ASHRAE (YEA) liaison rep, has created a blog of his experiences while attending the ASHRAE winter conference in Atlanta in February. Highlights of his trip included: meeting other members of the YEA committee at a dinner on his first evening; attending his first YEA committee meeting and learning more about how it is run and the importance of collaboration between CIBSE and ASHRAE; a YEA Student Mixer; and a tour of the Kendeda Building, one of the only living buildings in Georgia. The packed itinerary provided Lenahan with valuable experiences and he hopes to continue to promote collaboration between the two institutions. Read his blog at bit.ly/CIBSEblog 12 April 2023 www.cibsejournal.com It was with great sadness that the CIBSE Heritage Group and his friends and colleagues in the industry learned of Paul Yunnies death in February, in Sydney. Paul was born in Southampton, but lived for many years around Worcester before moving to Australia. He was vice-chair of the Heritage Group from 1985 until 2006, and was awarded the CIBSE Silver Medal in 1998 for organising the CIBSE centenary publication, The quest for comfort. Paul arranged group visits and lectures, including the Christmas Lectures, and organised the publication of HVCA@100 in 2004 for the then Heating & Ventilating Contractors Association. He was chair of The Rumford Club in 2001. During Covid lockdown in 2020, Paul researched and wrote the definitive book titled The Gurney Stove A Victorian icon & the London Warming and Heating Company. He was managing director of Andrews Water Heaters, which sponsored the Major M&E Contractor of the Year Building Services Award. He served on the Institute of Gas Engineers Panel for the History of the Industry, and as chair of the Historical Committee of ASHRAE. He later took on the role of business development manager for Haden Australia and, in 2006, wrote its story in A history of an engineering enterprise. His significant contributions to the Heritage Group and our industry will not be forgotten. By Brian Roberts, former chair and archivist of the CIBSE Heritage Group. Roderic Bunn, building performance Paul Yunnie loved the history of HVACR analyst, said: Paul was a friend to everyone he met. Nothing was too much trouble for Paul. He helped me raise money for the CIBSE Benevolent Fund and Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief. Bern Nagengast, past member, chair and consultant to ASHRAE Historical Committee, said: Paul shared a real enthusiasm for HVACR history and had a true love for it. I admired his encyclopaedic knowledge. Remembering Ron Simons The Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) is saddened by the death of Ron Simons, past chair of the CIBSE Lighting Division, who died in February at the age of 93. Ron was chair of the CIBSE Lighting Division (previously the Illuminating Engineering Society and now the SLL) in 1992. He was involved in the SLL events committee for many years and was the recipient of the Lighting Award in 2002. Ron also contributed to the SLLs Lighting Research & Technology journal, and, in 1962, authored a publication for a series known as the IES Monographs. His publication was No. 5: Factors governing the light output ratio of lighting fittings. Ron also co-authored Lighting engineering: applied calculations with past president Bob Bean. Hugh Ogus, past chair of CIBSE Lighting Division, said: I always enjoyed working with Ron. It was always a pleasure to see him and Ron Simons he will stay in my memory as a gentle man, highly intelligent, focused, and good company. SLL past president Mike Simpson, said: I remember working for Ron at Thorn, when I was a student, in 1976. He was always very supportive of those of us students studying lighting. Later on, we worked closely on the British Standard for road lighting. Ron was one of those who gave my early career direction, and for that I will always be grateful. Iain Macrae, SLL past president, said: He gave me my first laboratory job while I was still at university. Always a gent, he will be sadly missed.