CIBSE NEWS Technical Symposium presentations revealed IN BRIEF Renew now for member benefits Theres still time to renew your CIBSE membership if you havent already. Download and pay your invoice via your MyCIBSE account. Youll get 20% off CIBSE Training, a subscription to the CIBSE Journal, unlimited downloads from the Knowledge Portal, access to CIBSE Mentoring, exclusive discounts to industry events, and more. Once you have logged into MyCIBSE, you will find your outstanding invoices in the Make a Payment section in the left-hand side menu. Click on the invoice number to download it as a PDF, or select it and click Pay Now. Find out more at bit.ly/24TSCP Graeme Maidment will give keynote address on net zero cooling Papers and presentations exploring net zero cooling, building performance evaluation, the heat network landscape, and heat pump retrofits will feature at the 2024 CIBSE Technical Symposium. The symposiums theme is Fit for 2050 Delivering buildings and defining performance for a net zero built environment, and it takes place at the Welsh School of Architecture, in Cardiff, from 11-12 April. It will focus on redefining building performance in the light of social, environmental and digital change, and will feature a range of peer-reviewed papers and presentations. These will outline Medal nominations Would you like to nominate a CIBSE member for a Gold,Silver or Bronze Medal? The CIBSE Medals recognise exceptional, outstanding, and distinguished service to CIBSE and the wider industry. We seek to recognise those whose contribution has been made through long and loyal service, and who has helped raise the professions profile. Proposals for the 2024 Medals are open till 31 March. For further details visit bit.ly/CJJan22CN The 2024 Technical Symposium is taking place in Cardiff from 11-12 April CIBSE marks fifth EPA anniversary CIBSE is celebrating five years since it became an approved End-point Assessment (EPA) Organisation. To date, the Institution has approved 539 apprentices through EPA. Apprentices doing their EPA with CIBSE can opt for professional membership at Engineering Technician LCIBSE or Incorporated Engineer ACIBSE grade, and progress to the next stage of their career by achieving the designatory letters recognised throughout the industry. CIBSEs approach to the EPA is transparent, personable, and adaptive, with a focus on delivering a high-quality and robust assessment. The Institution offers a comprehensive service, and is an Ofqual EPA-approved and regulated assessment organisation, and professional engineering institution awarding body. For more information, visit www.cibse.org/training/endpoint-assessment developments in practice, technology and policy, and showcase the latest guidance for building services engineers. Professor Graeme Maidment, of London South Bank University, will be the keynote speaker, and will highlight the opportunities for net zero-compatible cooling strategies across the building stock. Cooling activities represented about 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK in 2021, contributing to approximately 19% of total UK electricity consumption and about 1.6% of petrol/diesel consumption. Delegates will also hear a paper titled Applying natural language processing to sentiment analysis in building performance evaluation, by Sahar Nava, from University College London. She explores the use of natural language processing, a subset of artificial intelligence, within postoccupancy surveys and compares this with human interpretation. Phil Jones paper, Huge changes to regulate UK heat networks including technical standards, zoning and consumer protection, is a review that indicates the trajectory for heat networks for the industry. Tony Days paper, A new simplified energy analysis model for residential heat pump retrofits, is a preliminary analysis designed to show the method under consideration (a TM41 degree-day approach), and how this can be used to assess building characterisation and predict a future heat pump retrofit performance, and as a method of monitoring installed performance. The full symposium programme will be available in early March. To book your place, visit www.cibse.org/symposium Future Homes and Buildings Standards webinar available The recent CIBSE webinar giving an overview of the Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 Consultation is now available on demand. As well as providing a summary of the standards, the webinar outlines the draft CIBSE position on key issues such as energy and carbon targets, energy modelling and Part F. The webinar was followed by a Q&A session giving attendees a chance to contribute to the CIBSE response. The outcomes of this consultation package will shape the future of new homes and non-domestic buildings, as well as aspects of existing buildings. While the consultation period to contribute to CIBSEs response has now closed, you can visit CIBSEs consultation page www.cibse.org/policy-insight/consultations for the current summary of its analysis, with draft messages and areas for feedback from CIBSE members. Register for the webinar at www.cibse.org/growyourknowledge 12 March 2024 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE March 24 pp12-13 CIBSE News / SCA column.indd 12 23/02/2024 13:56