Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
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| Established | 1976 |
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| Type | Building services engineering professional association |
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Professional title
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Chartered Building Services Engineer |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
| Services | Professional accreditation Publications Training Award and bursaries Conferences and events |
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Membership
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approximately 21,400 Cost: £130 (or more depending on grade of membership). Free for students. |
| Website | www |
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE; pronounced 'sib-see') is an international professional engineering association based in London that represents building services engineers. It is a full member of the Construction Industry Council, and is consulted by government on matters relating to construction, engineering and sustainability. It is also licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates for inclusion on its Register of Professional Engineers.
The Chartered Institution of Building Services (CIBS) was formed by the 1976 merger of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (founded in 1897) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (founded in 1909), receiving a Royal Charter in the same year. The word 'Engineers' was added in 1985, and hence the Institution became CIBSE.
The Institution's objective, as defined in the Royal Charter, is to "support the Science, Art and Practice of building services engineering, by providing our members and the public with first class information and education services and promoting the spirit of fellowship which guides our work." The Institution is primarily focused on:
With a dual focus on both the engineering and the construction sectors of the economy, CIBSE provides a coordinating role for the application of multi-discipline science and engineering principles in the built environment, and promotes the delivery of integrated projects by working with others in construction.
As of May 2014, CIBSE claimed a membership of over 21,400, from 98 countries. The Institution is organised on a regional basis; with 16 regions in the United Kingdom and three regions overseas:
CIBSE has eight grades of membership, with the upper four granting designatory postnominals. These are:
Below this there are four grades of membership with no designatory postnominals:
Three societies and one institute exist within CIBSE to reflect special areas of expertise that exist within the field of building services:
CIBSE lists a number of special interest groups that operate within the Institution:
The CIBSE-ASHRAE group is unique within CIBSE in that it is not associated with a particular sub-discipline of building services and aims to focus primarily on issues connected with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
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