CIBSE Australia and New Zealand 30th Anniversary
30 years and counting! Take a look back at CIBSE ANZ's accomplishments and achievements from the past 30 years.
30 years and counting! Take a look back at CIBSE ANZ's accomplishments and achievements from the past 30 years.
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The Chartered Institution of Building Services<br />
Engineers (<strong>CIBSE</strong>) has its origins in the final years of<br />
the Victorian Era when technical solutions to building<br />
comfort were emerging.<br />
The Institution of Heating <strong>and</strong> Ventilating Engineers<br />
was founded in 1897 <strong>and</strong> the Illuminating Engineering<br />
Society was founded 1909.<br />
By Royal Charter, these two institutions were<br />
amalgamated in 1976, forming the Chartered<br />
Institution of Building Services. The word ‘Engineers’<br />
was added in 1985.<br />
By 1987 there were nearly 200 <strong>CIBSE</strong> members<br />
working in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />
The desire to create an <strong>Australia</strong>n <strong>CIBSE</strong> Region was<br />
borne out of the belief that the institution’s Charter<br />
would be better fulfilled in the region if <strong>Australia</strong> held<br />
a seat on the <strong>CIBSE</strong> Regional Liaison Committee (RLC).<br />
It was viewed as important for both recognition within<br />
the building industry in <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> for the professional st<strong>and</strong>ing of this branch of<br />
engineering.<br />
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