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What is happening to post-Grenfell regulation and what construction product manufacturers should consider The Plain Language Guide project began four years ago with an attempt to look at the journey of product data through the construction and built environment ecosystem, with the Product Data Working Group set up by the UK BIM Alliance. That project reported in 2018 and you can read the report here. From the beginning this work on Product Data, both the working group report and the Plain Language Guide , was inspired by the need to address the challenges raised by the Grenfell tragedy, that has shocked so many of us and challenged us to think again about how our industry works. We’ve left writing specifically about Grenfell quite late in the series because we wanted to set out some principles…
At the IET, volunteers are at the heart of our organisation. International Volunteer Day is the perfect opportunity to reach out to the volunteers you work with and thank them for their hard work and support! In 2020 our volunteers have helped us achieve a lot throughout a very testing year! We have over 4500 IET volunteers who this year have: Helped 2,600 people gain registration accredited degrees globally that reach over 160,000 students awarded 185 scholarships awarded 13 achievement medals You can read more about the incredible work our volunteers do and how they are making a difference on our Volunteer Hub . Please help us celebrate our volunteers and thank them for their dedication by sharing our thank you video on social media – look out for it on twitter @TheIET. Also, as part of…
Did you know about our webinars?Keep an eye out for our latest upcoming webinars! All our past webinars are available to view On Demand (please note you'll be asked to register to view these): Peter Wells Memorial Lecture Annual Healthcare Lecture AHT 2020
The IET 2020 Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion was held virtually between the 9th and 11th November 2020. The conference was originally planned to be held with physical attendance in Paphos, Cyprus. The 12th international IET MEDPOWER conference was organized by the IET Cyprus Local Network with the contribution of the IET Greece and Malta networks. It provided the opportunity to engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, scholars and companies, to exchange ideas and discuss the latest research achievements in academia and industry. The conference also provided a forum to create opportunities for networking and collaboration through 17 technical paper sessions. 4 Keynote speeches, 4 Project sessions, and 2 plenary sessions,…
As I listened to a recent IET Webinar relative to this topic delivered by our Chairman David Perton it struck me that this topic is not often covered routinely in our forums or events. As I continued to listen several questions naturally arose some of which I list below: - What is Quality within the Project Space? - What are the cultural considerations that exist when seeking to drive a quality focus? - What Quality Tools are available for use? - What types of data exist and does this govern how Quality tools are used? - What are the distinctions between Compliance, Governance, Assurance, and Quality Control? As a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Quality Professional I feel that I am able to offer some guidance on these issues. Going forward I will offer a monthly vignette of some of these…
From December 2020, the IET Tribology Technical Network are starting a new initiative to introduce the members of their Executive team to the wider Tribology community. We start this month with an introduction to our colleague Kranthi Maniam who has a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. Besides the research compatibility, Kranthi has experience of setting a high industry benchmarks in its core competency by developing the products/process from lab/pilot scale to industrial scale and acknowledging the efforts. He also has industrial experience in an engineering consultancy and R& D industries such as Atotech and served as an Assistant General Manager- Technical at Vishnu Group, India. Kranthi’s primary research and engineering activities…
Reboot-Blog Alert! Rudolf has been re-fitting his fellow team with smart Covid-19 tracing mechanisms and also ensuring their sleighs have Covid-19 secure hygiene systems in place, he's updated the entire sleigh-fleet with new Industry 4.0 based GPS tracking devices. All software and hardware have also just completed vulnerability testing and he's working with the elves to address the remediation plan against the online delivery system that Santa engaged in earlier this yea r . Santa is accountable and responsible to ensure that all individuals will receive gifts this xmas - Rudolf and the elves are working through the risk register to help Santa reduce risks identified to make sure deliveries remain successful. Santa is a founding member of the Inter-Galactic-Tech-Standards (IGTS) steering…
IET YPS Malaysia 150 T-shirt Design Competition IET 150 th anniversary year has officially begun. IET Young Professionals Section (YPS) Malaysia kickstarting the IET 150 th celebration in Malaysia with this awesome T-shirt Design Competition. Entry Period: 29 th Nov 2020 - 17th Jan 2021 (submission before 12 noon) Who can participate: Competition is open to public (IET members and non-members from Malaysia) Prizes: First prize – Lazada Voucher RM250 + Digital Cert Second prize – Lazada Voucher RM150 + Digital Cert Third prize – Lazada Voucher RM50 + Digital Cert Notifications of Winners: Dec / January 2021 How to participate For T-shirt design, format MUST be in .AI and .JPEG (both required). Send your T-shirt design together with registration form to: wengmun.ng@ietvolunteer.org ; CC: TengHwang…
#PurpleLightUp Published #PurpleLightUp is a global movement that celebrates and draws attention to the economic contribution of the 386 million disabled employees around the world. 3 December is #PurpleLightUp day
Watch the video of the call about the sixth article in our series on manufacturers' product data, recorded on 20 November 2020This video is a recording of a call to discuss the sixth article in the series about manufacturers product data. You can read the article and subscribe to further updates here: Essential First Steps To Gathering, Coordinating And Organising Manufacturers’ Product Data Join the conversation on the blog, on the calls (registration link in each blog post) or via LinkedIn and Twitter using the hashtag #ManufacturersPLG.
In normal times we publish a programme booklet jointly with the IET Kent Network and the IMechE South Eastern Region. Also included are events held by the Retired Chartered Engineer Association (Sussex). For the 2020/21 season it was decided not to publish a booklet, so we have this list of events for the IET Sussex Network and links to other Networks and Institutions can be found here . At least until March 2021 all lectures are delivered via webinar and unless otherwise stated lectures start at 7pm. We will review the situation with regard to later lectures nearer the time. Entries on our home page have links that will take you to the place where you can register for the event. If the lecture is delivered via a webinar you will then be sent a link. Date Location Title Speaker Synopsis…
Call for Papers "Engineering the Future of Mauritius and the World" On the Occasion of World Engineering Day 4th March 2021 The Institution of Engineers Mauritius (IEM) is organising a series of events to commemorate the World Engineering Day. One of them is a Digital IEM Commemorative Journal 2021 that will be launched on 4th March 2021. We therefore invite engineers from Mauritius and Worldwide to submit their articles which will demonstrate current challenges faced by Citizens of Mauritius and the World and what contributions can be made to enhance the standard of living of citizens in all key basic necessities of life. Submission Deadlines Abstract 15th Dec 2020 Paper Submission15th Jan 2021 Launch of Journal 4th Mar 2021 For more details on Paper & Presentation Guidelines, visit www.iemauritius…
Quantum communication is a growing research area and it will change the direction of telecommunication research over the coming years by ushering in new computing, networking and communication paradigms. IET Quantum Communication - is one of the latest fully Gold Open Access journals from The Institution of Engineering and Technology. It is the dedicated platform for publishing novel research and original survey articles in quantum communication research. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are waived for papers that publish in the journal in 2020 and 2021. Take a look at the journal information below and consider submitting your own paper for inclusion in a future issue. We have an exciting issue publishing in December 2020. To be kept up to date with the journal and to receive a link to the…
An invitation from Cambridge Carbon Footprint to four free seminars on using an Environmental Management System (EMS) to support your business or organisation to shift from words and ambition to real action on the climate and biodiversity crisis. A webpage with details is at: https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/events/from-ambition-to-action-series-launch/
This week the UK Government has set a new target as it continues to drive it's Green Strategy. In so doing it has stated that the sale of all new Petrol and Diesel Cars will cease in 2030. This is said to pave the way for an electric vehicle revolution as part of a 10 point, £12 Billion plan to improve our environment. Is this plan realistic? I am not so sure and offer some food for thought.Firstly, electric cars are generally more expensive than similar conventional petrol/diesel cars which is mainly due to the cost of the battery. This increased cost will disproportionally affect the poorer members of society forcing them to retain older polluting vehicles for longer thus potentially negating the desire to reduce atmospheric pollution. In addition, leading economists have indicated that…
"To prevent pollution of the River Thames and increase its community relationship with Londoners" is a strong driver for the success of Tideway explained Roger Bailey, Chief Technical Officer of Tideway, at the IET Central London Network evening lecture webinar, hosted by David Tabor IET Central London Chair. In 1858 the Thames had high levels of pollution to which parliament decided to introduce a sewer pumping network, this became known as the Bazalgette System after its creator. In 1860 London had 2 million people, in 1920 had 4 million, in 2019 had 8.8 million and by 2160 its population is expecting to have 16 million. Currently, during high rain flow, flat valves allow water to overflow into the river where 40 million raw cubic meter of sewage contaminates the river creating ecological…
#PurpleLightUp is a global movement that celebrates and draws attention to the economic contribution of the 386 million disabled employees around the world. 3 December is #PurpleLightUp day
8 November Kieran French gave us an excellent insight into the Celtic Electricity interconnector between Ireland and France. He was very informative about the type of cables, the conversion stations technology and the upcoming submarine cable laying operations, when the project gets into motion in the near future Kieran French28 May Kevin O'Connor Chairperson NSAI TC3 presented an update on the Standards for Higher Voltages in Ireland SR: 61936 . Aidan Langley Speaker at our opening 2020 event in the RCPI Dublin on 16 January Subject: Incremental Change - Spreading International Best Practice in the Railway Industry
Keep up to date with what is happening and view footage from our events. You can view footage from many of our past events on our YouTube channel. We also have footage from our most recent events below. 13 April 2021, The Celtic Interconnector – Linking the electricity grids of Ireland and France, Speakers Kieran French and Yann Delanne 23 March 2021, Ammonia in future propulsion and the alternatives, speaker Mike Mason 23 February 2021,History of Radio Aids to Navigation, Speaker Seamus Doyle 23rd September - Flexibility the key to renewable integration (you have to register your details to view the content for this webinar) 23rd June- operation of the combined cycle gas turbine generating station in Whitegate Co. Cork, Speaker Rory Griffin 21 May - Data Centre Update, Speaker Garry Connolly…
You may have noticed that whereas there is usually at least two weeks between talks, the final event of this year is a little early. That means there are no programmed lectures between December 8th and January 12th. However, with the kind permission of Dr Graeme Awcock, who is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Environment and Technology at the University of Brighton, we have three recorded lectures for you to view over the holiday period. Some of you may recall Graeme’s talks to us in past years on imaging technology and remote sensing. He has recently developed three, one hour talks under the heading ‘Remote Sensing of the Saturnian System - A Tale of Two Moons’ and made them available to IET Sussex members between Christmas and the New Year. Due to copyright reasons, each talk will only…
Take these six steps to structure your product data and get ahead of the game. In this article we set out the first steps a product manufacturer should take on their journey to structure product data. This is a simple process focused on understanding how your company works with information and data* about your products. This process is usually called a data strategy. It will include a methodology for defining product data consistently across the business, a strategy to roll out appropriate capability across the business, and systems to provide consistent product data, enabling it to be shared externally with your customers and partners. These steps should be taken before embarking on any investigation of the standards or technology. In order to comply with the UK and European processes emerging…
Watch the video of the call about the fifth article in our series on manufacturers' product data, recorded on 6 November 2020This video is a recording of a call to discuss the fifth article in the series about 3D BIM objects. You can read the article and subscribe to further updates here: The Future of Construction is not 3D BIM Objects Join the conversation on the blog, on the calls (registration link in each blog post) or via LinkedIn and Twitter using the hashtag #ManufacturersPLG.
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