CIBSE

CIBSE

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is a professional body based in London, England that represents building services engineers and their various specialties.

Main specialties are:
* Mechanical, for HVAC systems, composed of ventilation, heating and cooling;
* Electrical, for electrical wiring, lighting, fire alarms and other building-wide systems such as CCTV;
* Public Health, for drainage and fresh water systems. Regulated under a Sub-Society called SoPHE (pronounced "Sophie") Society of Public Health Engineers.

There are sub-specialties emerging such as lighting design and façade engineering.

External links

* [http://www.cibse.org Official site]
* [http://www.modbs.co.uk Modern Building Services journal]


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