Closing Dates for Entries: 25 June 2019 (NOW EXTENDED UNTIL 9 JULY, 2019)

CIBSE Annual Cocktail Function and Awards Presentation: From 6pm, Thursday 12 September 2019 at the Melbourne Museum, Melbourne.

First Prize: $1,000 cash as well as an invitation to the CIBSE ANZ Young Engineers Awards, including overnight accommodation and return flight from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand to attend the Awards Ceremony in Melbourne.

Finalists' Prize:  An invitation to the Awards Ceremony in Melbourne, where the winner will be announced. Prize will include accommodation and a return flight from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand to attend the event.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicant must be:

• An engineer / consultant, aged up to 35 years as at 25 June 2019, who has completed their degree between 25 June 2017 and 25 June 2019.
• Currently employed in the building services industry in the Australia and New Zealand region.
• A CIBSE YEN (Young Engineers Network) member (membership is free – Register Online) or a member of CIBSE (www.cibse.org/membership).

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

The applicant can be self-nominated, but a statement from senior management will be required to support the application.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

For the written submission, nominees will be assessed in accordance with their ability to
demonstrate the following:

• Significance of contribution to Building Services.
• Demonstration of exceeding best practice standards.
• Demonstration of technical understanding of either their discipline or the industry.

For the video submission, nominees will be assessed according to the following criteria

• Presentation Skills / Clarity
• Originality / Thoughtfulness
• Drive / Passion

 

For more information please email: yen@cibse.org.au or visit www.cibse.org/CIBSE-ANZ-Young-Engineers-Awards

Entry: Written Submission

NOTE: The applicant can be self-nominated, but a statement from senior management will be required to support the application, addressing the same criteria and answering the same questions as below.

Entry: Video Submission
Entrants are also asked to submit a short video, up to 3 mins, addressing the following question:

Background

Australia's commitment to the 2015 Paris Climate agreement is to achieve a 26-28% reduction in emissions over 2005 levels by 2030, whilst New Zealand's commitment is to achieve 30%. The more recent IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C in response to the Paris agreement introduces even greater urgency to achieving large scale emissions reductions over this period, and net zero emissions around the middle of the century. Reductions in energy demand indicate the fewest trade-offs and largest synergies with meeting ongoing global Sustainable Development Goals.

With this in mind, the obligation for building services engineers to contribute to reducing global emissions has never been greater.