A delegation from the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) came to LSBU on 18 Nov 2019 to meet and present CIBSE and its relevant industries to our HNC Building Services Students.

The visit organised by construction practice lecturer Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina, involved meeting and networking with students as well as the delivery of an inspirational and motivational talk on the career prospects and opportunities in the concerned industry.     

Valuable professional development advice was shared by a Fellow of CIBSE who is also Managing Principal of Elementa, a building services company with strong focus on the future of intelligent buildings. CIBSE membership routes and Engineering Council professional registration opportunities were also well expounded. The students showed clear interest in the themes being  presented, judging by the many questions posed and after talk discussions. Luis has planned to have the visit of CIBSE and Elementa again for next semesters f

Luis Gomez-Agustina (gomezagl@lsbu.ac.uk) has organised for William Minting (Director of MINTING) to deliver a talk on Tuesday 19 November 2019 at 6pm in Keyworth Lecture Theatre B. Details provided below.

ABSTRACT

Hiscox versus The Pinnacle was a construction nuisance case heard in the High Court in 2008 and 2009. Pinnacle site clearance begin in mid-2008, with the demolition of the nine storey Crossley Court. This work caused high levels of noise and vibration in the neighbouring property belonging to Hiscox Insurance. This talk explores the ramifications of the most significant Construction Nuisance case since Andreae v Selfridge [CA 1938], and how safeguarding advancements apply to Party Wall etc Act 1996 matters, as well as construction projects conducted outside that jurisdiction. The talk is aimed to assist in particularising standard draft documents to specific project circumstances.

THE PRESENTER

Will enjoys a reputation for having advised the Royal Household, the Fre

Every year, the Architecture team led by Head of Division for Architecture, Lilly Kudic organise public lectures called ‘The Open Lecture series’. They are a series of public lectures for students of architecture, architecture graduates, and practising architects; the great news being that they are all open access with free admission!

Each lecture involves a celebrated architect and academic exploring the many and varied possibilities for professional practice, and the very different characteristics a career in architecture can offer. The first open lecture of 2019 took place in October and was led by guest speaker, Hugh Broughton, the founder of Hugh Broughton Architects who provided a fascinating insight into his career and plans for the future. The event was a great success with 130 people in attendance!

The next open lecture will take place on Thursday 7th November from 18:30 – 20:00 and will be led by Professor Murray Fraser of The Bartlett School of Architecture. If you are inte

Dr Alex Paurine, one of the Acting Heads of Division for Civil and Building Services Engineering was recently informed by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) that his team had won the Happold Brilliant Award for 2018/19. The Award recognises excellence in the teaching of building services engineering.

The panel were impressed by the high quality of graduates produced by the university and felt that the project topics studied by the students cover a wide range of building services areas and include sustainability and renewable systems. They commented that LSBU has excellent links with the industry through the advisory panel as well as LSBU staff being involved in knowledge transfer partnership schemes. They also acknowledged that students are supported by experienced, helpful and dedicated staff throughout their course.

The award comes in the form of an engraved crystal chalice and will be presented at the CIBSE President’s Award Dinner on Friday 11 October

An Acoustics masterclass will be given by Rob Harris, from ISVR, Universisty of Southamnpton and Theatre Projects, at 6pm on Thursday 19 September 2019 at the Keyworth Centre (Keyworth Lecture Threatre B). If you're interested in attending, please email the organiser, Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina at gomezagl@lsbu.ac.uk.

ABSTRACT
Auditorium acoustics is interesting in that objective science and engineering are employed to elicit subjective perceptions and emotions. This lecture discusses the auditorium acoustic design of concert halls, opera houses and theatres. It starts with describing some fundamental requirements for audiences, performers and other stakeholders. Both scientific and other factors are considered. The lecture will then look at how the art and science have developed over the last 35 years. This will include the use of scale and computer modelling, the paradigm shift of auralisation and the integration of architecture and creative digital audio. The scientific and engineering r

London Underground has a big noise problem according to a recent feature published by WIRED magazine. WIRED interviewed Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina to get his take on the situation. You can check out the full feature by clicking here.

Dr Gomez-Agustina is a Lecture in Acoustics and Building Services, and also the Course Director for two of our courses:

IOA Acoustics and Noise Control Diploma

IOA Certificate of Competence

WIRED magazine is an American publication focusing on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy and politics

The School recently hosted a delegation from the King Khalid University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the group included Deans and Heads of Department from a variety of disciplines. Dr Amer Ali iniated and organised the visit, he kindly recieved the delegation and chaperoned them throughout their time on campus. They were interested to learn about how we handle the candidate selection process of senior managers within a higher education setting. To this purpose, a lecture was delivered by our School Executive Administrator (James Pang) and our HR Business Partner (Edith Baker) in which we explained the School’s mission and how this was integral to selecting our senior managers.

The delegation were then taken on a tour of our facilities - they made stops at our Library, Student Life Centre and our Acoustics Laboratory. Mike Swire explained the functions of our Student Life Centre, elaborating on the support we provide students, while Professor Stephen Dance guided the delegation throu

Dr Hector U. Levatti recently travelled to North-East Argentina to promote the School and Civil Engineering courses. He held a series of talks to reflect on the similarities and differences of education systems in different merging and developed countries to understand the current situation in Argentina and the possibilities for improvements for the immediate and long term future in association with LSBU.

Dr Levatti was invited to speak at the Economic Federation, the Provincial School of Technical Education (Formosa), the Higher Institute of Teaching Training (Corrientes), and the School of Engineering at Northeast University (Resistencia). These three cities and institutions are paramount to the education and the civil engineering industry in the Nort-East region of Argentina.

Local media caught wind of Dr Levatti’s efforts; he was interviewed 4 times for both TV and print media. Social media and online news outlets also helped boost the profile of the campaign.

We couldn't be prou

The School were delighted when recently asked to host a professional delegation from Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute. Tianjin is the third largest city in China, it serves as both the most important manufacturing centre and the leading port in northern China. Tianjin is an industrial base for major activities such as the production of heavy machinery, chemicals, iron and steel production, and shipbuilding and repair. Tianjin is a fine example of beautiful urban design and architectural practices with its stunning skyscrapers and desire to invest in urban repair and ecological restoration.

The delegation consisted of city planners, architects and engineers (20 in total), who were all very interested to learn of the UK's expertise in renewal methods, and therefore our School was the perfect fit for their visit to London.

The visit itself occurred on Thursday 25 July 2019. The Dean, Professor George Ofori, kicked off proceedings with an introductory seminar that highlighted ou

Mubarak Ismail, a PhD student within the School of the Built Environment and Architecture at LSBU, recently participated in a research presentation competition organised by the London Doctoral Academy at LSBU. Mubarak participated in the '3 minute thesis presentation' category and won first place and a prize of £500 towards research expenses. Click here to watch Mubarak's 3 minute presentation.

LSBU sent the video of the presentation to Vitae, if shortlisted then Mubarak will be given the opportunity to present live at the Vitae congress in Birmingham in September 2019. Learn more about Vitae by clicking here.

The Acoustics Team at Inter-Noise 2019

Every year the International Institute for Noise Control Engineering, organise a conference in the field of acoustics, www.internoise2019.org. This year it was held in Madrid, Spain, to coincide with the Spanish Acoustical Society's 50th anniversary. Between 16-19 June 2019 with Municipal Congress hosted the event where 1000 papers were presented to 1200 delegates representing 51 countries.

The Acoustics Group of London South Bank University decided that branding was key for marketing our courses. To this end, we had 11 delegates each wearing specially designed polo shirts. Our delegates included four former Masters students who presented their dissertation projects to an international audience, two current PhD candidates presenting their latest research, and three members of the teaching staff presenting their own ideas. We also had one current Masters student who wanted to experience the event and take advantage of the networking opportunity w

Jennifer Hardi MCIAT, Programme Director for the BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology and Architectural Engineering degrees at London South Bank University and the Principal Investigator for a Royal Academy of Engineering funded project recently teamed up with Dr Andry Widyowijatnoko, an architect, bamboo expert, researcher and academic from Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia. They carried out a bamboo tensegrity workshop at London South Bank University in March 2019 as a continuation of a research project.

The three day workshop attracted positive collaboration from academics and students from various disciplines. Tensegrity is an abbreviation of tensile and integrity. The structure consists of compression members connected with wires or strings until it forms a balance and stability without connecting each of the compression members. It creates a floating compression. In the case of bamboo as tensegrity material, the tension member of bamboo tensegrity is in the form o

Lectures and exams may be over, but these students are preparing for the Autodesk University London 2019 Student Competition being held on Tuesday 18th June and Wednesday 19th June 2019. Using our BIM Centre, these Architectural Technology students are knuckling down to master Autodesk. We're wishing them the best of luck!

For those not in the know, Autodesk software is primarily used by architects, engineers and structural designers to design, draft and model buildings and other structures. Autodesk software has been used in many fields, and on projects from the One World Trade Center to Tesla electric cars.

Greater London Regional Councillor Richard Briffa MCIAT presented the Greater London Regional medals to BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology students at the Final Year Exhibition of student work at the University. The event was hosted by Jennifer Hardi, course director for BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology.

The winners are...

Gold Medal: Karol Krol

Silver Medal: Jag Brard

Joint Bronze Medal: Royden Gilbert and Ben Wells

Highly Commended (AspirATion Award): Sandeep Saddal

Highly Commended 2nd Year Students: Ben Clark, Lauren Webster and Like Stanley

The talent, skills and ambition of the region's female property and construction student undergraduates were celebrated at the annual South East Women in Property Student Awards, held at Savills on 4th June 2019. The Student Awards seek out the best Built Environment degree students, highlighting to industry the necessity to link with Universities early in the education process and improve the students' knowledge of the career options available to them. Many secure work placements as a direct result of competing in the Awards, which often translate into permanent positions upon graduation.

The South East branch made four regional awards, due to the extension geographical reach of the area, with one going to Lauren Webster, a student at London South Bank University where she is in her second year studying BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology. The judges, a panel comprising professionals in development, construction, engineering, surveying and property law, described Lauren as, "very con