The Association of University Engineers

AUE Conference

This year's AUE Conference will be held at Keele University from 5 to 7 September 2012, for which the theme will be "Engineering a Low Carbon Estate".

The 2012 Delegate Booking Site is now open, and AUE members are cordially invited to sign up without delay! Have a look at the draft Conference Programme to see what's on offer.

The Exhibition Bookings site is also open, and the conference team will be pleased to hear from potential exhibitors and/or sponsors.

Applications are invited...

Applications are invited from members for the posts of Secretary and Treasurer of the AUE. If you are interested in applying for either of these positions, then please download a copy of the Job Description and Application Form from the Members' Area of the web site.

You will need to provide:

• a digital photograph in JPEG format
• a resume of your career
• why you would be a good candidate
• why you would like to be elected to the role
• what you can bring to the Association

Applications must be sent to info@aue.ac.uk by Friday 25 May 2012.

Further information can be found here.

Soft Landings explained

The Soft Landings Framework is an open-source procedure co-authored by BSRIA and the Usable Buildings Trust, and published by BSRIA.  The Soft Landings Core Principles, which are available to read in the Members' Area, have been developed by BSRIA, working with the BSRIA Soft Landings User Group.  They are written for construction clients and their professional teams as guidance to inform Soft Landings processes for both new build and refurbishment projects.  

Other News

AUE Member Survey – The debate

During November 2011, a group formed of executive and non-executive members met to discuss and analyse the results of the member survey which we conducted in early 2011, the results of which were presented at Conference in summary and have been published in full on the web site.

The discussion, both on the day and following, was interesting and concluded in the creation of the document “Refreshing and Renewing Our Aims”.

You are now invited, as members, to take part in this discussion and debate. The purpose of this document is to enable the Association to develop and agree a strategy and action plan for the next 5 years. The survey polled 18% of the membership.  We need you to take full part in this debate; therefore we have created a forum, within the Members’ Area, where you can express your opinion. Simply, we are asking whether you agree or disagree with the document in part or in full and, in either case, why, and what you think of each point, individually or overall. We are seeking your approval and mandate to take forward this document as the basis for the Association’s future direction, so please get involved. Comments posted up to 30 March have been downloaded and will be considered by the group at their next meeting. However, there is still time to have your say.

Simply log into the Members’ Area and then take part via the Discussion Forum link on the left.

 

Congratulations to Sheffield Hallam

The AUE sends its congratulations to Sheffield Hallam University, which has recently successfully gained certification to both ISO14001 and ISO50001 across all its operations. Read their Press Release...

 

Electrical and Mechanical Guides

The Guides for the provision of electrical and mechanical services, prepared for the AUE by Hulley & Kirkwood, are now available in the Members' Area. The intention of these guides is to enable you to simply pull together a document you can use for small to medium sized projects, as well as provide guidance to design teams for larger projects. Each guide can be used on its own or in combination with any of the other guides.

Read all about them.....

 

Harland Roberts Award 2012

Entries are now invited for the 2012 Harland Roberts Award for the most promising university engineering apprentice or trainee. Please click here for further details.

 

Members' Area and Barbour Link

Don't forget that these are now available to AUE members. Please use the links at the left hand side of this page to register for access to the Members' Area and, from there, take advantage of Barbour's PFM product. Ten licences have been obtained for the use of AUE members - click here to read a summary of what they offer.

 

Safety DVD Collaboration Project Hits the Buffers!

Following the recent AUDE Executive meeting, the tri-party Safety DVD project between us, AUDE and USHA has found itself running into the sidings.

Read the Chair’s Blog for more information, then take part in the Discussion Thread.

 

University of Bradford crowned "Carbon Champion 2012"

The AUE sends its heartiest congratulations to the University of Bradford which has been named both 'Client of the of the Year' and winner of the CIBSE 2012 Award 'Carbon Champion 2012'. This amazing success story is due, in no small way, to the efforts of AUE member, Russell Smith, who is the Estates Manager at Bradford. The University carried out a sustained and comprehensive programme of energy efficiency that not only reversed their buildings previous trend of rising energy use and emissions, but reduced them by 8% since the start of the programme in 2005. Why not take a look at our photo gallery and the University's Creating a Low Carbon Estate article? Or, for even more information, read the Estates Office webpage and the University of Bradford's press release.