CIBSE Board Member Professor Dejan Mumovic recently completed a successful lecture and presentation tour in Australia, representing the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). The tour focused on topics related to climate resilience and building performance in the education sector.
During his visit, Professor Mumovic delivered talks at prestigious universities such as the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney. His lectures emphasized the importance of creating resilient school buildings that not only withstand physical stressors, but also promote health, wellbeing, and learning outcomes.
One of the key themes of Professor Mumovic’s lectures was the critical role of indoor environmental quality in supporting students’ cognitive performance. He also discussed the need for a paradigm shift in policy-making to integrate mitigation, adaptation, and indoor environmental quality. Additionally, he shared insights from the Modelling Platform for Schools (MPS), an automated framework that models all 23,000 schools in England and examines the impact of mitigation and adaptation measures on student performance. Professor Mumovic also presented a five-year research roadmap for advancing school building design.
His visit also provided opportunities for collaboration, including the potential use of CIBSE TM54 and microclimate data in NABERS Commitment Agreement energy modelling.
In addition to his lectures, Professor Mumovic met with members of CIBSE’s Young Engineers Network ANZ in Sydney, where he promoted the benefits of CIBSE student membership and shared key resources and guides. His introductions at the universities will help strengthen CIBSE’s engagement with student groups across Australia.
In Brisbane, Professor Mumovic participated in a Lunch and Learn session with the CIBSE ANZ Committee. During this session, he discussed the future of education in building services engineering and the changes needed to meet industry demand. He also delivered a presentation at the ARBSQLD (Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services Queensland) exhibition, focusing on CIBSE Technical Memorandum 54 (TM54): Evaluating Operational Energy Performance of Buildings at the Design Stage. His talk demonstrated how early-stage building simulation and robust building services design principles can improve the accuracy of operational energy estimates, helping to shape better decisions from the outset of projects.
Given the increasing focus on operational energy performance targets in project briefs, CIBSE TM54 provides engineers and consultants with a practical, step-by-step guide to ensure modeling is both relevant and reliable.
Professor Mumovic’s visit marked an important step in strengthening international links between CIBSE and academic and professional communities in Australia. It also reaffirmed CIBSE’s commitment to advancing best practice and supporting global collaboration in building services engineering.
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