Book - School of Science and Technology

The authorsD. R. Oughton after 6 years with a London based contractor, joined Oscar Faber &Partners in 1967 as an assistant in their Belfast office. He was made an Associate in1975; became a Partner in 1981 and, following changes in the structure of the firm,a Director of Oscar Faber Consulting Engineers in 1983. He was awarded an MSc(Arch) by the University of Bristol in 1979 after presentation of a research paperdealing with energy consumption and energy targets for air-conditioned office buildings.He served on the Council of BSRIA for 1975±87, was a member of the CIBSETechnical Publications Committee for 1975±85, served on the CIBSE ProfessionalPractice Committee for 1992±94, served on CIBSE Council for 1995±98, was Chairmanof CIBSE Patrons for 1999 to 2001 and was elected CIBSE President Elect in May 2001.Mr Oughton is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a CharteredEngineer, a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and aMember of both the Institute of Energy and the Institute of Refrigeration. He is also aFellow of the Association of Consulting Engineers.S. Hodkinson joined Oscar Faber & Partners as an assistant engineer in 1976 following4 years with a national contractor. He was awarded an honours degree inEnvironmental Engineering by Loughborough University in 1975. He became aDirector in 1986 responsible for a wide variety of major projects both in the UK andoverseas. He took responsibility for Building Services Engineering in 1995 and for theBuilding Engineering Division in 2000.Mr Hodkinson is a Chartered Engineer, a Member of the Chartered Institution ofBuilding Services Engineers and a member of the Institute of Energy.Between the preparation of the material for this edition and its publication, OscarFaber joined the AECOM Technology Corporation, an international multi-disciplinaryconsultancy.