CIBSE has opened its doors to a much wider range of corporate members, with changes to its membership criteria.
The new rules, passed at an extraordinary general meeting in early December 2003, mean that corporate membership will be based on candidates reaching CIBSE's professional competence standards. They won't require the specific qualification of chartered engineer (CEng).

As a result, CIBSE will be able to attract new corporate members who, although academically qualified and experienced in building services, do not meet the Engineering Council's narrow academic requirements.

Terry Wyatt, current CIBSE president greeted the change with enthusiasm: "Membership of CIBSE will continue to be based on the Institution's tried and tested competence standards required at each relevant grade and there will be no weakening of standards".

This move reflects the growing diversity of building services, the changing role of services engineers and a more outward looking Institution.

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