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BSRIA celebrates its diamond day at the House of Lords

Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, Tom Smith BSRIA chairman, and Julia Evans BSRIA chief executive, at the association’s 60th anniversary celebrations
Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, Tom Smith BSRIA chairman, and Julia Evans BSRIA chief executive, at the association’s 60th anniversary celebrations
As a part of their 60 year celebrations, the Building Services Research & Information Association  (BSRIA) held a reception at the House of Lords recently.  The event was hosted by Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, a previous chairman of the BSRIA, and attended by representatives of more than 100 member organisations.

“For 60 years BSRIA has provided leadership for the industry, developed people and skills, promoted the advancement of the industry, smart technology and its introduction to deliver a sustainable future, allowing BSRIA to deliver on our mission of making buildings better,” said Julia Evans, BSRIA chief executive.

“BSRIA has evolved to now have offices in France, Spain, United States and China and undertakes a wide range of different activities – a heritage we should be rightly proud of. But I know that the association members and the BSRIA team care passionately about improving our industry and will continue to work together to lead the industry through the challenges of the next 60 years,” she added.

During his opening address to the attendees, Lord O’Neill commented that BSRIA’s success for the last 60 years has been in part because of its collaboration with different industry stakeholders and he told attendees that through the introduction of Building Information Modelling the rest of the construction industry now needs to adopt an engaged attitude to collaboration – a view well received by the BSRIA members present.

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