London’s smartest building, 150 Holborn, was the setting for the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA)’s Young Engineers Network (YEN)’s latest event – giving over 30 young engineers the chance to experience some of the most innovative and sustainable solutions in the flesh.

Utilising the latest smart building technology, the Sidara headquarters features a fully integrated Workplace Management System, Computer Aided Facility Management, and a mobile application tool to enable occupants to effectively engage with the building’s systems and infrastructure.

In fact, the building’s sustainability solutions and initiatives fully support collaboration, productivity, sustainability, and occupant wellbeing.

Lucy Gale, customer success specialist at Schneider Electric, arranged the event and was delighted with how it had been received. She said: “It was a fantastic day and it was a pleasure to see the young engineers sharing ideas and working collaboratively to enhance an already incredibly smart building. Events like this are so important in inspiring the next generation of building services professionals. The energy, curiosity and creativity on display were truly impressive. It was also a great example of how collaboration across the industry can drive innovation and promote more sustainable practices in building controls. We’d also like to say a huge thank you to Sidara, Schneider Electric and BCIA for the support they provided.”

Josh Steel, chair of the YEN, couldn’t hide his delight at getting to explore London’s smartest building and emphasised how important this sort of event was for the young engineers in attendance. He said: “I’ve been blown away by the design of this building and it’s very insightful to see the level of planning and detail that goes into it.

“What an unbelievable day we had. It was superb and it’s important to acknowledge these days are all put on for young engineers. They really took away an awful lot and it was so helpful for their development and appreciation of just how technology can improve building efficiency.”