Papers of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Heritage Group, 1861-2018

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is the prime source of expertise in the Building Services industry. Their Heritage Group archive comprises 43 boxfiles of catalogues, booklets, leaflets, magazines, photographs and reprints of technical papers relating to heritage building services. These include documents relating to HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), fire, lighting, plumbing, building services companies and contractors, and documents from and relating to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), Carrier, the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (IHVE), Electricity Council, Drake and Scull, Colt, Haden, Honeywell, Phipson, Sulzer and Trane. It is accompanied by a book collection comprising some seven metres of books relating to heritage building services. A complete list of books held, created by Mr Brian Roberts, is available.

The CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) Heritage Group (www.cibse.org/Networks/Groups/Heritage) was established in 1973 with the main purpose of discovering and recording all aspects of building engineering services history. Catalogue records converted from a handlist prepared by Mr Brian Roberts.

This archive is located at the Architecture Library , Cardiff University. Please contact the library for details of access arrangements.

Held at the Architecture Library , Cardiff University.

Copyright extends until 70 years after the death of the author of a published item. Where items are in copyright, photography is permitted only upon completion of a Copyright Declaration, confirming your intention to use the images under an exemption for private research and study. It is your responsibility to seek and obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce images for purposes other than private research.

The archive and library were acquired by Cardiff University in June 2019 from Mr Brian Roberts.

The archive is accompanied by a book collection comprising seven metres of books relating to heritage building services. A complete list of books held, created by Mr Brian Roberts, is available.