{"id":20446,"date":"2017-01-04T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecoms-ant-wilson-receives-mbe-new-years-honours-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T07:34:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:34:13","slug":"aecoms-ant-wilson-receives-mbe-new-years-honours-2017","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecoms-ant-wilson-receives-mbe-new-years-honours-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM\u2019s Ant Wilson Receives MBE in New Year&#8217;s Honours 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>04 January 2017 <\/strong>\u2013 AECOM Director Ant Wilson has been awarded an MBE in the New Year\u2019s Honours 2017. Ant, who has worked at AECOM for over 37 years, received the Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to building and engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Ant is a Director in AECOM\u2019s building engineering team, leading the company\u2019s sustainable development, advanced design and applied research work. A prominent building services engineer, he promotes low energy and low carbon design, innovation and sustainable construction, improving the energy performance of buildings for clients across the UK. Ant has worked on the development of the Part L \u2018Conservation of Fuel and Power\u2019 Building Regulations since 1998 and the delivery of the 2002 Approved Documents, as well as subsequent versions in 2006, 2010 and 2013 for the relevant Government departments.<\/p>\n<p>Committed to the promotion and advancement of engineering and sustainability, Ant regularly lectures at a number of universities and visits schools to encourage young people to consider a career in engineering. He has been a STEM Ambassador since 2002 and is a member of the steering group for the London-Loughborough (LoLo) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand, a research centre that aims to inspire the leaders and innovators needed to transform the UK\u2019s buildings and energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>Ant is involved in a number of industry associations and institutions. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), the Energy Institute and the Society of Fa\u00e7ade Engineering. He is also a council member of the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), a member of the British Council for Offices (BCO) Technical Affairs Committee and a member of the Society of Light and Lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on his award, Ant said: \u201cI am honoured to receive an MBE. The recognition it brings raises the profile of engineering and will help me encourage more people to join the industry. Throughout my career I have had the privilege to work with so many brilliant people, both at AECOM and in the wider industry, who have mentored and encouraged me. I would like to thank all them for their support over the past 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Flaherty, Chief Executive \u2013 UK and Ireland, AECOM, said: \u201cWe are extremely proud of Ant\u2019s achievement in the New Year\u2019s Honours, which is recognition for his tireless contribution and commitment to the engineering profession. Since starting his career with AECOM, Ant has remained at the forefront of efforts to reduce energy consumption and carbon usage in buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New Year\u2019s Honours recognise outstanding achievement or service to the community. They are awarded every year on 1 January by Her Majesty The Queen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-ENDS-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AECOM<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Brierley<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: +44 (0)7920 533 198<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:rachel.brierley@aecom.com\">rachel.brierley@aecom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About\u00a0AECOM<br \/>\n<\/strong>AECOM is built to deliver a better world. We design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets for governments, businesses and organizations in more than 150 countries. As a fully integrated firm, we connect knowledge and experience across our global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex challenges. From high-performance buildings and infrastructure, to resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure nations, our work is transformative, differentiated and vital. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM had revenue of approximately $17.4 billion during fiscal year 2016. See how we deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-20446","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/20446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/20446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}