Chris Monson of Trend has been made an Honorary Member of BSRIA in recognition of 'an extraordinary contribution to the Association'.
It is only the eighth time that the honour has been awarded in the Association's 58 year history.

A leading figure in the building controls industry, Chris has always been a supporter of best practice - values he shares with BSRIA. After helping to develop and run the BEMS Centre at BSRIA, he joined Council in 1989 and then the BSRIA Research Panel. He was quickly recruited to the board and served uninterrupted from 1994 until 2010. In 1999 he became chairman of the Association.

He has been instrumental in developing the relationship between Trend and BSRIA, which has seen Trend being a sponsor of the 'Red Building' offices of BSRIA in Bracknell and the lead sponsor at the BSRIA Briefing for several years.