b'4 Member News July 2022IET headlinesWeve kicked off the year with some fantastic media coverage from our inspiring campaigns and insightful reports.At the start of the year,We released Amendment 2 of BS 7671:2018 (18th Edition of we unveiled our newlythe IET Wiring Regulations) in March, which introduced a new refurbished Stevenagerequirement for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs), updated officeFutures Place. The requirements for the fire safety design for buildings and arefurbishment showcases anew chapter on Prosumers Low Voltage Electrical Installations. modern, digitally enhanced working environment with a focus on accessibility forAlso, in March, we announced all, employee wellbeingthe winner of our SuperIn line with our societal challenges work focusing on digital and environmentalRealoes competition asfutures, we launched a new report in AprilSafeguarding sustainability. The10-year-old Harry Goodheadthe metaversewhich explores both the opportunities and building is supplied withfrom Newcastlewith apotential harms of the metaverse. Its launch coincided with 100% renewable energysurprise reveal shown on BBCsthe latest reading in parliament of the UK Governments new making our electricityThe One Show. As part of aOnline Safety Bill. and heating supply zeromoney-cant-buy experience,The IET is calling on politicians and policy makers to ensure carbon across all UK sites. Harry was presented withcomprehensive measures for regulating activity taking place a prototype of his winningwithin VR and the metaverse are within the final Billa major gap Our full Stevenageentrythe multi-function office address is:droneby his engineering hero,which has implications for online safety, such as harassment and astronaut and IET Honoraryabuse.The report is co-authored by Catherine Allen, Member of The Institution ofFellow, Tim Peake. As well asthe IETs Digital Policy Panel and CEO of VR consultancy Limina Engineering andImmersive, and Verity McIntosh, University of the West of England.Technologymaking a prototype of the Futures Placewinners design, Harry wasTo supplement the report, we commissioned new consumer Kings Wayalso transformed into a comicresearch with parents and their children to gauge their Stevenagecharacter to feature in ourunderstanding and appetite for this new immersive space. Hertfordshirevery own STEM Squad comic,Our industry-leading experts predict that the next generation SG1 2UAwhich depicts real engineerswill spend approximately 10 years in VR over the course of UK as superheroes, or Supertheir lifetimearound 2 hours 45 minutes per day. However, Realoes as weve called them. over 90% of parents feel uncomfortable letting their children explore the metaverse through VR unsupervised. IET Honorary Fellow and child safety advocate Carol Vorderman MBE, who fully supported the report and its call for action, spoke alongside co-author Catherine Allen to multiple national media outlets. These included Good Morning Britain, MailOnline, City A.M, Daily Star Online, BBC Womans Hour, Jeremy Vine on 5, BBC Radio Leicestershire and Politics Home. We still have lots coming up this year so be sureHarry Goodhead with astronaut and IET Honorary Fellow, Tim Peake to watch this space!'