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Features
Rewiring the future: closing the data centre knowledge gap
As data centre demand surges, engineers are racing to redesign power, cooling and infrastructure systems. Molly Tooher-Rudd finds…
March 2026
Pushing the cooling limit: CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group
The limits of passive cooling, healthy learning environments and mitigating overheating were the core subjects of a topical…
August 2025
Weathering the heat: CIBSE Weather Data
CIBSE’s latest Weather Data Set enables designers to much more accurately model potential overheating in their buildings, helping…
July 2025
Heat in transition: decarbonisation of heating
Experts laid out the case for accelerating the move from gas boilers to heat pumps at the CIBSE…
May 2025
Using water as a refrigerant in a commercial chiller
The eChiller is a novel solution that uses water as a refrigerant. Green Thermal Energy’s Garry Broadbent explains…
January 2020
Secure connection – Zig Zag and Kings Gate development
With linked energy centres that allow the transfer of both heating and cooling, two new buildings in Victoria…
May 2017
Packing a punch – battery chillers
New battery technology could revolutionise the HVAC industry, says Klima-Therm’s Tim Mitchell, who explains how battery chillers that…
March 2017
Guide B essentials – air conditioning and refrigeration
CIBSE’s seminal guide to HVAC systems has had a major revision. Guide B covers best practice for heating,…
June 2016
Packard Foundation HQ: net zero energy CIBSE award winner
The team behind the Packard Foundation HQ, which won the international project of the year accolade at CIBSE’s…
May 2016
Savings bank – cooling at the Bank of England
A new cooling system has reduced the Bank of England’s carbon emissions by 717 tonnes of carbon dioxide…
March 2016
Roundtable: What’s next for heating, cooling and ventilation?
How does our approach to services need to adapt to tackle issues such as climate change? A CIBSE…
January 2016
What’s so attractive about magnetic refrigeration?
Magnetic refrigeration has the potential to reduce energy use by 30% and requires no refrigerant. Metkel Yebiyo and…
January 2016
A higher authority – upgrading valves at Chiswick Park
Pressure independent control valves can offer extensive energy benefits according to manufactures. Frese has fitted 1,060 units to…
October 2015
Build tight – ventilate right?
Indoor air quality in housing is being compromised because ventilation scenarios in Building Regulations are not realistic, says…
October 2015
Back to basics
With some way to go before natural ventilation is completely accepted as a viable alternative to mechanical systems,…
September 2015