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Contents: Issue 2, March 2009
News
News
The latest news from around the industry.
CIBSE News
Member update on CIBSE's news and events.
News Analysis
UK Green Building Council proposes a new code for sustainable buildings, but does the industry need it?
USA Special
USA: Buildings
Sustainable icons – Ewen Rose takes a look at plans for New York's urban infrastructure and an impressive memorial planned for Ground Zero.
USA: Interview
Bill Harrison (pictured right) explains why the threepronged crisis facing America in 2009 will be a fantastic opportunity for its building services industry to flourish – and help save humanity.
USA: ASHRAE
How President Barack Obama's new multi-billion pound spending spree will be a blessing for ASHRAE members during hard times.
USA: LEED
As the new American LEED system is about to go live, Eszter Gulacsy considers the shake-up for accreditation professionals.
Features
Schools
Industry professionals examine the challenges facing them today in meeting tomorrow's zero-carbon schools' target.
Refrigerants: Phase-out
As planners and regulators concentrate on the most effective ways to heat a building, Ewen Rose asks 'what about coolth poverty?'
Air conditioning: Close control
Racking up the solutions – Ian Vallely reports on the fast-paced world of information technology within the air conditioning sector.
Cost: Whole-life performance
Investigating how the building services industry is struggling to keep up with the political and green agendas in the whole-life performance of buildings.
Opinion
Letters
Your views on topical issues in the building services industry.
Ban the bulb, save the bulb
Young Lighter of the Year winner Natalie Bell asks what hope there is of bridging the understanding gap when public knowledge of lighting issues is so poor.
A consensus too far?
Hoare Lea's Nick Cullen examines the apparent causes of climate change.
Legal
Hywel Davies discusses the EU's directive on Energy Using Products.
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