Contents: Issue 10, November 2009

News

Top stories include: plan to scrap Olympic venue; mandatory acoustics testing in schools.

The first membership survey paves the way for change; concerns over the EPBD are raised.

Energy-hungry companies are given a year’s financial reprieve under the final CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Between the lines of Part G; spreading the EPBD net wider.

Why now is the right time to lobby political party candidates. (Graham Watts, pictured right)

Another day, another consultation: Part J of the Building Regulations.

Six young engineers who were all shortlisted for a graduate award discuss their future hopes for their careers and the sector.

The implications of the delayed Part G of the Building Regulations are considered.

An investigation into why no one has yet been prosecuted for failing to produce an EPC or DEC.

The post-occupancy evaluations of five academies are scrutinised to identify the difficulties in making secondary schools more energy efficient.

The heat is on for biomass and solar thermal systems during a thorough examination of the issues.

A look at the practicalities of building new homes to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations 2010.

We are pleased to mark this important month with the publication of this supplement dedicated to the past, present and future of the sector.