Contents: Issue 12, January 2010

News

Top stories include UK government’s new legal pledge on zero-carbon target; DEC benchmarks ‘in good health’; industry embraces new Chief Construction Officer.

CIBSE News

Consultation on zero carbon nondoms policy begins; Facing the challenge.

Tackling the non-doms

A route map to achieving zero carbon for non-domestic buildings is revealed in the government’s latest consultation document.

Broad shoulders?

Why building services engineers must become the sustainability leaders now. (Ross French - pictured right)

Willing change

CIBSE president Mike Simpson warns why the industry must not let the recession stop the sustainability agenda.

Legal

How will changes to Part J of the Building Regulations affect the sector?

2020 vision

A look at what awaits the industry in the next decade.

Office solution

A post-occupancy evaluation of an award-winning government building.

Leading light

Internationally acclaimed lighter, Jonathan Speirs, discusses the next hallenges facing the industry.

Bling generation

Meeting national and local renewables targets should not just mean installing green bling.

Model activity

In our software and IT feature, we look at what Building Information Modelling can do for you.

The missing link

How the new BSEN 16001 standard could be crucial to building services.