Contents: Issue 14, March 2010

News

Stories include: Businesses still unsure about Carbon Reduction Commitment; Grant cut condemned; Aircon regulations ‘ignored’.

With the advent of feed-in tariffs and the emergence of a separate scheme, industry professionals examine whether the policies can work.

Celebrating low-carbon performance in services; SoPHE Young Engineer of the Year revealed.

The 2010 CIBSE awards pay tribute to the worthy winners.

In one of three international articles: How the US building services sector could turn into a multi-billion dollar industry.

BIM too costly for most of us; Get off climate gravy train; Nuclear is a key renewable.

Illina Nanitsos (pictured right) argues that the profession needs to push the green agenda harder.

Hywel Davies looks at the next raft of policies to be implemented in the realm of building services.

Separating fact from fiction in the CRC.

A look at the the challenges a project team faced when testing the country’s first Green Star-rated building.

How Pizza Hut has started testing the energy efficiency claims of manufacturers targeting the restaurant business.

A building services engineer explains why commissioning building services needs to be so much more than a box-ticking exercise.

VRF proves there is no cooling of innovation in the aircon business.

Manufacturers voice their views on whether refurbishment or full R22 replacement is the way forward.

Exploring the benefits of sprinkler systems in buildings.