NEWS
Fears over ‘environment-shaped hole’ in Repeal Bill
Green campaigners concerned about lack of provision for enforcement
How industry is using Soft Landings to help close the performance gap
Soft Landings enables clients to check performance against design goals. Alex Smith looks at how it can be used beyond energy, and speaks to an engineer, contractor and architect who are embracing the initiative
Soft landings
Using TM59 to assess overheating risk in homes
CIBSE’s new guidance to assess overheating risk in homes is timely, as UK summer temperatures soar. Liza Young finds out why TM59 is a must-read for designers
Overheating
Preview: Smoke control, CIBSE Guide E Fire Safety Engineering
The latest version of CIBSE Guide E Fire Safety Engineering highlights the importance of smoke control in high-rise buildings. MKA Fire MD and Guide E chair Martin Kealy reports
Fire
COMMERCIAL HEATING SPECIAL
Royal Academy refurb; heat networks best practice; water treatment guide
CASE STUDIES
Groundbreaking services design in the best buildings of today
BDP’s Andrew Swain-Smith on the engineering renaissance
BDP’s chair of building services engineering Andrew Swain-Smith says he is feeling bullish about the practice’s growth prospects – and this was before news it had won a prestigious contract at the Palace of Westminster
Interview
Embedding BIM into the FM solution at Wharfedale Hospital
A retrofitted BIM model can transform the way maintenance is planned and undertaken. BAM’s Phil Palmer explains how the contractor used BIM at Wharfedale Hospital in Leeds
BIM