NEWS
Building Regulations under scrutiny following Grenfell Tower fire
Public inquiry will examine cause of fire that killed at least 80 people in West London
How Skanksa’s ‘return to work’ scheme is helping close the skills gap
Getting back into employment after a career break can be an uphill struggle. Liza Young finds out how Skanska’s Return-to-Work scheme is encouraging diversity by recruiting from outside the construction industry
Diversity
What caused the Grenfell Tower disaster?
The Grenfell Tower fire should never have happened. Alex Smith looks at what must be learned to ensure residents are never put at risk again
Fire
Power share – battery storage leads the charge of the microgrid
Battery storage capacity is set to soar as prices tumble and renewable fuel plays an increasingly important part of the energy mix. Andrew Brister examines developments in the technology and looks at innovative applications
Power
COMMERCIAL HEATING SPECIAL
Royal Academy refurb; heat networks best practice; water treatment guide
CASE STUDIES
Groundbreaking services design in the best buildings of today
Tiers for fears: How to ensure data centres keep companies flying
The meltdown of British Airway’s IT systems, after a power-supply failure, demonstrates how critical data centres are to business operations. Andy Pearson looks at levels of resilience and explains why cloud computing is making firms more susceptible to power cuts
data centres
Key issues: CIBSE Guide E Fire Safety Engineering (2017)
The latest version of CIBSE Guide E Fire Safety Engineering highlights key areas of responsibility for services engineers. MKA Fire MD and Guide E chair Martin Kealy reports
Fire