NEWS
Sector backs Hackitt’s attack on ‘broken’ system
Focus on systemic problems rather than technical details praised
A radical rethink: key points from the Hackitt review
Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of Building Regulations and fire safety, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, calls for a complete overhaul of how we construct and regulate buildings. Andrew Pearson looks at the implications for building services engineers
Regulations
Tunnel vision: the challenge of cooling the London Underground
It carries five million passengers a day and is integral to the smooth running of the capital - but could the Tube also allow developers to tap a huge secondary heat source? Andy Pearson investigates
Heating
Using cloud-based BIM to design London’s Royal Wharf development
Online-based BIM collaboration is helping to deliver the Royal Wharf development in London’s Docklands, as Phil Lattimore reports
BIM
BIM AND DIGITAL ENGINEERING SPECIAL
Digital Built Britain; cloud-based BIM at London's Royal Wharf; BIM guides on security and health and safety; and a BIM manager shares his experiences
CASE STUDIES
Groundbreaking services design in the best buildings of today
Interview: new CIBSE President Stephen Lisk
The built environment is on the cusp of dramatic change, and CIBSE must be agile to keep up. Liza Young speaks to the Institution's new President about the year ahead
Lighting
Harvesting data from an underground farm to understand plants’ impact on air quality
A micro greens farm below Clapham is helping researchers understand the impact of plants on their surroundings. The University of Cambridge’s Rebecca Ward reports on a project that aims to quantify the benefits
Simulation