NEWS
Clean Air Strategy places solid-fuel heating in its sights
Sales of coal may be phased out and new targets set for wood-burning stoves
Learning from Nabers: Designing for performance in the UK
The Design for Performance initiative is partnering with pioneering developers to create a performance-in-use rating scheme in the UK that could transform office design and delivery, as Liza Young finds out
Facilities management
Climb every mountain: BIM from design to operation at Schneider Electric’s Grenoble campus
Can a single BIM model be used from design to operation? Schneider Electric was keen to find out if true BIM was achievable at two flagship new buildings in Grenoble. The company’s Bertrand Lack describes the not inconsiderable challenges to Andrew Pearson
BIM
Heat spring’s eternal: The Bath Abbey heating plan inspired by Romans
An ambitious project is under way to replace Bath Abbey’s 150-year-old heating system with low-energy underfloor heating, using heat recovered from hot springs rising in the nearby Roman Baths. BuroHappold Engineering’s Neil Francis describes the challenges encountered at the Unesco World Heritage city site
heat pumps
LIGHTING SUPPLEMENT
SLL's retail lighting guide; lighting on the Elizabeth Line; biophilic design study
CASE STUDIES
Groundbreaking services design in the best buildings of today
Hays Salary Survey 2019: Bridge over troubled water
Uncertainty over Brexit has not dented the confidence of the building services sector. Above-average pay rises and a continuing skills shortage mean adventurous engineers still have many opportunities to explore. David Blackman reports
Without bias: How to design the perfect occupant survey
So you want to conduct an occupant survey in a non-domestic building? It requires more thought and skill than you might think, and good design may prevent you jumping to the wrong conclusions, says Roderic Bunn