NEWS
Palace of Westminster vigilant after Notre Dame fire
Fire protections ‘constantly reviewed’ at home of UK Parliament
Case study: Lark Rise, the UK’s first Passivhaus Plus
A Passivhaus Plus home in the Chiltern Hills establishes the ‘building as a power station’ concept and shows the viability of an electrical grid powered by renewable energy. Andy Pearson reports
Housing
Take me higher: A’DAM Tower lift strategy
The lift configuration in the newly refurbished A’DAM tower in Amsterdam has been radically redesigned to accommodate a huge increase in traffic. Jochem Wit explains how this was achieved through a combination of technical, architectural and organisational measure
lift
In the hot seat: Interview with Dave Pearson
Large heat pump installations could change the way heat is generated in the UK and help decarbonise existing buildings in cities, says Star Renewable Energy’s David Pearson, who speaks to our journalist Andy Pearson
heat networks
COMMERCIAL HEATING SPECIAL
Smart heat-sharing networks; whole-life carbon in heating plant; future of heat pumps; and the issue of electrification
CASE STUDIES
Groundbreaking services design in the best buildings of today
How audio visualisation can drive the natural ventilation of buildings
Acoustics and ventilation should be designed in tandem to ensure optimal performance in naturally ventilated buildings, says Mach’s Ze Nunes, who shares research on software that visualises noise to give designers a sound basis for their decision-making
Acoustics
The meaning of life: Comparing whole life carbon for gas and electric heating
As electricity generation reduces its carbon intensity, embodied carbon represents a higher proportion of whole-life carbon. Clara Bagenal George’s study, summarised at last month’s CIBSE Technical Symposium, considers the implications for building services
Heating