When ExCeL was chosen as the site for an NHS Nightingale Hospital, the project team had nine days to build a 4,000-bed critical care facility ahead of the expected surge in London’s Covid-19 cases. Andy Pearson talks to the key engineers
Author: Alex Smith
Monitoring buildings remotely during Covid-19
Thousands of buildings now stand empty. Demand Logic’s Mike Darby explains what to look out for when remote monitoring
A green recovery
How can we ensure a renewed focus on climate change and other environmental issues after Covid-19, asks CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy
Wasted opportunity: using UK waste heat in district heating
If the UK reused waste heat from its buildings and industrial processes, it could be used to supply 14% of the hot water and heating demand in UK homes, says FairHeat’s Lina Aglén
Hywel Davies and Bill Bahnfleth on minimising risk of Covid-19
What CIBSE and ASHRAE are recommending to protect buildings and occupiers during the Covid-19 outbreak
How ExCel’s services were adapted for NHS Nightingale
BDP publishes instruction manual showing how other large buildings could be converted into field hospitals
Key influencers: Saving energy at Parrs Wood High
Students at Parrs Wood High have responded to the climate emergency by making energy savings in their school buildings. Science teacher Chris Baker explains how other schools could replicate the model, which has cut annual carbon emissions by 543 tonnes and energy bills by £106,000
Don’t discount UV and high-efficiency filters to stop airborne transmission
Professor William Bahnfleth comments on REHVA’s Covid-19 guidance document and compares it with ASHRAE recommendations
Preventing Covid-19 spreading in buildings
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, REHVA experts have published a guidance document on how to operate and use building services to minimise the spread of Covid-19. Alex Smith provides a summary of their findings
Highlights from the ASHRAE Winter Conference
The ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando featured more than 300 presentations to nearly 2,800 delegates. Tim Dwyer gives a taste of the engineering zeitgeist, including seminars on growing cannabis and the latest BACnet software to secure controls