The daily political noise may be masking important policy directions, says CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy, who outlines key consultations
Author: Alex Smith
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
Reduce, reuse, recycle – meeting the F-Gas targets
Managing the supply of HFC refrigerants and reducing pressure on the newly lowered quotas introduced by the F-Gas regulations will be a critical issue for the industry. Martin Passingham at Daikin UK discusses the current legislation and industry issues, as well as the future of refrigerant
Using CFD to predict flows in chilled beams
Computational Fluid Dynamics can be used to gauge flow predictions for chilled beams, according to Abdullah Karimi’s paper presented at the ASHRAE 2018 Winter Conference. Tim Dwyer reports
How to achieve nearly zero carbon emissions with evaporative cooling
In many climates, comfort cooling with zero carbon emissions can be achieved through a combination of evaporative cooling, renewables and a more relaxed dress code in the summer, says John Hammond
Debbie Hobbs: Why property firms need more engineers
For property firms to benefit from ethical finance, L&G’s Debbie Hobbs says they must reverse the trend for de-skilling and employ more engineers to ensure buildings perform
How a National Trust blog inspired a low-carbon network
A network of companies and not-for-profit organisations has is slashing energy bills by sharing ideas and innovation. Andy Pearson looks at how a blog on heating historic buildings turned into the Fit for the Future forum
Why SBEM and SAP penalise CHP
Carbon emissions methodologies should use the marginal carbon-emission factor, says ADE’s Hanaé Chauvaud de Rochefort
Fresh thinking: Importance of indoor air quality metrics
Indoor air quality is not easy to measure, but metrics must move towards environments that consider occupant health, says the University of Nottingham’s Benjamin Jones in his round-up of discussions at an Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre workshop on IAQ
Making the grade: BB101 guidelines on ventilation
New ventilation guidelines will have a significant impact on the design of schools. Liza Young finds out how the requirements on air quality affect three ventilation strategies