The germicidal effects of UV light were discovered in 1877. Now, in the shadow of Covid-19, an application of UV-C is winning plaudits and a CIBSE Building Performance Award. Phil Lattimore reports
Author: Alex Smith
Fit for purpose: Pinsent Mason’s healthy fit-out
Pinsent Masons’ people-centric approach to its workplace environment meant aiming for Well certification at the fit-out of its new Edinburgh office. Andy Pearson finds out how the ventilation system was upgraded to turn a good building into an ultra-healthy one
Case study: switching to electric at the Electricity Supply Board HQ in Dublin
The retrofit of the Electricity Supply Board’s offices in Dublin was a test bed for innovative heating and ventilation systems. BDP’s Chris Croly describes the building’s transition from gas to electric.
Podcast: The benefits of distributed pumping in HVAC applications
Glenn Miller and Danny Staerk from Grundfos Pumps discuss how distributed pumping can unlock savings in HVAC systems
Energy positive: the heating systems making money for residents
Energy-positive homes in Wales have the potential to not only reduce energy bills, but also to make money for social housing tenants. Hoare Lea’s Eimear Moloney describes the 14-unit Rhiw Cefn Gwlad housing project in Bridgend
Counting carbon
The Environmental Audit Committee has called for a rapid reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as operational carbon targets. Hywel Davies looks at the detail
Case study: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Patient comfort was at the heart of Aecom’s award-winning design for Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, which used modern methods of construction and a digital twin to ensure the building achieved industry-leading savings in energy and carbon
Gateway to safety: designing for the new building safety regime
As the Building Safety Act comes into law, the industry is facing the biggest reform of building control ever seen. With the HSE raising concerns about 50% of designs at the first planning gateway of the new safety regime, it’s clearly essential to get to grips with the changes now. Phil Lattimore reports
Special chemistry: why FairHeat targets chemistry graduates
Recruiting engineers with chemistry degrees is giving FairHeat the expertise to fully optimise heat network performance. Amanda Birch speaks to four FairHeat engineers who took a non-traditional route into the building services industry
Covid-19: a lasting legacy
Lessons learned from Covid-19 should be applied now to ensure resilience against future pandemics, according to a new NEPC report. Among recommendations are a Building Regulation for health and wellbeing, and in-use testing of ventilation. Shaun Fitzgerald FCIBSE shares the findings
