What is the impact of Covid-19 on the design of HVAC systems for future buildings? We asked four building services engineers how system specification might change as a result of recent guidance
Author: DominicWeaver
CIBSE’s Retrofit Project of the Year – UCL, 22 Gordon Street
The CIBSE award-winning retrofit of 22 Gordon Street has saved University College London £110,000 in annual bills. Andy Pearson looks at how BuroHappold Engineering used thermal mass in the original structure to minimise energy use and how researchers helped identify comfort issues
What Covid-19 might mean for construction
We are all focused on the immediate impact of the coronavirus emergency – but we need to look forward, too, says Hywel Davies
Keir Loudon’s animated guide to public health engineering
After moving to Arup’s LA office, SoPHE Young Engineer of the Year award-winner Keir Loudon explains the inspiration behind his entry
Building resilience into net-zero schools
Schools designed today must withstand future climate change. Tim Taylor, Joe Jack Williams and Paula Morgenstern, from CIBSE School Design Group, look at the likelihood of them overheating
Book review: The Architecture of Natural Cooling by Brian Ford
Brian Ford’s The Architecture of Natural Cooling gives guidance on implementing a collaborative approach to design, and explains the creative application of building physics. London South Bank University’s Andy Ford reviews the contents
The end of the beginning
The UK may have left the EU, but it still remains a key participant in the European Standards system, says Hywel Davies
Where we need regulatory change to hit net zero
If the UK is to reach net zero by 2050, the industry needs to take action now. Julie Godefroy highlights the key policy decisions that must be made in 2020
Factors affecting workplace satisfaction
A major occupancy study by Hoare Lea, with support from UCL, has revealed that cultural and organisational factors have the greatest effect on workplace satisfaction, while daylight, indoor air quality and thermal comfort are the environmental factors that have the biggest influence
Class control: optimising HVAC controls in schools
Poor HVAC controls can cost schools thousands of pounds in wasted energy. School teacher Chris Baker explains how he engaged with his students at Parrs Wood school to cut energy bills by £9,000 a year after extensive monitoring