Max Fordham FCIBSE is Britain’s most influential services engineer, and his practice continues to lead the field when it comes to innovative building services design. Alex Smith finds out what’s next for the man who has been bringing creativity and intellectual rigour to the industry for over 50 years
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Double first – University of Bradford’s winning energy reduction programme
The University of Bradford won the ultimate CIBSE Building Performance Awards accolade for the second time last month. Andy Pearson finds out how the facilities management team has maintained its focus on energy reduction, and reveals its plans to go off-grid
Inferior submetering is destroying performance
Poor design, specification and commissioning of submeters is costly, says Joanne Merry
First class with honours – Building Performance Awards winners
More than 160 awards have been presented over 10 years of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards. Liza Young reports on the latest winners to be recognised
Hearing is believing – acoustic modelling technology
Virtual-reality technology is allowing designers to model sound in an immersive 3D environment. Liza Young discovers the evolution of acoustic simulation
Packing a punch – battery chillers
New battery technology could revolutionise the HVAC industry, says Klima-Therm’s Tim Mitchell, who explains how battery chillers that integrate and control multiple power sources deliver low-cost, efficient cooling
University challenge – creating campus in remote Central Asia
Building a higher education campus in a remote region of a landlocked country that bans the use of electricity for heating was never going to be straightforward, as Aecom’s Michael Stimpson explains
Digital modelling: from Level 2 BIM and beyond…
Building information modelling has been a hot topic in the built environment since the adoption of the 2011 BIM Task Group report. Hywel Davies looks at the current state of developments
Peace of mind – CIBSE Guide B4
CIBSE has published a new version of its guidance covering noise and vibration in building services. The Guide B4 steering committee and its chair, Bob Peters, summarise the contents, focusing on chillers and noise from waterflow systems
Adapt and survive in these digital times
With the data revolution sweeping through the construction sector, building services firms are on the hunt for a new type of design professional. Liza Young finds out what it takes to be a digital engineer
