The first Heritage Group symposium explored ways to bridge the gap between academia and practice. Liza Young reports
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What’s cooking – measuring PM2.5
To ensure indoor air quality measurements in homes are accurate and repeatable, we need standards that clearly define sensor types, calibration methods, sampling frequency, averaging periods and measurement locations, says the University of Nottingham’s Benjamin Jones
Take despair out of disrepair – guidance on dilapidations
Guidance on dilapidations from building services engineers is a specialist area, argues TFT’s Marc Hill – so what should be considered before a lease starts, and how can tenants prepare for lease end?
BIM is dead. Long live digital engineering
By choosing the functions of BIM that fit the profile of our projects, we can add value to clients, says Hoare Lea’s Andrew Krebs
A duty of care?
The collapse of a wall in Edinburgh, the Grenfell Tower fire and the heatwave have put UK building regulations in the spotlight. Now, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has joined the debate. Hywel Davies explains
A secure refrigerant supply
A collaborative approach in response to the F-gas phase down will ensure security of supply of HFCs in the next few years, as manufacturers and customers continue to switch to lower-GWP alternatives, says Daikin UK’s Martin Passingham
Viega offers ingenious solutions for Interserve’s Ingenuity House
Viega’s innovative press connection technology has solved a variety of installation challenges at Ingenuity House
Model patient – tackling overheating at NHS Scotland
Using realistic input data and local climate projections enabled Health Facilities Scotland to find solutions to tackle overheating in its buildings. Liza Young finds out how they did it
A sense of purpose
While government is preoccupied with Brexit, two key advisory bodies have called for decisive action to deliver new infrastructure and renewable energy, and to meet future carbon-reduction targets, says Hywel Davies
Making the most of the Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standard
Trailblazer Apprenticeships can help employers plug skills gaps, says InTandem’s Wendy Belfield