COP29 offered the opportunity for CIBSE to advance net zero and climate-resilient practices. Anastasia Mylona shares her experience in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she spoke about the importance of passive cooling in a warming world
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Light2Perform: treading a circular path
As the lighting industry increasingly focuses on circularity and repair, an expert panel at Light2Perform discussed opportunities and challenges
Light2Perform: measuring embodied carbon with TM66
At Light2Perform, industry leaders debated TM66 and its transformative impact on sustainable lighting, as well as its influence on greener practices in the lighting sector
Renewing tradition: installing PVs on King’s College Chapel
Grade I-listed King’s College Chapel, in Cambridge, is one of the UK’s most revered buildings, so a new photovoltaic array on the roof had to be designed with utmost sensitivity. Alex Smith finds out how Max Fordham’s design satisfied the planners
Doing more with less: interview with SLL president Dan Lister
Lighting design should prioritise people-orientated lighting solutions while reducing embodied and operational carbon, according to SLL president Dan Lister, who tells Molly Tooher-Rudd that lighters should learn lessons from the past, when high costs meant luminaires were used sparingly
Making space: retrofit of Brutalist office Space House
Constrained by the rigid concrete frame of the Grade II-listed Space House, Atelier Ten had to work creatively to accommodate low carbon MEP systems in the iconic office’s recent refurbishment. Andy Pearson looks at the solutions
Advancing engineering: Colin Ashford on his career in building services
CIBSE Gold medal winner Colin Ashford has made a huge contribution to building services through his work around education and technical guidance
Alive to opportunities: Build2Perform 2024
The two days of CIBSE Build2Perform Live showed that designing and maintaining sustainable buildings not only benefits the environment, but also has a significant positive impact on people’s lives, reports Alex Smith
Hello darkness, my old friend: award-winning lighting
How three award winners used discreet lighting to highlight heritage structures
Embodying best practice: Building Performance Awards shortlist
The quality of submissions for the 2025 CIBSE Building Performance Awards is higher than ever. Alex Smith looks at the entries – including for the new Leadership and Client of the Year categories– and picks out this year’s trends