UK hospitals must take a hybrid approach to ventilation if they are to achieve infection resilience and net zero carbon goals while also minimising costs, according to Frank Mills at a recent CIBSE Healthcare Group event. Tim Dwyer reports
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Driving connections: chair of YEN Ireland
The chair of YEN Republic of Ireland brings nearly a decade of diverse engineering experience to his role, fostering connections and growth within the Irish building services community
Making the grade: specifying ventilation systems
Filter selection can have a large impact on a building’s energy use and indoor air quality, so it’s essential that designers use the latest guidance when specifying ventilation systems, says ARM Environments’ Adam Taylor
Leeds office achieves 5-Star NABERS UK Energy Rating
The 11&12 Wellington Place office development in Leeds has made history by becoming the first new building in the UK to achieve a 5-star NABERS UK energy rating. For the engineering team, it’s just the beginning, as they push for even greater efficiencies to future-proof the investment
The next industrial revolution: refurbishing the Power Hall
An innovative low carbon heating system – designed by Max Fordham and centred on water source heat pumps and an electric steam boiler — now powers a collection of Victorian steam engines at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. Andy Pearson reports
Rising to the challenge: young engineers design competition
Early career engineers gathered for the first CIBSE Journal IEQ Design Challenge, in partnership with Zehnder, exploring ways to design spaces for health, comfort and sustainability. Molly Tooher-Rudd reports
Net zero, skills and safety dominate policy debates
The autumn political party conferences in the UK showed a commitment to skills and the built environment, says CIBSE’s Sam Baptist
The application of heat pumps in non-domestic buildings
A packed CIBSE briefing looked at how heat pumps can be applied effectively in commercial buildings. Speakers explored design quality, retrofit challenges and the policy drivers needed to unlock the market. Molly Tooher-Rudd reports
Could waste heat hold the key to decarbonisation?
Seven heat networks based around waste-heat sources could supply up to 6% of London’s heat needs, according to a Waste Heat Study for the GLA by Buro Happold. Bill Wilson reports
30 Under 30: how AI will change engineering
They are enthusiastic about the efficiency and sustainability gains of artificial intelligence, but a group of CIBSE’s 30under30 engineers says robust human oversight of the technology is non-negotiable for the future of the profession