Heat in a box: the local route to green hydrogen

Producing hydrogen using local renewables and innovative storage could see carbon-neutral hydrogen soon being used to heat buildings, according to Baxi and H2GO, who are behind a government trial of the concept. Alex Smith reports

Taking the waters: recovering heat from the Roman Baths

Heat from Bath’s hot springs is being used to warm surrounding buildings including the new Clore Learning Centre. Andy Pearson finds out how Buro Happold extracting heat from the mineral-rich waters of the Roman Baths

UPS for data centres: a modular approach

As demand for computing power grows, designers and specifiers must focus on reducing energy demand in data centres. Kohler’s Alex Emms says modular uninterruptible power supply can improve energy efficiency

Heat pumps are the best solution, for now

Green hydrogen is being hailed as a home-grown super-fuel that will help the UK achieve net zero carbon emissions. But until it becomes available, Whitecode Consulting’s Alex Hill says heat pumps are the only way to decarbonise buildings – however challenging they are to install

Targeting net zero ventilation for schools

The Monodraught HVR Zero ventilation unit won a product of the year award at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards because it targets both embodied and operational energy use. Schools are one sector benefiting from the costs savings that the heat recovery unit brings

Join our mission to net zero

To realise the ambition of the Net Zero Review, MP Chris Skidmore is calling on engineers to join the Mission Zero Coalition for Buildings and Infrastructure to help build a regulatory framework to promote sustainability