The integrated modelling of an office retrofit in Weybridge won Yorgos Koronaios the Building Simulation Award 2023. Savills Earth’s Alexandros Chalkias MCIBSE looks at the work that gained Building 100 an impressive Nabers Design for Performance rating of 5.5
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High hopes: overcoming challenges with high-temperature heat pump integration
Retrofitting with high-temperature heat pumps can pose significant challenges if buildings are not properly investigated first. Baxi’s Ryan Kirkwood navigates the highs and low of swapping boilers for heat pumps in hard-to-heat buildings
Grasp the thread
The final sections of Part 4 of the Building Safety Act have come into force, covering the golden thread and safety case requirements. Dr Hywel Davies explains the implications for building managers and accountable persons
Critical juncture: insights from the government’s heat pump research seminar
The government’s heat pump research seminar revealed opportunities to roll out heat pumps for all building types, but studies suggest there is still work to do to ensure optimised performance. Alex Smith and Molly Tooher-Rudd report
A proactive approach in a warming climate
As global temperatures rise, CIBSE is looking to update its tools for calculating overheating risk in new homes. Dr Anastasia Mylona explains how work on TM59 and weather files aims to increase buildings’ resilience
Insights into industry: a career in public health engineering
Outgoing SoPHE chair Peter White looks back at his career as a public health engineer, and at the challenges and innovations shaping the industry’s future
Engineering resilience: the 2024 Hays Salary Survey
While the construction sector faces economic headwinds, building services engineers are forging ahead as demand for skills related to decarbonisation grows. David Blackman reports on findings from the 2024 Hays Salary Survey
The X Factor: XCO2’s holistic approach to environmental consultancy
CIBSE Building Performance Award Winner XCO2 was set up to provide MEP and environmental engineering, which has enabled a holistic approach to building design, focusing on passive design and ‘barely there’ services. Andy Pearson speaks to co-founder Tom Kordel
Zoning in: the new Heat Network Zoning consultation
The government is aiming for 11% of heat in the UK to be supplied by heat networks within newly designated heat zones. Alex Smith looks at the routes to connection in the new Heat Network Zoning consultation
Cold storage: phase change material heat exchangers for space cooling
Research on the application of phase change material heat exchangers for space cooling during summer found that significant cold energy could be stored or released. LSBU’s Professor Yunting Ge discusses the findings