Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
April 2022
Case study: LSE’s Marshall Building
The London School of Economics’ Marshall Building invites the public to the heart of the university via its spectacular Grand Hall. Andy Pearson finds out…
March 2022
Education
Case study: St John’s College, Oxford, Library and Study Centre
Max Fordham’s design for the Library and Study Centre at St John’s College, Oxford, is a worthy winner of the CIBSE Champion of Champions title.…
March 2022
heat pumps
Digging for Britain: Swaffham Prior’s heat network
Escalating energy prices and the urgent need to decarbonise means communities are looking to move away from fossil fuel as a heating source. A pioneering heat network in…
February 2022
Heat network
Next generation: Arup’s net zero office at 80 Charlotte Street
Arup’s all-electric office at 80 Charlotte Street London is developer Derwent London’s first net zero office scheme. Andy Pearson examines the heat and cooling strategy…
February 2022
heat pumps
Fresh start: the transformation of Bow Street police station into a luxury hotel
Turning a Grade II-listed Victorian police station and magistrates’ court into a luxury London hotel required innovative services design, as Andy Pearson explains
January 2022
retrofitting
How the Orkney Islands transitioned to heat pumps
Orkney Islands Council has been installing heat pumps in schools and public buildings for more than 15 years in a bid to decarbonise heating and…
December 2021
heat pumps
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