Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
Rewriting the rules of retrofit: the Entopia building
The Entopia Building sets a new benchmark for sustainable retrofits. Andy Pearson explores how CIBSE’s 2025 Building Performance Champion used a fabric-first approach to cut whole life carbon…
March 2025
Net zero healing: the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre
The National Rehabilitation Centre near Loughborough is being designed to achieve the new NHS Net Zero Building Standard and be a template for a new generation…
February 2025
A new chapter in façade design: Beijing’s unique new library
A groundbreaking self-supporting glass façade, the tallest of its kind in China, wraps Beijing’s unique new library. Andy Pearson finds out how engineer Eckersley O’Callaghan turned…
January 2025
British Land’s heat pump retrofit at York House
The adoption of energy management standards has been key to enabling British Land to target net zero carbon by 2030 and begin the energy transition…
January 2025
From gas to green: heat pump installation at Greenpeace
By swapping a boiler for an air source heat pump at its North London HQ, Greenpeace UK is leading by example in saying no to…
October 2024
The museum of tomorrow: The London Museum transformation
The London Museum’s relocation to Smithfield Market is an ambitious £437m project to transform a series of abandoned market buildings into a state-of-the-art cultural destination.…
September 2024
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