Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
August 2017
Winning formula: Net zero carbon office for DPR Construction in San Francisco
DPR Construction was adamant that the refurbishment of its 50-year-old, industrial-style San Francisco office had to achieve net-positive energy status. Andy Pearson explains how Elementa…
July 2017
Efficiency drive – Jaguar Land Rover’s new engine factory
Jaguar Land Rover’s new engine-manufacturing facility won Project of the Year: Commercial/Industrial at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2017. Andy Pearson explains why it deserves…
May 2017
Cooling
Stretching Forth – Prefabricating services on Scotland’s new landmark bridge
Without BIM and prefabrication the services on Scotland's new Queensferry Crossing would have been costlier and more dangerous to install. Andy Wall, managing director of…
May 2017
Electrical
Academy reward – heating London’s Royal Academy
London’s Royal Academy has a masterplan to transform its historic estate. Andrew Brister reveals how new rooftop heating plant ensures services are fit for the…
May 2017
Heating
Secure connection – Zig Zag and Kings Gate development
With linked energy centres that allow the transfer of both heating and cooling, two new buildings in Victoria Street have been designed with the future…
May 2017
Cooling
High art, low energy – Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Greece
Arup’s design of Athens' remarkable new cultural centre put sustainability on the agenda from the start, and the commitment and vision of the client and…
March 2017
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