Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
March 2016
Max Fordham takes on Britain’s biggest Passivhaus
Camden’s Agar Grove estate is to become the UK’s biggest residential Passivhaus project. Max Fordham’s Bertie Dixon describes the challenges of building an 18-storey tower…
January 2016
Passivhaus
Light and shade – Siemens Middle Eastern headquarters
Masdar, in Abu Dhabi, is designed to showcase green technologies in the Middle East. Andy Pearson looks at how the city's masterplan helped determine Aecom's…
January 2016
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Beyond Oil – Irena Headquarters Masdar
The headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency boasts a huge PV array – but the real talking point is the 50% reduction in energy…
December 2015
Guaranteed performance – Somerset House’s risk-free services retrofit
London’s Somerset House comes to life in winter. Its illuminated neoclassical façades form a sparkling backdrop to the open-air ice-rink that, each year, attracts thousands…
November 2015
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The home of graphene
The first big breakthrough in graphene took place in Manchester, and now the city has a £61m facility aimed at developing the material for everyday…
November 2015
BIM
No compromise – Passivhaus Enterprise Centre in Norwich
In aiming for Passivhaus the project team at the Enterprise Centre worked to the tightest of parameters leading to the use of 70% bio-based materials,…
September 2015
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