Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
Sporting highlights – how daylighting slashed energy use at Oriam Sports Performance Centre
The services design for the CIBSE award-winning Oriam Sports Performance Centre minimises energy use while maintaining optimum conditions for playing sport. Andy Pearson finds out…
Make way for the revolution – inside SES Engineering Services’ M&E factory
With contractors increasingly turning to offsite construction, we speak to some of the pioneers delivering prefabricated M&E. In the first of a regular series, Alex…
Alight here for Crossrail – lighting design on the Elizabeth Line
The use of LED lighting in Crossrail’s subterranean infrastructure will result in reduced energy consumption. Andy Pearson spoke to one manufacturer to find out how…
Heat recovery at the University Arms Hotel
Cambridge’s University Arms Hotel refurbishment had to accommodate a complex heat recovery system on a constrained site with strict planning restrictions. Nuaire’s Andrew Bott explains
How BIM helped restore the Spanish City pleasure palace in Whitley Bay
Restoring the Spanish City pleasure palace in Whitley Bay meant installing many services in the Grade II listed building for the first time. Mott MacDonald’s…
Energiesprong – the Dutch system that could rescue Britain’s social housing
Energiesprong is a Dutch housing process that encourages developers to consider real-world performance. Alex Smith looks at the first UK pilot and Melius Homes’ strategy…